The Skoll Foundation drives large-scale change by investing in, connecting, and celebrating social entrepreneurs and the innovators who help them solve the world’s most pressing problems.
Invest
We identify people and organizations with innovations creating scalable positive impact. We invest at their inflection point towards scale, our bet that these social entrepreneurs have charted a path to fundamentally transform unjust systems.
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Social Entrepreneurship is a team sport. We believe that change agents thrive in a well cultivated community of their peers. Scalable solutions to the world’s most pressing problems require innovative partnerships.
Celebrate
We believe a story well told can change the world. Through our Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, we have supported 122 social entrepreneurs and 100 organizations on five continents. Their stories show the world what is possible.
How did our former CEO @SallyOsberg build a great board? Enter: the airplane seat rule. She sought people who would mention the @SkollFoundation if they began chatting with someone on an airplane. Read more of her insights: @KimJonker
On April 9-12 in Oxford, the 2019 Skoll World Forum will celebrate the convergence of social entrepreneurs & innovators in furthering global social progress. Apply to attend #SkollWF here:
Angaza's Pay-As-You-Go technology removes the financial barriers to clean cookstoves that can prevent premature deaths from household air pollution. 💡🙋♀️ #PAYG #CleanCooking #ProductiveUseMonth
Our co-founder Simon Taylor was in Milan this week, giving evidence in court: Two oil giants are in the dock over a corrupt $1.1billion deal exposed by Global Witness more than 6 years ago. 📣 #ShellKnew Find out more:
If we want to spare our children from the ever-worsening effects of climate change, we have less than 12 years left to act - I can think of nothing more important..
Thanks to @rajpanjabi and @lastmilehealth, community health workers are delivering basic health care and lifesaving tools to the most rural communities.
At #WeTheFuture, we heard from 13 amazing speakers who are dreaming up new ways to expand the possible and build a better world. See @TEDTalks' full recap:
This week we launched a film on our work with schools in #Bangladesh. As well as promoting #handwashing to 4 million children, we worked with the education system & communities to enable lasting change. Here's how: https://t.co/s0a0vqRWzk @DFID_UK @PlanUK @lifebuoysoap @Unilever
Evidence of emerging appetite for contracting on outcomes in #education @IBoggildJones @EGWBrookings #Impactbonds via @BrookingsInst thanks @SkollFoundation
12 participants from 11 countries took part in the Global Legal Empowerment Network's learning exchange on #citizenship rights. We learned, shared, and crossed borders to grow the movement for legal empowerment. Check out highlights here: https://t.co/Qp5k8WzO9k
The biggest health crisis you've never heard of? Untreated vision problems. Without proper eyesight it's a lot harder to learn, work, or fly a plane—as 12-year-old Shivam dreams of doing. But the solution is remarkably simple: 👓 @VisionSpring
"If we want to spare our children from the ever-worsening effects of #climatechange, we have less than 12 years left," writes @CeresNews CEO @MindyLubber
“One of the best ways of fighting your deportation case, or making a claim for asylum...is to actually have documentation of what happens when ICE shows up at your door"- @PaliMakam in @guardian on our video training for immigrant communities in the U.S.
Social Entrepreneurs
Driving Large Scale
Change
Social Entrepreneurs
Driving Large Scale
Change
The Skoll Foundation drives large-scale change by investing in, connecting, and celebrating social entrepreneurs and the innovators who help them solve the world’s most pressing problems.
Invest
We identify people and organizations with innovations creating scalable positive impact. We invest at their inflection point towards scale, our bet that these social entrepreneurs have charted a path to fundamentally transform unjust systems.
Connect
Social Entrepreneurship is a team sport. We believe that change agents thrive in a well cultivated community of their peers. Scalable solutions to the world’s most pressing problems require innovative partnerships.
Celebrate
We believe a story well told can change the world. Through our Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, we have supported 122 social entrepreneurs and 100 organizations on five continents. Their stories show the world what is possible.
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How did our former CEO @SallyOsberg build a great board? Enter: the airplane seat rule. She sought people who would mention the @SkollFoundation if they began chatting with someone on an airplane. Read more of her insights: @KimJonker
'Tough-Minded Optimism': Savvy Leadership Advice From 17 Years At The Skoll Foundation Helm
Sally Osberg shares her views on strong leadership after serving for 17 years as the president and CEO of the Skoll Foundation.
