Almost Married Off at 12. Now She’s Changing Thousands of Lives. | Aria Mustary, Mai Soli Foundation
Aria Mustary recounts narrowly escaping a child marriage at twelve, a fate her mother endured at sixteen. The trauma sparked her determination to end the practice, leading her to launch the Mai Soli Foundation. The foundation delivers a curriculum that blends financial literacy, leadership training, and confidence‑building for girls in Bangladesh. Since its inception, the program reports preventing more than 500 child marriages, equipping participants with marketable skills before they become vulnerable. Mustary emphasizes the ripple effect: “If we even just save one girl, her entire lineage has now been saved.” She credits Harvard’s Innovation Lab for mentorship, pitch refinement, and funding pathways that accelerated the organization’s reach. Scaling the model could disrupt generations of forced unions, creating new economic opportunities and reducing poverty. For investors and policymakers, the initiative demonstrates a replicable, impact‑driven approach to gender equity and social entrepreneurship.
How Data Helps Cities Make Better Decisions
The video outlines how municipal leaders are turning raw data into concrete policy actions, highlighting the Bloomberg Philanthropies What Works Cities certification as a catalyst for data‑driven governance across the Americas. What Works Cities, administered by Results for America, sets benchmarks...
Fidelity Charitable Donors in Action: Sisters Helping the Homeless Together
The video follows Janet Fireman and her sister, Fidelity Charitable donors, as they devote time and resources to a local shelter for homeless women. For three and a half years they have organized weekly supply drops and prepared dinner for roughly...
Aspen Digital - 2025 State of AI Evaluations for Philanthropy
Aspen Digital’s 2025 State of AI Evaluations for Philanthropy outlines how AI benchmarking has moved from niche research labs into public conversation, noting a rapid rise in awareness over the past months. Director Bea Covello frames evaluations as essential tools...
What if We Tracked How Much the Richest People Give, Not Just What They Make? #TEDTalks
The TED Talk introduces “True Net Worth,” a metric that adds the amount a person has donated to their conventional net‑worth figure, effectively rewarding generosity alongside wealth. By recalculating rankings, donors surge ahead of traditional billionaires; the speaker shows the top...
Free Care, Shared Compassion | Phòng Khám Miễn Phí Trong Quán Cà Phê Tại Hà Nội
The video showcases a free medical clinic set up inside a coffee shop in Hanoi, run by volunteers from a local health association. Patients can receive examinations, ECGs, blood tests, and consultations without paying, aiming to bring specialist care to...
Play Your Part – UWaterloo Giving Day 2026
UWaterloo’s 2026 Giving Day transforms a traditional fundraiser into an interactive, game‑based experience, inviting alumni, friends, and the broader community to support student life. The video frames the event as a digital playground where participants can “play” while contributing, linking...
Sustaining Impact: What’s Next for Big Bet Funding
The session hosted by Bridgespan examined the evolution of “big‑bet” philanthropy over the past decade, asking what has worked, what hasn’t, and how funders can better channel multi‑million, unrestricted gifts to achieve systemic change. Early analysis showed 80 % of bets over...
President’s Challenge to Double the Number of Programmes It Supports in 2026 to 121
The President’s Challenge announced a major expansion, aiming to support 121 programmes by 2026—roughly double the portfolio from the previous year. The initiative marks a strategic pivot from one‑off grants to multi‑year, sustained funding. Under the new model, 62 brand‑new programmes...
Inside Exponents Conference: Community, Connection & Amplified Impact
The video recaps Exponent’s annual conference, emphasizing community, connection, and amplified impact among philanthropy professionals. Attendees praised the inclusive, ego‑free environment, noting participants range from family foundations in Montana to community foundations in Florida, and that the network now exceeds 1,500...
From the Classroom to the Workforce: Building Women’s Economic Power
The panel, hosted by Shabana Basij‑Rasikh, examined how education can translate into women’s economic power. Leaders from CAMFED, The Citizens Foundation, and Laboratoria shared experiences from Afghanistan, Africa, Pakistan, and Latin America, highlighting the urgency of moving girls from classrooms...
Philanthropy in a Time of Disruption
The panel titled “Philanthropy in Times of Disruption” brought together leaders from the Yidan Prize Foundation, VelezReyes+, and Lever for Change to examine how charitable giving must evolve amid authoritarianism, wars, economic precarity, and climate urgency. Moderator Cecilia Conrad framed...
How Cities Are Supporting Youth Climate Leaders
The video introduces the Youth Climate Action Fund, launched in 2024, which equips municipal governments with capital and technical capacity to involve residents aged 15‑24 in climate solutions. Since its inception, the fund has reached 98 city halls, engaging more than...
Singing for Sharing | Hát Để Sẻ Chia Với Những Bệnh Nhi Có Hoàn Cảnh Khó Khăn
The video showcases a grassroots initiative in Khanh Hoa province where a volunteer singing group performs on bustling food‑street corners to raise money for children battling serious illnesses. By securing permission from restaurant owners, the singers entertain diners while soliciting...
Trevor Noah in Conversation with Wawira Njiru
At an Oxford forum co‑hosted by the Skull Foundation, comedian‑philanthropist Trevor Noah sat down with Kenyan social entrepreneur Wawira Njiru to discuss the rapid expansion of her nonprofit, Food for Education. The conversation highlighted how a modest school‑lunch program launched...
Do People Take Artists for Granted? How Sotheby’s and Yale Are Helping Students Graduate Debt-Free
The video announces a collaborative benefit auction between Sotheby’s and the Yale School of Art, designed to raise funds for Master of Fine Arts scholarships and ultimately eliminate tuition debt for students. By channeling auction proceeds directly into a...
