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5 exciting opportunities for youth in climate & social entrepreneurs worldwide🌍 ✨ 1. Youth4Climate Call for Solutions Y4C Call for Solutions aims to support the work of young people and youth-led organisations in five thematic areas: Climate and Environment Literacy, Sustainable Energy, Food and Agriculture, Nature Assets, Sustainable Consumption and Production. Successful applicants will be awarded up to US$ 30,000 to implement or scale the proposed innovations and technical support to develop their proposal. Deadline: May, 26th 2. The YSEALI Academic Fellows Program - U.S. Mission to ASEAN - USA This intensive short-term academic program offers a unique opportunity for young leaders from Southeast Asia to engage in institute activities in the United States, focusing on one of three themes: Civic Engagement, Environmental Issues, and Social Entrepreneurship and Economic Development. Over the course of five weeks, fellows will engage in a variety of activities including seminar discussions, readings, group presentations, and lectures. Deadline: April, 18th 3. Camp 2030 - UNITE 2030 - New York, NY (USA) - September 9-14, 2024 Camp 2030 takes place in New York each September and convenes hundreds of the world’s most action-oriented young leaders. It enables the world’s most passionate and action-oriented young people to create solutions, gain knowledge, the confidence and the community to solve global challenges. It is not only an Innovation Lab, but a space for young people to come together, build networks, and take action in a real & authentic way. Deadline: not specified 4. Climate Champions Youth Fellowship (Remote/Worldwide) The Climate Champions Team is now looking for its fourth cohort of ambitious and stubbornly optimistic Youth Fellows. The programme creates a pathway for young professionals to work within the team supporting the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions for COP28 and COP29. As part of the Youth Fellowship program, you will help mobilize climate action amongst non-state actors to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement, in close collaboration with the UNFCCC, the Marrakech Partnership and the COP Presidencies. Deadline: April, 10th. 5. Young Climate Innovators - Berlin, Germany - September 10-12, 2024 I4C will empower 50+ young climate leaders from around the world who are committed to careers in climate action. It's a platform through which influential leaders share their thoughts on the climate action landscape in a presentation and ignite innovative thinking and an opportunity for youth to showcase their climate action initiatives. Deadline: not specified Learn more about all programs and apply today: https://lnkd.in/dnK6b8S2 Subscribe and gain access to the latest opportunities, career tips and news in social impact: https://lnkd.in/d9bnhWm7 #fellowship #scholarship #climate #socialentrepreneurship #opportunities

Chief Impact Officer at Linked Foundation, Anna York De La Cruz, recently co-authored an article for Stanford Social Innovation Review on the longer-term impact of fixed-life foundations, using Friendship Bridge's partnership with the foundation as a prime example. According to the article, while it's rare that private foundations are designed to operate for a limited time period as Linked Foundation does, this model has the potential to generate a much larger social impact that can continue beyond the foundation's existence. Linked Foundation's partnership with Friendship Bridge—which provided funding to launch our Health for Life program nearly a decade ago—supports this theory: [Friendship Bridge] hypothesized that improving clients’ health would increase retention and loan repayment rates enough to fully cover the costs of the program. After successfully expanding to more branches, Linked’s investments with Friendship Bridge achieved 121 percent cost recovery by 2021, and these women are now healthier and more effectively running their businesses. Learn more: https://loom.ly/fP4q-fQ #privatefoundation #socialimpact #fixedlife #friendshipbridge #HealthForLife

Great article by Anna York De La Cruz and David Lehr in Stanford Social Innovation Review summarizing the history and lessons learned of longer-term impact of fixed-life foundations. Having been part of one small phase of Linked Foundation’s journey working with Clínicas del Azúcar, salauno Tu doctor de los ojos and Friendship Bridge everything written deeply resonated and only now having worked with many other foundations have I learned to appreciate how truly special Linked’s #impactfirst approach is. Kudos to Dorothy Largay, Nancy Swanson-Roberts and the organizations they have supported for their success and this milestone as the 20 years of its fixed life comes closer to an end. May you inspire many other foundations big and small to follow your lead in taking and not just speaking about being #catalytic, building trusted #partnerships and taking #impactmeasurement seriously. Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/dhHU-CyM #catalyticphilanthropy #impactfirstinvesting #latam #womenshealth

To all social entrepreneurs out there: 🌟 This has been one of the most practical webinars on fundraising. If you're working on your pitch deck and approaching potential funders, this session on March 7th might be time well spent! 💼🌱🚀

Would recommend this excellent article from Jamie Allison in Stanford Social Innovation Review covering strategy development and the work involved in turning strategic intent into operational reality. Written from the perspective of a grantmaking foundation, though very relevant in any organisation change context - https://lnkd.in/eUyfDgpd

