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Explore promising responses to the world’s most pressing problems by issue area, problem-solving strategy, and more. This website includes two types of stories: reported stories on Skoll Awardees and grantees that have been found in the Solutions Journalism Network’s Solutions Story Tracker®, and structured interviews conducted with representatives from organizations that have received support from the Skoll Foundation over the past 20 years.
The interviews represent a starting point to draw out practical insights from a wide range of individuals and organizations that have been working to address a myriad of social challenges.
Big Bet Philanthropy: How More Givers Are Spending Big And Taking Risks To Solve Society’s Problems
For the superrich and the biggest U.S. charitable foundations, donating to universities, hospitals and cultural institutions is the norm. Less common are donations targeted at
Blue forests are under threat. A quiet revolution could save them
Mangroves can store up six times more carbon than an area equal to the Amazon rainforest. However, they are rapidly declining, over the past century
Bob Inglis, a Republican believer in climate change, is out to convert his party
Former U.S. representative Bob Inglis is bucking party lines by encouraging Republicans to support a carbon tax. Find other articles about social innovation in climate
Boosting Voter Turnout: Seth Flaxman
Democracy Works has a suite of programs that make it easier to vote. TurboVote helps its 7 million subscribers easily register to vote by taking
Callisto Supports Survivors And Keeps Communities Safe
Jess Ladd is the founder and CEO of Callisto, an organization that develops technology to combat sexual assault and professional sexual coercion. Read our interview
Can Business Transform Primary Health Care Across Africa?
mPharma leverages technology to improve access to high-quality medicines by providing financing and inventory solutions to healthcare facilities and patients. Find other social innovations in
Can Teach For All go local?
Teach For All is a global network of independent partner organizations in over 50 countries that are working to address the opportunity gap children face.
Can Tech And Data Science Prevent Violence In Conflict Zones?
PeaceTech Lab uses the power of technology, media and data analysis to reduce conflict and/or prevent tensions from escalating in some of the world’s most