Breaking the Cycle: Solutions for a New Future
The Aspen‑hosted conversation brought together six social entrepreneurs to explore how entrenched cycles of oppression can be replaced with inclusive systems. Participants discussed two core questions: what it takes to break generational cycles, and which leadership patterns must be unlearned...
We Built Lifesaving Clinics Around The World
The video showcases a student‑led initiative that converts standard shipping containers into fully functional medical clinics, delivering lifesaving care to remote and underserved regions worldwide. Five new clinics are being dispatched to medical deserts, including a telehealth‑enabled facility in Chester,...
Breakfast: The Answer to Better Test Scores
The video argues that providing breakfast at school is a powerful lever for improving academic performance, citing research that free meals can lift math scores by more than 17 percent. When students are not preoccupied with hunger, they can concentrate better,...
Hannah Clarke's Parents Have Made a Tough Decision | 7.30
The 7.30 interview features Hannah Clarke’s parents confronting the aftermath of losing four children, a tragedy that has reshaped their family’s outlook. They explain the painful decision to shift from perpetual mourning to actively embracing life with their surviving sons. The...
UK Giving 2026 Webinar
The Charities Aid Foundation hosted a webinar to launch its UK Giving Report 2026, a decade‑long, nationally‑representative study of individual philanthropy. The session highlighted how the sector’s health is now measured not just by donation amounts but by the sheer...
65 Years of Partnership With West Africa: Advancing Climate Justice
The video marks the 65‑year partnership between the Ford Foundation and West African nations, highlighting a renewed focus on climate justice and sustainable development across the region. Foundation officials note that despite abundant fossil fuels, minerals and forests, many communities remain...
Mission Success: Scaling Impact Through Resident Services | Rebecca Ely & Laura Valean
The episode of Mission Success Women and Multifamily spotlights Rebecca Ely, director of resource development at Operation Pathways, the resident‑services arm of the NHP Foundation. Ely discusses how her career, rooted in social‑justice work from food insecurity to housing affordability,...
KPMG Friends & Family for Literacy: Shaping Futures Together
The video showcases KPMG Friends & Family for Literacy (KFL), a partnership with First Book aimed at tackling the U.S. reading‑proficiency crisis in elementary schools. Data points reveal that 64% of all fourth‑graders are not reading proficiently, rising to 80% among...
15 Years of the Lipman Family Prize
The video marks the 15‑year anniversary of the Lipman Family Prize, a social‑innovation award founded by Marie and her partner and housed within the Wharton School. From its inception, the prize was designed to do more than hand out cash;...
From Ideas to Impact: Meet the 2025-2026 Mayors Challenge Winners
Bloomberg Philanthropies announced the 2025‑2026 Mayors Challenge winners, highlighting 24 cities that are turning bold ideas into tangible, system‑wide reforms. The initiative emphasizes lasting change over short‑term pilots, encouraging municipal leaders to address entrenched problems with scalable solutions. Projects span infrastructure,...
Webinar: Alumni in Action: Leveraging Finance for Social Impact
Oxford Saïd Business School hosted a webinar featuring alumni Hanne Mork Gentzel, Grégoire Stefan, and Alain Nsiona Defise, who discussed how they structure deals, funds, and ventures to generate social impact. The speakers drew on insights from Oxford’s Impact Measurement...
Ann Drake ’84 MBA on Making Change Happen | Kellogg Full Circle Campaign
Ann Drake, a 1984 MBA graduate, appears in Kellogg’s Full Circle Campaign to argue that the school’s hallmark is leadership that serves both the team and the greater good. She frames this ethos as essential for navigating today’s fast‑moving, globalized...
Could a Franchise for Early Learning Close the School Readiness Gap? | SmartStart 2026 #SkollAwardee
SmartStart, a South‑African franchise for early childhood education, seeks to close the school‑readiness gap by turning unemployed women into community‑based preschool entrepreneurs. The program targets the 1.3 million children aged three to five who lack access to high‑quality early learning. It has...
Can $7 Save a Child’s Life? | ChildLife Foundation, 2026 #SkollAwardee
The video spotlights the ChildLife Foundation’s effort to slash child mortality in Pakistan by overhauling emergency departments and deploying tele‑medicine. In a country where pneumonia claims roughly 1,000 children under five each day, families often face nine‑hour trips and...
Simple Steps, Big Change—How Indian Benefits Reach Every Family | Indus Action 2026 #SkollAwardee
The video spotlights Indus Action’s mission to overhaul India’s social‑protection delivery by turning a labyrinth of paperwork into a streamlined digital experience. Historically, 80‑90% of eligible citizens fail to receive entitlements such as scholarships, maternity aid, or labor benefits because...
Colby Thomson | Accelerating Scientific Research with Philanthropic Funding @ VW Puerto Rico 2026
Colby Thomson, former director of strategy at the Singularity Institute, addressed the audience at VW Puerto Rico 2026, arguing that philanthropic capital can do more than simply increase the pace of scientific work; it can shape the sequence in which...
Donor Intent: Safeguarding a Donor’s Values and Principles
The video centers on donor intent, emphasizing its role in preserving a donor’s core values and principles when allocating charitable funds. The speaker highlights that the Round Table’s founding mission embeds donor intent as a fundamental value, and that peer‑to‑peer foundation...
Founders Pledge 2025 Impact Report
Founders Pledge released its 2025 Impact Report, showcasing a year of heightened urgency and unprecedented donor mobilization. The nonprofit highlighted how its members, private donors, and public supporters collectively delivered the organization’s most impactful outcomes to date. The report details several...
Ford Global Fellows: A Global Community Changing the World
Ford Global Fellowship, launched by Ford Motor Company, is a ten‑year initiative that brings together roughly 200 emerging leaders from around the world to develop solutions to systemic inequality. The program structures three immersive learning journeys across different regions, allowing fellows...