Belief (2015 SWF Theme)

Belief makes us human. It makes the seemingly impossible, possible. It is the origin of purpose and action. Without belief, social entrepreneurs could neither envision nor create a more peaceful and prosperous world.

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Tough-Minded Optimism: Social Entrepreneurs’ Belief in The Possibility to Create Change
October 11, 2015
Where does “belief” fit into social entrepreneurship? What kind of role does it play? To Sally Osberg, it is all about deeply and truly believing that you can achieve what…
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Jeff Skoll on Belief
October 11, 2015
I’ve been asked what makes a great leader. The first quality is a moral compass, an ethical direction of knowing right from wrong. Second is belief that you can accomplish…
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Sally Osberg on Belief
October 11, 2015
The driving force for change is the quintessentially human drive to set things right. To get beyond just making things better—to bring a true end to injustice and corruption, and…
2015 Young Leaders Initiative at the Skoll World Forum
June 8, 2015
Through a partnership with The MasterCard Foundation, Young Leaders from around the world had the opportunity to experience the Skoll World Forum first hand. Participants included: Lashon Amado, 25, USA…
The Future of Work
Ben Knight - Loomio , Bettina Warburg-Johnson - Institute for the Future , David Jones - Microsoft Envisioning , June 5, 2015
Eduarda La Rocque: The Great Paradigm Shift
Eduarda La Rocque - Pereira Passos Institute , May 26, 2015
Expect the Unexpected: Building in Plan B
Cara Mertes - Ford Foundation , David Bornstein - Solutions Journalism Network , Jenny Bowen - OneSky , Orlando von Einsiedel - Grain Media , May 8, 2015
Tech Partnerships : Essential Impact Accelerators
Carlos Souza, Jr. - Imazon , Daniel Viederman - Working Capital , Jim Taylor - Proximity Designs , Jason Payne - Palantir Technologies , Joe Speicher - Autodesk Foundation , May 8, 2015
How Fast Can Small Grow? The Case for Solar Power
Aimee Christensen - Christensen Global Strategies , Danny Kennedy - SfunCube & Sungevity , Dipender Saluja - Capricorn Investment Group , Harish Hande - Selco Foundation , Stuart Rolland - British Gas Business , May 4, 2015
Funding Impact at Scale Through Market Segmentation
Andrew Stern - Global Development Incubator , Dana Hovig - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , Debbie Aung Din Taylor - Proximity Designs , Sam Parker - Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor , May 4, 2015
Cities: Engines of Transformational Change
Alessandra Orofino - Nossas , Benjamin Barber - The Global Parliament of Mayors Project , Emily Kasriel - BBC World Service Group , Rodrigo Guerrero - City of Cali, Colombia , Sue Riddlestone - Bioregional Development Group , May 4, 2015
Bringing In Big Money: Innovative Financing Meets Inclusive Business
Charlotte Oades - Coca-Cola Company , Elizabeth Littlefield - Overseas Private Investment Corporation , Peter Tufano - Saïd Business School , Robert Annibale - Citigroup, Inc. , May 1, 2015
Beating the Odds: Lessons Learned from Social Innovators in Government
Diana Good - Independent Commission for Aid Impact , Mary Robinson - The Elders , Maura ONeill - University of California, Berkeley , Sabri Saidam - Education/Government , May 1, 2015
Never Again? The Ebola Epidemic's Warning about Critical Infrastructure Gaps
Anthony Banbury - United Nations , Eric Goosby, M.D. - UCSF Global Health Sciences , MIATTA ZENABU GBANYA - MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE , Paul Farmer - Partners In Health , Richard Besser - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation , May 1, 2015
Coping, Thriving and Soaring
Barry Kerzin - Altruism in Medicine Institute , April 30, 2015
Building and Coaching Your Team
Sylvia Hacaj - Big Bang Philanthropy , April 30, 2015
India at the Crossroads
Neera Nundy - Dasra , Rikin Gandhi - Digital Green , Rohini Nilekani - Arghyam , Tim Hanstad - Chandler Foundation , April 30, 2015
The Age Before Impossible: Young Voices, Big Dreams
Ahsan Jamil - Aman Foundation , Fred Swaniker - African Leadership Group , Jimena Vallejos - Fundacion Paraguaya , Joseph Opoku - African Leadership Academy , Kristin Gilliss Moyer - Mulago Foundation , April 30, 2015
Global Development: What should we focus on and how will we measure success?
Bjorn Lomborg - Copenhagen Consensus Center , Bunker Roy - Barefoot College , Dorothy Stoneman - Opportunity Youth United , Michael Green - Social Progress Imperative , Pamela Hartigan - Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship , April 29, 2015
Fighting Poverty, Designing for Happiness
Kevin Starr - Mulago Foundation , April 29, 2015
Supplier Capacity Development
Aron Cramer - BSR , Dan Rees - International Labour Organization , Louise Nicholls - Marks and Spencer , Michael Kobori - Levi Strauss & Co. , Nina Smith - GoodWeave , April 29, 2015
Down is Not Defeated
Diana Aviv - Individual , Kennedy Odede - Shining Hope for Communities , Lola Young - House of Lords , Ma. Cecilia Flores-Oebanda - Voice of the Free , Ned Breslin - Tennyson Center for Children , April 29, 2015
The Great Paradigm Shift
Diana Good - Independent Commission for Aid Impact , Eduarda La Rocque - Pereira Passos Institute , Michael Green - Social Progress Imperative , Michael Porter - Harvard Business School , Paul Farmer - Partners In Health , April 29, 2015
Zero Carbon the Climate Justice Way
Sir David King - Foreign & Commonwealth Office , Ion Yadigaroglu - Capricorn Investment Group , Mary Robinson - The Elders , Tasso Azevedo - MapBiomas , April 29, 2015
Unleashing Girls’ Power
Graça Machel - Graça Machel Trust , Lucy Lake - CAMFED , Mabel van Oranje - Girls Not Brides , Memory Banda - Girls Empowerment Network , Rebecca Winthrop - Brookings Institution , April 29, 2015
Beyond Better: How Do We Know We’re Changing the Status Quo?
Bill Drayton - Ashoka , Jeff Kehoe - Harvard Business Review Press , Nandan Nilekani - EkStep , Roger Martin - Martin Prosperity Institute , Sally Osberg - Individual , April 28, 2015