The 2024 #SkollWF supported our growing global community as we convened in Oxford to accelerate solutions for today’s most pressing problems. Each year reminds us that together, working as a collective, our possibilities are limitless. We were honored to celebrate this year’s Awardees; Food For Education, SaveLIFE Foundation (SLF), IllumiNative Org and Meedan. Wanjira Mathai, Eddie Ndopu, Áurea Carolina and Imran Ahmed along with so many other speakers and panelists created special moments throughout the week. Watch our closing film to see highlights from this year's gathering.
Skoll Foundation
Philanthropic Fundraising Services
Palo Alto, CA 72,069 followers
Powering social entrepreneurs and social innovators who develop bold and equitable solutions to transform our world.
About us
The Skoll Foundation seeks to catalyze transformational social change by investing in, connecting, and championing social entrepreneurs and other social innovators who together advance bold and equitable solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. Jeff Skoll, the first employee and first President of eBay, created the Skoll Foundation in 1999 to pursue his vision of a sustainable world of peace and prosperity for all. Led by CEO Don Gips, the Skoll Foundation is at an exciting inflection point in its two-decade long history. With equity at the center of an evolving strategy, the Foundation seeks to fundamentally shift the trajectory of urgent global challenges including health and pandemics, inclusive economies, climate action, effective governance, and racial justice. Over the past 20 years, the Foundation has awarded more than $935 million worldwide, including investments in 165 organizations of social entrepreneurs and other social innovators across five continents. Skoll also operates the annual Skoll World Forum, the premier conference on social entrepreneurship, and shares the stories of social entrepreneurs through partnerships with leading film and broadcast organizations including the PBS NewsHour and the Sundance Institute, to drive awareness of social entrepreneurship and its potential to address the critical issues of our time. For more information, visit www.skoll.org.
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http://www.skoll.org
External link for Skoll Foundation
- Industry
- Philanthropic Fundraising Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, CA
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1999
- Specialties
- social entrepreneurship, philanthropy, social innovations, social entrepreneurs, and social innovators
Locations
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Primary
250 University Ave, Suite 200
Palo Alto, CA 94301, US
Employees at Skoll Foundation
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Heather Mason
Founder & CEO, Caspian Agency I Founder, The Impact Lounge I Creative Consultant I Moderator I Speaker
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Jill Ultan
The Skoll Foundation celebrates social entrepreneurs dedicated to solving the world’s most pressing problems.
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Annalisa Adams-Qualtiere
Chief People Officer | Chief Human Resources Officer
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Rachel Flynn
Updates
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Join The African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases October 7-9 at Redeemer's University in Ede, Nigeria for One Health Genomics 2024. This international conference brings together policymakers and researchers who are all working to solve the world's most pressing health challenges. Learn more and register:
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#SkollAwardee | @IllumiNative’s new research study is featured in @Variety! The study found that television shows that include Native writers, actors, and crew produce content with a positive impact on TV viewer’s knowledge, attitudes, and behavior about Native peoples. Learn more about Native representation in Hollywood: https://lnkd.in/gRFVJUqR
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Votebeat Editorial Director Jessica Huseman joined News Hour to talk through recent election rule changes and their potential impact on the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
New voting rules in battleground states could affect election results
https://www.youtube.com/
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#SkollAwardee | @commonfutureco leads the urgent call to expand our shared definition of fiduciary care beyond profit in the latest @npquarterly. @ShandyaNakhasi highlights organizations like @resourcegen and @patagonia that are modeling this new paradigm. Full report here:
What Would Fiduciary Duty to the Community Look Like? - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
nonprofitquarterly.org
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"[H]earing that we’ve helped in some way—whether that’s by grantmaking, connections, or championing their work through storytelling is what keeps us going." Our Managing Director of Creative Services Phil Collis and Associate Director of Video Production Gabriel Diamond shared what drives their work with @anthemawards. https://lnkd.in/e2d-839B
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“Until we bring love and accountability to our internal practices, external partnerships, and the nonprofit sector more broadly, we cannot expect to realize a flourishing multiracial democracy.” #SkollAwardee | @policylink calls for radical love at work in the @SSIReview, read on:
We, the Nonprofit Institutions: Transformation for Liberation (SSIR)
ssir.org
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Congratulations to Community Health Impact Coalition CEO Dr. Madeleine Ballard on being awarded the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation 's 2024 Roux Prize. Dr. Ballard was recognized for her work elevating community health workers and the crucial care they deliver. Read more about Dr. Ballard's efforts and the Roux Prize.
IHME’s 2024 Roux Prize awarded to Community Health Impact Coalition CEO – recognized for contributions to improve population health
healthdata.org
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#SkollAwardee | Looking for solutions that contribute to a climate resilient future? Learn how @BuildChange is decarbonizing recovery efforts for high-risk communities by centering traditional building expertise: https://lnkd.in/gApnUkP8
The Future of Architecture: Changing How Housing Is Built in the World’s Most Disaster-Prone Countries
https://architizer.com/blog
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Skoll Foundation reposted this
This group makes up just 6% of the global population, but protects up to 80% of our remaining biodiversity. Meet the most committed keepers of planet Earth, created in partnership with the Skoll Foundation