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On April 9-12 in Oxford, the 2019 Skoll World Forum will celebrate the convergence of social entrepreneurs & innovators in furthering global social progress. Apply to attend #SkollWF here:
Apply to Attend - Skoll.org
Skoll World Forum delegates are active participants in a global Skoll community dedicated to large-scale social change. Each year, we bring new delega...
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Angaza's Pay-As-You-Go technology removes the financial barriers to clean cookstoves that can prevent premature deaths from household air pollution. 💡🙋♀️ #PAYG #CleanCooking #ProductiveUseMonth
Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves on Twitter
“According to @UN_Women, "In countries that rely heavily on fuels like coal, wood, manure or crop waste for cooking, women account for 6 out of ...
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Our co-founder Simon Taylor was in Milan this week, giving evidence in court: Two oil giants are in the dock over a corrupt $1.1billion deal exposed by Global Witness more than 6 years ago. 📣 #ShellKnew Find out more:
Shell and Eni on trial | Global Witness
Shell and Eni are on trial in Milan for their part in a billion dollar bribery scheme
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Got just enough time for a coffee, but in need of a mental pick-me-up? These short, riveting talks may just do the trick.
10 short TED Talks to watch during your coffee break
Got just enough time for a coffee, but in need of a mental pick-me-up? These short, yet riveting talks may just do the trick.
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If we want to spare our children from the ever-worsening effects of climate change, we have less than 12 years left to act - I can think of nothing more important..
We Must Be "All Hands On Deck" When It Comes To Climate Change
If we want to spare our children and grandchildren across the world from the ever-worsening effects of climate change, we have less than 12 years left...
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Thanks to @rajpanjabi and @lastmilehealth, community health workers are delivering basic health care and lifesaving tools to the most rural communities.
This doctor wants to make sure no patient is out of reach
My inspiring talk with Raj Panjabi, who‘s on a quest to treat people in remote places.
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At #WeTheFuture, we heard from 13 amazing speakers who are dreaming up new ways to expand the possible and build a better world. See @TEDTalks' full recap:
We the Future: Talks from TED, Skoll Foundation and UN Foundation
At “We the Future,” a day of talks at the TED World Theater presented in collaboration with Skoll Foundation and UN Foundation, 13 speaker...
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Can we build a prosperous world without wrecking the planet?
5 transformational policies for a prosperous and sustainable world
In a talk about how we can build a robust future without wrecking the planet, sustainability expert Johan Rockström debuts the Earth3 model -- a new ...
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This week we launched a film on our work with schools in #Bangladesh. As well as promoting #handwashing to 4 million children, we worked with the education system & communities to enable lasting change. Here's how: https://t.co/s0a0vqRWzk @DFID_UK @PlanUK @lifebuoysoap @Unilever
Evidence of emerging appetite for contracting on outcomes in #education @IBoggildJones @EGWBrookings #Impactbonds via @BrookingsInst thanks @SkollFoundation
A landmark month for impact bonds in education
Two new innovative financing deals have the potential to transform educational outcomes in India and early childhood development in South Africa.
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12 participants from 11 countries took part in the Global Legal Empowerment Network's learning exchange on #citizenship rights. We learned, shared, and crossed borders to grow the movement for legal empowerment. Check out highlights here: https://t.co/Qp5k8WzO9k
The biggest health crisis you've never heard of? Untreated vision problems. Without proper eyesight it's a lot harder to learn, work, or fly a plane—as 12-year-old Shivam dreams of doing. But the solution is remarkably simple: 👓 @VisionSpring
A Simple Way to Improve a Billion Lives: Eyeglasses
It‘s the biggest health crisis you‘ve never heard of. Doctors, philanthropists and companies are trying to solve it.
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"If we want to spare our children from the ever-worsening effects of #climatechange, we have less than 12 years left," writes @CeresNews CEO @MindyLubber
We Must Be "All Hands On Deck" When It Comes To Climate Change
If we want to spare our children and grandchildren across the world from the ever-worsening effects of climate change, we have less than 12 years left...
ow.ly
“One of the best ways of fighting your deportation case, or making a claim for asylum...is to actually have documentation of what happens when ICE shows up at your door"- @PaliMakam in @guardian on our video training for immigrant communities in the U.S.
'Resistance zone': the neighborhood where people train to confront Ice
In Philadelphia, immigrant rights group Juntos deemed part of the city a ‘zone’ where community members learn what they should do if Ice c...
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