Imagine being able to dedicate an entire year and receive $180,000 to pursue your ambitious social change idea. For over a decade, the Kenneth Myer Innovation Fellowship program has empowered Australia’s brightest and self-directed leaders to develop breakthrough solutions to the country’s most pressing challenges, ranging from poverty and inequality to sustainability and environmental issues. What sets this program apart is its focus on supporting individuals rather than organisations. As a Fellow, you will have the unique opportunity to focus on your initiative for 12 months and fully transform it into a concrete action plan. While the competition for these Fellowships is fierce, the rewards are well worth it. The Sidney Myer Fund & The Myer Foundation's Kenneth Myer Innovation Fellowship can be the stepping stone that propels your career to new heights, turning your dreams into reality. To increase your chances of being selected, take inspiration from Fellowship alums Laura Simmons (Theratrak), Rebecca Scott (Eazilee), Max Burt (WheelEasy Foundation), David Pearson (Australian Alliance to End Homelessness), Bjorn Sturmberg (SunTenants), Lucinda Hartley (Neighbourlytics), Andrew Robinson (QuestaGame), Claire Leach (HATCH Biosystems), Sarah D. (What the Doctor Said), Emma Koster (Good Hood), Huy Nguyen (Enabler Interactive), and Ben Schokman (First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria), who generously share their insightful tips on making your application stand out: https://lnkd.in/eurEnVAm #Fellowship #Funding #SocialImpact #SocialEnterprise #SocEnt #SocEntAu #SocialInnovation #Changemakers #SocialEntrepreneur #Entrepreneurship #SocialEntrepreneurship #Inclusion #HumanRights #Sustainability #Environment #Equality #TechForGood #Tech4Good #Purpose #ForPurpose #SocialChange #Fellowship #Funding

🇿🇦🥹What would you do with a million rand to create social impact in your community... within a year? Let's unpack the Mr Price Foundation's R45 million (m) investment in tomorrow’s potential. Hello. I'm Zodwa, a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) girlie obsessed with Annual Integrated Reports covering CSR activities. Let's complete season 1 of my LinkedIn series. Activating socio-economic change requires an opportunity for youth to be Picked. This, in order to Start a movement which Lifts individuals and communities, helping give Rise to a country imagined.💪🏾🎯 The Mr Price Group Foundation spearheads four programmes designed to activate this change. JumpStart, EduRise, HandPicked, and UpLift target youth skills development creating earnings potential. ✅️JumpStart, valued at R24.21 m, upskilled 7 252 youth from nine provinces. Around 90% of whom were matched with employment meeting the demands of industry partners. ✍️🏾🏢 ✅️Forty schools were impacted by EduRise's commitment to improving literacy and numeracy levels at low-income primary schools using a generational investment of R4.63 m. ✅️HandPicked, the agricultural small business development programme, invested R4.59 m towards the growth of 40 entrepreneurs. A great harvest if you ask me, worthy of 1.47 tonnes of fresh produce. 🚜🥗 ✅️Around R4.15 m contributed towards UpLift's mission of supporting 154 youth across the country, living in townships, to launch and sustain businesses, gaining access to new markets. 🎉🙌🏾With a R29 m surplus, take a bow, Mr Price Foundation. The year ending March 2024 achieved its mission for youth-focused development opportunities that delivered sustained impact. Full report: https://lnkd.in/dU3wzRe6

This insightful article from the Stanford Social Innovation Review highlights the critical role of system orchestrators, which build ecosystems of actors to move a broader systems change strategy. "What does system orchestration look like in practice? Spanning sectors and ecosystems, Health Care Without Harm is illustrative of the indispensability of system orchestrators to systemic change...Its orchestration approach incubates, connects, and scales grassroots initiatives to create systems-level shifts in policy and practices." Thank you to Don Gips of Skoll Foundation, Tulaine M. of New Profit, Rohini Nilekani of Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies, and Cristiane Sultaniof Instituto Beja for co-authoring this powerful piece and elevating Health Care Without Harm's role as a systems orchestrator. Read more💡 ⬇️

Social Impact Hub turns 10! 🎉🎂 Over the past ten years, we've had the privilege of working within the for-purpose sector, alongside corporations, philanthropists, and government to empower individuals and organisations driven by purpose to expand and amplify their impact. Being part of this evolving community of catalysts for change has been a truly fulfilling experience, nurturing collaboration, innovation, and meaningful social transformation. Checkout reflections on our milestone from our Founder & CEO Jessica Mendoza-Roth: https://lnkd.in/gdk6FWpc To celebrate, we will be sharing ten stories of impact over the next ten months, hosting a special anniversary event later in the year, and publishing a 10-year impact report...more details to come! To kick-start the storytelling this month, we've developed a piece reflecting on the inspiration behind our beginnings and the evolution of developing our own capability to better support the sector: https://lnkd.in/gmu2Sp4Q #anniversary #SocialEnterprise #SocEnt #SocEntAu #SocialImpact #Changemakers #SocialEntrepreneur #Switch2Good #SocialEntrepreneurship #SocialInnovation #NotForProfit #SocialImpact #Purpose #ForPurpose #SocialChange #SocialBusiness #Sustainability #philanthropy #grantmaking #10years #impact #environment #impactinvesting #responsibleinvestment #education #consulting

Trust based philanthropy is a long way to go for India. We continue to remain a place where non profits are seen with suspicion and sometimes as incompetent, poor things who everyone is doing a favour upon. It is sad that there is still not enough realisation that non profits help to maintain the balance. - All the dark issues which we sweep under the carpet such as trafficking, child abuse, foeticide, honor killing and much more - that we think are a remnant of a sordid past still exist! This sector makes sure that they take it head-on so you don't have to. - While the world profits from all the damage that is done to the environment in the name of development and business - this sector makes sure we empower the communities affected who no one is thinking about them. All the wars of the future for water, energy, clean air, equity, food security, livelihoods and much more are already silently being fought by this sector. Maybe Trust based philanthropy is a long way to ago. Maybe the first step can simply be trust? Thank you Mulago for being one of the first organizations to recognise this critical aspect!