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Skoll Foundation Announces the Winners of 2024 Skoll Award for Social Innovation

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
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The Skoll Foundation has announced the four organizations that will receive the 2024 Skoll Award for Social Innovation, which highlights leaders and organizations that advance transformational social change around the world.

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  • The Skoll Foundation has announced the four organizations that will receive the 2024 Skoll Award for Social Innovation, which highlights leaders and organizations that advance transformational social change around the world.
  • Every year, the Skoll Award for Social Innovation recognizes exemplary leaders and organizations creating a more sustainable, peaceful, and prosperous world.
  • The Awardees will be celebrated during the 21st Skoll World Forum at the 2024 Awards for Social Innovation Ceremony, taking place on Thursday, April 11, 4:30-6 p.m. BST at the New Theatre in Oxford, England and virtually.
  • “Global challenges are mounting at an increasing pace,” said Don Gips, CEO of the Skoll Foundation.

Apis & Heritage Releases First Annual Impact Report Highlighting Use of Employee Ownership Model to Close the Racial Wealth Gap

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023
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The report details the social impact of Legacy Fund I during 2022, with an emphasis on the welfare of workers at the firm’s portfolio companies.

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  • The report details the social impact of Legacy Fund I during 2022, with an emphasis on the welfare of workers at the firm’s portfolio companies.
  • It also outlines key progress toward the firm’s mission of utilizing employee ownership as an investment tool to close the racial wealth gap, increase the economic mobility of frontline workers, and improve business returns.
  • These roadmaps will guide each company’s employee engagement and education work and establish frameworks for assessing employee ownership practices, job quality, and employee health/well-being.
  • “Our employee ownership model helps business owners secure their legacy and offers employees a no-cost personal and financial stake in the value that they are already creating.

Global Fishing Watch to reveal all human activity at sea with investment through The Audacious Project

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Thursday, June 8, 2023
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This must change if we're to restore our ocean's health," said Tony Long, chief executive officer at Global Fishing Watch.

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  • This must change if we're to restore our ocean's health," said Tony Long, chief executive officer at Global Fishing Watch.
  • "The audacious work being done by Global Fishing Watch will transform how we see the ocean and our place in it.
  • "We are excited about the change Global Fishing Watch will catalyze over the coming years with this surge in support."
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    Global Fishing Watch is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing ocean governance through increased transparency of human activity at sea.

Mercer Advisors Brings Foundations & Endowments Conference to San Francisco

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Thursday, May 4, 2023
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Mercer Advisors’ Foundation and Endowment Services group will host its 2023 conference series in San Francisco on Thursday, May 11.

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  • Mercer Advisors’ Foundation and Endowment Services group will host its 2023 conference series in San Francisco on Thursday, May 11.
  • The headline speaker is Jim Bildner, CEO of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation .
  • He will be joined by Marla Blow, President and COO of the Skoll Foundation ; Jeremiah Barlow, Head of Family Wealth Services at Mercer Advisors; and Jenny Xia Spradling, co-Founder and co-CEO of FreeWill .
  • The upcoming event will be held at BlackRock, 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, on May 11 between 8:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., and will include a continental breakfast and networking lunch.

The Skoll Foundation Announces the Winners of the 2023 Skoll Award for Social Innovation

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023
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The Skoll Foundation has announced the five winners of the 2023 Skoll Award for Social Innovation, which highlights leaders and organizations that advance transformational social change around the world.

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  • The Skoll Foundation has announced the five winners of the 2023 Skoll Award for Social Innovation, which highlights leaders and organizations that advance transformational social change around the world.
  • The Skoll Award for Social Innovation champions extraordinary leaders and organizations working to create a more sustainable, peaceful, and prosperous world for all.
  • They will be spotlighted at the 2023 Awards for Social Innovation Ceremony, taking place on Thursday, April 13, 4-6 p.m. BST at the New Theatre in Oxford, U.K. and virtually during the 20th Skoll World Forum .
  • “The 2023 Skoll Awardees are building and scaling solutions to complex and interconnected global problems including climate, democracy, healthcare, justice and equity, and inclusive economic growth,” said Marla Blow, President and COO of the Skoll Foundation.

Catalyst 2030 launches new global marketplace for ethical, sustainable products to accelerate the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Catalyst 2030, a member-driven global network of social innovators has launched Catalyst Market, a global marketplace for handmade and home-grown products created with the highest ethical and sustainable standards. Products are available for purchase on a single, non-profit platform, the Good Market, whose growth will in turn support the growth of micro-enterprises around the world. 

