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 73,200 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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Naz Jabbar
*Available for new opportunities* Global HR Leader focused on Innovation, Strategy and Engagement. [email protected]
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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
Updates
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"We want the community to see us as people who are fighting for what's right and people's voices are head, no matter what the outcome." - Tonya Wichman, Director, Board of Elections, Defiance County, OH. 🗳️ Learn about the resilience of U.S. election officials in @TIME's new short film produced in collaboration with #SkollGrantee @IssueOneReform. Watch now and join the conversation on election integrity:
"Our country is in a very delicate place. It's almost scary." Election Officials Concerned in 2024
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I'm incredibly excited and proud to share that Joan Carling, the Executive Director of The Indigenous Peoples Rights International, lifelong Indigenous rights activist, Skoll Foundation partner, and my friend, has been selected as a Right Livelihood Laureate for "raising Indigenous voices in the face of the global ecological breakdown and her leadership in defending people, lands and culture." Joan's humble dedication to the movement for Indigenous rights has had a profound impact on me, personally and professionally, and reading about her work, I know it will for you too. Congratulations, Joan! ✊🏼 ✊🏼 ✊🏼 https://lnkd.in/gqHwaEf5
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🎉 Celebrating President Carter today on his 100th birthday! 🎉 “Whenever we possibly can, let’s reach out to other people who are different and treat them with respect and also treat them as equals to us and not look down on anybody else as inferior.” - President Jimmy Carter Join us in reflecting on his words and striving to build a world where everyone is treated with dignity. 🌍❤️ Read our full celebration post here: https://skoll.wf/3zK9N8s
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🗣️ “Studies have shown that their work reduces things like neonatal mortality.” 🗣️ Ruchit Nagar, CEO and co-founder of Kushi Baby, on the transformative power of digital health solutions paired with Community Health Workers. He highlights how digital tools can track primary health care in rural communities, turning data into actionable insights that improve health outcomes. Join us in supporting the Global Digital Health Summit, Expo & Innovation Awards and explore how technology, collaboration, and a multi-sectoral approach can drive meaningful improvements in health. 📊💡⚕️ #DigitalHealth #GlobalHealth #CHW #HealthInnovation
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“A design flaw in the current set of big bets is that makers and takers of big bets tend to see the world through a capital market lens. There is a desire among us, and pressure from the social investors, to reach the “Social Unicorn” status.” 🦄📈💸 #SkollAwardees | Last Mile Health and Educate Girls collaborated on a thought leadership piece about how to improve Big Bet Philanthropy. 🔗 to full article: https://lnkd.in/gdqZF9Dk
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“We don’t do this on our own. Our job is to make the linkages, to join the dots.” - Yvonne Aki Sawyerr, Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone At #SWF | Green Futures Youth & Climate Positive Economic Growth in Africa featured leaders from C40 Cities, Farmerline Group, Jacob's Ladder Africa, Africa Climate Ventures, and Clean Technology Hub discussing how Africa is poised to lead the global green economy. Watch the full session 🔗in comments
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The disorder in our information ecosystem harms efforts to implement climate solutions, child safety, gender equality, and democratic resilience. Global cooperation is key to fixing this disorder and creating healthier digital spaces. CCDH proudly brought this discussion to the table at the United Nations this week. Our CEO Imran Ahmed hosted a UNGA side event with Melissa Fleming, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Marla Blow, and Renata Dwan at the UN Headquarters, in New York, on how to create a safer internet. Watch it here⤵️ https://lnkd.in/emq7edmA #UNGA #UN #InformationIntegrity Skoll Foundation New America Office of the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology
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🏅The #RouxPrize shines a spotlight on global health leaders who are putting 👏 in 👏 the 👏 work 👏 to make their communities healthier. The #RouxPrize celebrates global health champions dedicated to enhancing community health. This year, we honor Dr. Madeleine Ballard, CEO of Community Health Impact Coalition and their thousands of community health workers for their significant efforts in closing health outcome gaps. »http://ms.spr.ly/6047lIhWt
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❓What will it take for social entrepreneurship to catalyze transformative innovation and social impact❓ The Global Innovation Index 2024 investigates this question through in-depth case studies and expert contribution offers deep insights into: 🌍 Each organization’s unique innovation activities, 💡 The challenges they’ve faced while pursuing these pathways, 🔑 And the key lessons learned along the way. Developed in conjunction with and supported by the World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO and Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship. 🔗 Explore the full series: https://lnkd.in/eA3mA5vD