Echoing Green

🎥 New Short Film Release! We’re proud to share Why We Need Social Innovation Now More Than Ever—featuring our President, Cheryl Dorsey, alongside Don Gips and Diana Wells. In a world facing complex challenges, social innovation is key to driving lasting, systemic change. This film highlights trailblazers like Last Mile Health and MapBiomas who are making it happen. Watch now 📺 ⤵️ Ashoka / Skoll Foundation / Freethink

What fuels meaningful, lasting change? On the Blue Sky podcast from The Optimism Institute, Echoing Green President Cheryl Dorsey explores the role of optimism as a driving force in social innovation—and why investing in proximate leaders is essential to transforming systems. This conversation offers a powerful look at how of hope, leadership, and resilience shape the work of building a more just and equitable world. 🎧 Tune in here or wherever you get your podcasts: https://bit.ly/3RTKdTK

🌍 Meet the Finalists for Echoing Green’s 2025 Fellowship! As global challenges accelerate, these 48 emerging leaders are answering the call — advancing bold, community-rooted solutions to create lasting impact. Our latest Social Impact Talent Report spotlights this powerful cohort of innovators who represent the future of leadership in climate, health, education, equity, and beyond. Now is the time to invest in them — and in a better future for all. Read the full report ➡️ https://bit.ly/4lsKlaq

This weekend is your last chance to make your voice heard! Voting 🗳️ ends on April 13, and we need your support to bring our session proposal to life at #SOCAP25. Social innovators of color are leading transformative change, but they often lack the capital they need when it’s most crucial. Join us in exploring how the philanthropic ecosystem can innovate funding structures through a systemic equity lens. Vote for our session proposal, "Continuum of Capital - Innovating Funding Structures for Social Innovators of Color" here ➡️ https://bit.ly/42a8ZFn Thank you for your support! 🗳️ #SOCAP 🗳️ SOCAP Global

What happens when bold leaders, visionary thinkers, and social innovators gather in Oxford? Momentum, connection, and possibility 🌍 Last week, Echoing Green showed up in full force at the 2025 #SkollWorldForum—and the energy was electric. From powerful panels to behind-the-scenes convenings, we were proud to be in community with some of the most impactful voices driving change across the globe. 👏 Cheryl L. Dorsey, our President and Skoll Foundation Board Member, co-emceed the Forum with her trademark wisdom and warmth, reminding us: “Many things in our world may feel broken, but this is a group of repairers.” 🌟 Big shoutout to Echoing Green Fellow Gayatri Datar ‘14 for receiving the prestigious Skoll Award for her work with EarthEnable—and to all our Fellows who took the stage, led the tough conversations, and inspired new ways of thinking. 🍊 Whether at the Marmalade Festival, or in panel sessions, our community sparked the kind of dialogue that shifts narratives and strengthens collective action. 💡 Dive into our blog for reflections, highlights, and photos from an unforgettable week in Oxford: https://bit.ly/4j71JQy 📸 credit: Skoll Foundation #SkollWF #SocialInnovation #Skoll2025 #SystemsChange #FieldBuilding

Social innovators of color are driving powerful change, yet too often, they don’t have access to the capital they need when they need it most. Help us explore how the philanthropic ecosystem can innovate funding structures through a systemic equity lens at #SOCAP25. Vote for our session proposal, "Continuum of Capital - Innovating Funding Structures for Social Innovators of Color” here ➡️ https://bit.ly/42a8ZFn How to vote: 1. Visit the links above 2. Scroll to the bottom and click "Vote for this session idea" 3. Enter your email and click "submit your vote"! Thank you for your support! Voting ends April 13 🗳️ SOCAP Global

Congratulations to Nafisa Jiddawi '23 and Juliana Busasi '24 - they've been named 2025 Africa Visionary Fellows by the Segal Family Foundation! 🎉 This prestigious fellowship supports bold, locally-led organizations with the capacity, community, and connections to scale their impact. Nafisa and Juliana are part of 24 inspiring leaders proving that local visionaries are the driving force behind sustainable change. Through WAJAMAMA Community Health, Nafisa is making holistic healthcare services accessible to women and girls of all backgrounds, providing comprehensive reproductive and maternal care. through TAHMEF, Juliana is offering digital healthcare services that expand equitable access for youth, including a telemedicine platform. Learn more about these incredible Fellows ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dajZjR-H #AfricaVisionaryFellows

We're thrilled to share that EarthEnable, founded by #EGFellow Gayatri Datar, has been named a 2025 Skoll Foundation Award for Social Innovation winner! Through EarthEnable, Gayatri is revolutionizing housing in Africa to enhance rural families' health and living standards by developing more affordable, sustainable housing materials. Learn more about their inspiring work ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dgYtafC7

Introducing the Entrepreneurial Support Hub (ESH) - a new website showcasing 100+ funding opportunities and providing resources, advice, and guidance to empower social entrepreneurs on their journeys. We're honored to be part of a core team of five entrepreneurial support organizations - Camelback Ventures, Moonshot, 4.0 Schools, and NewSchools - united by a passion for social innovation. Over the past year, we came together through regular conversations about enhancing our work, turning casual chats into a dedicated collaboration. Our shared commitment to systemic change led to the creation of the Entrepreneurial Support Hub. This project was fueled by our values of transparency and clarity, rooted in the importance of relationships. We hope the ESH will be a powerful tool for all social entrepreneurs to find their next steps. Our mission is to empower entrepreneurs with a supportive network, funding clarity, and relevant resources to turn ideas into social impact. Check it out at ➡️ www.eshub.org

Our VP of Thought Leadership, Liza Mueller, recently sat down with the Smiley Movement to share insights from our report, "The Weight of Power." This report, produced with MPHI's Center for Culturally Responsive Engagement, emphasizes the need to rethink power dynamics in philanthropy. In the discussion, Liza offered perspectives on how trust-based relationships and community-defined success metrics can cultivate a more equitable and responsive philanthropic landscape. 👏 Read more ➡️ https://bit.ly/4hpSlWu