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Catalyst 2030 Inaugural Systems Change Award Finalists Announced; Winners Will Be Announced at the Catalyst 2030 Awards 25 March 2021 at Virtual Ceremony Hosted at Althorp House
The Finalists represent philanthropic, government, multilateral and business leaders and organisations who embrace collaboration, co-creation and the shifting of power dynamics to achieve the SDGs.16 March 2021– Catalyst 2030, the global community of social change innovators committed to bold new strategies to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, has unveiled its list of first-ever Systems Change Award finalists.
The winners in each of the award categories will be announced at a virtual global awards event at Althorp House in Northamptonshire, UK on 25 March 2021.
The finalists were chosen from more than 200 nominations submitted by Catalyst 2030 members and selected by the General Assembly vote as well as esteemed global development leaders who served as judges.
Catalyst 2030 was launched just over a year ago at the World Economic Forum in Davos, with the aim of building collaboration across sectors to unleash systems change towards attaining the SDGs. The finalists and awardees are allies who understand that many of the traditional ways of funding and partnering with social entrepreneurs are falling short. They recognise that collaboration, long-term funding, community perspective and local knowledge are key to achieving our goals.
Finalists include the following individuals and organisations in alphabetical order, by category:
Special Recognition
Ashoka
Chandler Foundation
Echoing Green
GHR Foundation
Mastercard Foundation
Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship
Shockwave Foundation
Skoll Foundation
Individual Philanthropists
Ray Chambers Libby and Mary Ellen Cunningham Jose’ Luis Egydio Setubal Jack Dorsey Azim Premiji Daniel Sachs MacKenzie ScottPhilanthropic Intermediary
Central Square Foundation DKA Austria Global Fund for Children Global Philanthropy Alliance Greenwood Place Mona Foundation Global Fund for Children Global Philanthropy Alliance Greenwood Place Mona FoundationSmall Donor Organisation
Drosos Foundation Echidna Giving Engagement Migros Garfield Foundation Imago Dei Fund Mark Leonard Trust Open Road Alliance Osprey Foundation Pathy Family Foundation Stiftung Mercator Schweiz Tecovas Foundation Thousand Currents Central Square Foundation DKA AustriaLarge Donor Organisation
Bush Foundation Ford Foundation Luminate PorticusCorporate
Cisco Systems, Inc. IKEA Kinnevik Mastercard Salesforce SAP SE White MartinsBi/Multilateral Organisation
International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency Swiss Development Cooperation USAID El SalvadorGovernment
Finnish National Commission on Sustainable Development Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Government of Liberia Government of Paraguay Government of Taiwan Ministry of Health, Malawi Ministry of National Unity, Malaysia Scottish Government South Africa National Government: PresidencyFor more information, visit https://awards.catalyst2030.net/2021-awards/
Date: 25 March 2021
Time: 4:00pm – 5:00pm CET
Registration Link: (expired)
Notes for editors
Catalyst 2030 is a global movement of social entrepreneurs and social innovators from all sectors who share the common goal of creating innovative, people-centric approaches to attain the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Joining forces with communities, governments, businesses and others, Catalyst 2030 members are changing systems at all levels through collective action and bold, new strategies.
Launched at the World Economic Forum in January 2020, Catalyst 2030 comprises more than 500 proven social entrepreneurs who are active in over 180 countries and who directly reach an estimated two billion people. We believe in collective action and that bold new strategies are needed to achieve the SDGs by 2030.