• Skoll Series: Highlights and Strategies from Skoll Awardees
    May 17 2023

    For our series finale, we’ll be highlighting the stories of scale from the 2023 Skoll Awardees. Tackling health care, democracy, climate, and racial and economic equity, listen to innovators who are working on transformational solutions to global problems.

    In this episode, guests featured throughout the season reveal key strategies and advice for changemakers who want to scale up their work for the benefit of communities everywhere.

    If you’re interested in learning more about this year’s winners of the Skoll Awards for Social Innovation, don’t forget to visit ⁠⁠⁠skoll.wf/3ncBHmR

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    This series is produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hueman Group Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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    23 mins
  • Skoll Series: Saving the Amazon Through Community Enterprises with Conexsus
    May 3 2023

    With the amount of carbon dioxide the Amazon rainforest absorbs, it’s often called ‘the lungs of the earth’. Its destruction will lead to a global increase in temperature, floods and droughts. And while climate change affects us all, this is even more immediately devastating for the communities that live in the forest. 

    By supporting the development of small enterprises in the Brazilian Amazon, Conexsus is solving environmental destruction and helping the livelihood of these communities. Today, Co-founder Carina Pimenta and Interim Executive Director Marco van der Ree reveal how Conexsus is using bioeconomy to help preserve our forests. 

    To learn more about Conexsus visit conexsus.org

    To learn more about Conexsus’ Skoll Award for Social Innovation visit https://skoll.wf/3Z8lfBe

    If you’re interested in learning more about this year’s winners of the Skoll Awards for Social Innovation, don’t forget to visit ⁠⁠skoll.wf/3ncBHmR\⁠⁠

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    This series is produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Hueman Group Media⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spring Impact⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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    21 mins
  • Skoll Series: Designing an America That Works for All with PolicyLink
    Apr 26 2023

    America’s population is increasingly becoming diverse. But low income people and communities of color continue to be oppressed and underserved.

    Michael McAfee deeply understands that America is not following through on its promise of equity. As the CEO of PolicyLink, Michael and his team fights to dismantle the structural racism in America, working closely with the Biden administration to enact equitable policies. 

    Today, Michael tells us how PolicyLink is achieving grassroots-level change for a more inclusive America.

    To learn more about PolicyLink visit www.policylink.org

    To learn more about Protect Democracy’s Skoll Award for Social Innovation visit ⁠skoll.wf/3lwXnti⁠

    If you’re interested in learning more about this year’s winners of the Skoll Awards for Social Innovation, don’t forget to visit ⁠skoll.wf/3ncBHmR\⁠

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    This series is produced by ⁠⁠⁠Hueman Group Media⁠⁠⁠

    Learn more about ⁠⁠⁠Spring Impact⁠⁠⁠. Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠.

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    19 mins
  • Skoll Series: Combatting the Authoritarian Playbook with Protect Democracy
    Apr 21 2023

    The attacks of January 6th on the capitol felt like a wake up call to many. But Ian Bassin, a former member of the White House Counsel's office, noticed U.S democratic values deteriorating long before.

    In 2017, Ian got in touch with scholars who had been studying democratic threats all around the world to more accurately predict what might lay ahead. He learned of the authoritarianism playbook and launched Protect Democracy to combat it. Today, Ian tells us how Protect Democracy has been working behind the scenes to strengthen our democratic institutions. 

    To learn more about Protect Democracy visit protectdemocracy.org

    To learn more about Protect Democracy’s Skoll Award for Social Innovation visit skoll.wf/3lwXnti

    If you’re interested in learning more about this year’s winners of the Skoll Awards for Social Innovation, don’t forget to visit skoll.wf/3ncBHmR\

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    This series is produced by ⁠⁠Hueman Group Media⁠⁠

    Learn more about ⁠⁠Spring Impact⁠⁠. Follow us on ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠, ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠.

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    32 mins
  • Skoll Series: Healthcare at your Fingertips with Reach Digital Health
    Apr 12 2023

    What if all your healthcare needs were a text message away? In this first episode of our special series with the Skoll Foundation, we speak with Debbie Rogers, CEO at Reach Digital Health, previously named Praekelt. 

    Through text messaging, Reach Digital Health is not only informing people about their health. Citizens can also respond and ask questions, helping governments gain a real time understanding of the public health landscape. Through their story, Debbie reveals how mobile technology can be one’s greatest asset when trying to reach the world’s most vulnerable populations.

    To learn more about Reach Digital Health visit ⁠www.reachdigitalhealth.org

    To learn more about Reach Digital Health’s Skoll Award for Social Innovation visit skoll.wf/3Z9ruVz 

    If you’re interested in learning more about this year’s winners of the Skoll Awards for Social Innovation, don’t forget to visit skoll.wf/3ncBHmR

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    This series is produced by ⁠Hueman Group Media⁠

    Learn more about ⁠Spring Impact⁠. Follow us on ⁠Twitter⁠, ⁠LinkedIn⁠, and ⁠Instagram⁠.

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    24 mins
  • Trailer: Special Series with the Skoll Foundation
    Apr 6 2023

    As so many of the world’s problems accelerate, so should our solutions. Each year, the Skoll Award for Social Innovation celebrates the extraordinary leaders and organizations who have had a significant impact on creating a more sustainable, peaceful, and prosperous world for all.

    In this special series of the Mission to Scale podcast I talk to the 2023 Skoll awardees about how they are moving the needle on today’s challenges and scaling these solutions.

    If you’re interested in learning more about this year’s winners of the Skoll Awards for Social Innovation, don’t forget to visit skoll.wf/3ncBHmR

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    This series is produced by Hueman Group Media
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    2 mins
  • SSIR Series: Plotting Impact Beyond Simple Metrics
    Dec 19 2022

    Measuring social impact is complex and yet, essential for organizations, investors and funders to make decisions. That is why Natasha Joshi, associate director at Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies, encourages foundations to move away from a single metric approach when evaluating their grantees.

    Today we look at a variety of impact metrics and how these interact with one another. On the show, Natasha also tells us why the role of philanthropy shouldn’t be to solve problems, but rather to enable others to do so.

    Read the article written by Natasha Joshi titled “Plotting Impact Beyond Simple Metrics” here.

    Purchase a print or digital subscription to the magazine here.

    This series is a partnership between Spring Impact and SSIR and produced by Hueman Group Media.

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    25 mins
  • SSIR Series: Sustainability Assurance as Greenwashing
    Dec 12 2022

    As climate change accelerates, companies are putting sustainability assurance –a certification for the sustainable production of products and services–at the forefront of their agenda. But they often present this data in a way that makes them seem more environmentally friendly than they actually are.

    Today we are discussing how sustainability reporting can be used for greenwashing. Our guests are Donna Carmichael, Kazbi Soonawalla and Judith C. Stroehle. In our conversation we talk about the lack of mandated standards for sustainability assurance. We also address the urgent need to improve these reporting practices to make informed decisions about our environment.

    Read the article written by Donna Carmichael, Kazbi Soonawalla and Judith C. Stroehle  titled “Sustainability Assurance as Greenwashing” here.

    Purchase a print or digital subscription to the magazine here.

    This series is a partnership between Spring Impact and SSIR and produced by Hueman Group Media.

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    24 mins