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  • Products are available for purchase on a single, non-profit platform, the Good Market, whose growth will in turn support the growth of micro-enterprises around the world.
  • The sale of these curated products creates livelihood opportunities for artisans, farmers and marginalized communities, with a particular focus on producers in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
  • A common payment gateway will make it possible to offer gift cards and place orders across many catalyst enterprises.
  • Catalyst Market's participation requirements include approval as a purpose-driven, Good Market-approved enterprise with products available for online purchase either through a company website or via a partner store or marketplace, alongside becoming a member of Catalyst 2030.

The Roddenberry Foundation Announces launch of the +1 Global Fund for Health

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, The Roddenberry Foundation —in partnership with the Skoll Foundation , Valerian Fund, and Vitol Foundation —has launched +1 Global Fund for Health .

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  • LOS ANGELES, March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, The Roddenberry Foundation —in partnership with the Skoll Foundation , Valerian Fund, and Vitol Foundation —has launched +1 Global Fund for Health .
  • As the most recent iteration of the +1 Global Fund model, +1 Health is building a more inclusive, scalable, and collaborative approach towards improving access to quality and affordable healthcare across Sub-Saharan Africa.
  • Launched in 2020 by the Roddenberry Foundation (TRF), the +1 Global Fund is a collaborative platform for discovering, strengthening, connecting, and amplifying locally-led change in the Global South.
  • Originally conceived as a COVID-relief program, the +1 Global Fund leverages the networks of global and regional organizations to source high-impact changemakers working with vulnerable and last-mile communities.

The Center for Global Health Innovation Unveils the Becoming Better Ancestors™ Project Focused on Addressing Future Pandemics & Worldwide Health Threats

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022
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Henderson, launched the campaign to eradicate smallpox , which stands among global health’s greatest success stories as the only human disease that has ever been completely eradicated.

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  • Henderson, launched the campaign to eradicate smallpox , which stands among global health’s greatest success stories as the only human disease that has ever been completely eradicated.
  • “Pandemics and disease do not discriminate and affect everyone - no matter race, religion, socioeconomic status, or gender.
  • Program sponsors include the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation , Exemplars in Global Health , Ford Foundation , Skoll Foundation , The Carter Center , The Rockefeller Foundation , The Task Force for Global Health , and the CDC Foundation .
  • Foege has helped the world understand how we can tackle the largest global health challenges we face as human beings,” said Melinda French Gates, Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Gary Community Ventures Announces Resignation of Mike Johnston

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Thursday, November 17, 2022
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DENVER, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Gary Community Ventures (Gary) announced today the appointment of Santhosh Ramdoss as interim president and CEO following the resignation of its former president and CEO, Mike Johnston. Ramdoss has served as Gary Community Ventures' chief investment officer and will assume his new position effective immediately.

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  • DENVER, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Gary Community Ventures (Gary) announced today the appointment of Santhosh Ramdoss as interim president and CEO following the resignation of its former president and CEO, Mike Johnston.
  • Ramdoss has served as Gary Community Ventures' chief investment officer and will assume his new position effective immediately.
  • By leveraging Gary's Certified B Corp known as Gary Ventures , Johnston helped lead the effort to pass Proposition EE , which provided statewide funding for universal preschool.
  • "It is an honor and privilege to lead Gary Community Ventures into this next phase of community partnership and impact," said Santhosh Ramdoss, interim president and CEO of Gary Community Ventures.

Mandel Delivers True Agility with New Hybrid Training Designs and Delivery Capabilities

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Thursday, September 22, 2022
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CAPITOLA, Calif., Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- At no time has the demand been greater for training experiences to be delivered in various modalities. Known for its in-person, virtual, and online workshops, Mandel now offers clients ultimate flexibility with communications skills training workshops designed specifically for hybrid workforces.

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  • Known for its in-person, virtual, and online workshops, Mandel now offers clients ultimate flexibility with communications skills training workshops designed specifically for hybrid workforces.
  • Just in the last eight weeks, Mandel has deployed Hybrid training solutions for Dell, Workday, Neo Technology and The Skoll Foundation, each with its own custom hybrid scenarios and client requirements.
  • Hybrid learning isn't new to the organization Mandel has been training face-to-face participants together with remote participants since Cisco launched TelePresence in 2008.
  • Rather than making minor modifications to online or in-person workshops, Mandel fully reimagined its communications training experiences for every delivery mode.