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 -- This series is produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hueman Group Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spring Impact⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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\⁠⁠ -- This series is produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Hueman Group Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spring Impact⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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\⁠ -- This series is produced by ⁠⁠⁠Hueman Group Media⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about ⁠⁠⁠Spring Impact⁠⁠⁠. Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠.

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\ -- This series is produced by ⁠⁠Hueman Group Media⁠⁠ Learn more about ⁠⁠Spring Impact⁠⁠. Follow us on ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠, ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠.

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 -- This series is produced by ⁠Hueman Group Media⁠ Learn more about ⁠Spring Impact⁠. Follow us on ⁠Twitter⁠, ⁠LinkedIn⁠, and ⁠Instagram⁠.

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 -- This series is produced by Hueman Group MediaLearn more about Spring Impact. Follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

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.

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.

Philanthropy has the power to make an impact by listening and supporting those they are trying to serve. For a decade The California Endowment invested $1.8 billion dollars in 14 underprivileged communities, successfully advancing their health and racial equity. Our guests today are Robert Ross, president and CEO for The California Endowment and Hanh Cao Yu, the foundation's chief learning officer. Robert and Hanh draw from their experience with the Building Healthy Communities (BHC) initiative. They reveal how philanthropies can create meaningful change by centering the voices of communities that have been historically marginalized. Read the article written by Hanh Cao Yu, Robert Ross and Frank Farrow titled “Philanthropic Investment in People Power” 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 -- Learn more about Spring Impact. Follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

How can small funders make an outsized impact? In this episode, we explore this topic with Louis Boorstin, managing director of the Osprey Foundation. In our conversation, Louis lays out techniques funders can use to maximize leverage and ensure sustainable change. We talk about funding systems change through collaboration and strategy alignment. Louis also shares how unconventional strategies such as providing flexible funding and engaging in high risk investments can help small foundations have a greater impact. Read the article written by Louis C. Boorstin titled “You Could Spend Your Money Differently” 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 -- Learn more about Spring Impact. Follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.