Understanding the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship
Friday, April 7, 2017
Session Description
Join Skoll Foundation staff for an open discussion about the Skoll Award, its criteria, and selection process. This session is intended for both social entrepreneurs and funders who are interested in understanding the Award, its intent, and signalling power.
Time & Location
Time:
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM, Friday, April 7, 2017
BST
Location:
Seminar Room A
Speakers
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As Chief Program Officer for Last Mile Health, James guides programs that strengthen community health systems, upskill the community health workforce, and deliver community-based care and treatment in Liberia, Malawi, Ethiopia, and Sierra Leone. He also oversees Last Mile Health’s key influence initiative, Africa Frontline First, which aims to improve the design, durability, and amount of community health financing coming from government, philanthropy, and multi-lateral institutions.
Prior to joining Last Mile Health, James served as a Principal on the Portfolio & Investments Team at the Skoll Foundation and led the Foundation’s relationship with a $40M portfolio of current Skoll Awardees. Before Skoll, James led the Lwala Community Alliance, a health and development organization known for its community approach to increasing child survival, skilled delivery rates, and access to HIV care in rural Kenya.
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Analyst, Skoll Foundation
Hannah Darnton joined the Skoll Foundation in 2015 and currently serves as a Analyst on the Portfolio & Investments Team. As an Analyst, Hannah focuses on identifying social entrepreneurs with the potential to drive large scale social change and solve the worlds most pressing problems.
Prior to joining Skoll Hannah worked with multiple anti-human trafficking organizations across West Africa and Southeast Asia. For the three years prior to joining Skoll, she worked as Asia Program Manager for the San Francisco-based anti-trafficking non-profit, Not For Sale.
Hannah holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and French from the University of Michigan and a Masters in NGOs and Development from the London School of Economics.
