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 70,958 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
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250 University Ave, Suite 200
Palo Alto, CA 94301, US
Employees at Skoll Foundation
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Heather Mason
Founder & CEO Caspian Agency, Consultant, MC, Keynote 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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#SkollAwardee | From using text messages to help with benefit renewals to making it easier for people with low income to claim tax credits, Code for America has partnered with administrations across the country to transform government service delivery. Read some of their case studies. https://lnkd.in/emyetuxm
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This #MandelaDay, we're reflecting on a #SkollWF conversation on leadership with The Elders members Mary Robinson and Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein. Nelson Mandela's legacy of honest, courageous leadership lives on through the group nearly two decades after its founding. https://lnkd.in/eSjJTFEM
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#SkollAwardee | SaveLIFE Foundation (SLF) is part of a growing group of system support organizations partnering with the Indian government to implement scalable, long-term solutions for key issues. The Convergence Foundation founder and CEO Ashish Dhawan explored how SaveLIFE and other organizations are advancing transformative change. https://lnkd.in/gptrapnj
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As citizens across the globe head to the polls amid social and environmental crises in 2024, change leaders are reimagining civic tools and strengthening community resilience to protect democracy. Hear from five leaders at #SkollWF who explored the need to keep evolving democratic systems rooted in choice. https://lnkd.in/ev9aa9rg
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#SkollAwardee | This #PlasticFreeJuly, Health Care Without Harm is highlighting ways health care systems can reduce and detoxify plastics used in patient care. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eXfZtGA9
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"It will not happen overnight, but this is how we can begin to cultivate a truly inclusive economic landscape." Harambee's CCO Zengeziwe Msimang explains what South Africa and nations around the world need to support youth entering the workforce. https://lnkd.in/enG4brtn
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#SkollAwardee | 85 partner organizations. 100,048 reports sent to users. 446,182 facilitated conversations. Check out Meedan's work with awareness campaigns and fact-checking efforts in its annual report.
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#SkollAwardee | Code for America's Clear My Record team worked with district attorneys in California to reduce or dismiss 144,000 cannabis convictions. Learn how the organization scaled their technology to help residents, making it easier for them to access housing, education and job opportunities. https://lnkd.in/excuRg3U
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#SkollGrantee | Partnership for Southern Equity partnered with Smart Growth America for a community-centered look at the dangers of extreme heat in Atlanta and what's needed for safer infrastructure.
Climate Change, Health, and Equity: The Effects of Extreme Heat in Atlanta - Smart Growth America
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