Catalyst 2030 Awards 2023 celebrate systems change allies

Finalists announcement

Catalyst 2030 cordially invites you to celebrate the recipients of the 2023 awards, our allies who are shaping new global narratives on societal challenges and building an ecosystem that centres local solutions for greater impact. The winners will be announced at the Catalyst 2030 Awards Ceremony which will take place on 8 November at 5:00 pm CET. The ceremony will be livestreamed from Spencer House in London.

Attendees will be welcomed by the Earl and Countess Spencer. Karen Spencer is the Founder and CEO of Whole Child International. Kindly register here.

The Catalyst 2030 Awards recognises the remarkable funding allies who are championing transformational change by shining a light on innovative practices. This platform honors both private and public sector entities that are taking bold actions to shift how societal challenges are addressed. These trailblasers are leading the way by directing support directly to community-led solutions, changing the global approach to funding to ensure that it supports community initiatives and championing the efforts of local social innovators through collaborative partnerships.

The Award jurors are global thought leaders Dr Anino Emuwa, Management Consultant and Strategist
Benjamin Bellegy, Executive Director WINGS, Philanthropist and Civil Society Developer, Eric Nee, Editor-in-Chief of the Stanford Social Innovation Review, Tawakkol Karman, Yemeni Nobel Laureate, Journalist, Politician and Human Rights Activist and Raj Kumar, President and Editor-in-Chief of Devex.

The finalists in the four categories, Governments, Corporates, Bilaterals and Multilaterals and Donors, for this year’s Catalyst 2030 Awards are:

Governments – Global

• Canadian Federal Government, Canada
• raiSE Singapore, Singapore
• Jordanian Ministry of Culture, Jordan

Governments – Regional

• Basque Government, Spain
• Prosper Portland, Oregon, USA
• PEBEC, Nigeria
• AECT, European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Duero-Douro, Spain and Portugal

Corporates

• Deloitte, Global
• Lex Mundi, Global
• EY, Global
• Ambev, Brazil

Bilaterals and Multilaterals

• UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), Global
• African Center of Metrological Applications for Development (ACMAD), Niger
• UN Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE), Global

Donors – Individuals and organisations

Leader in Learning

• Instituto Phi, Brazil
• The Philanthropic Initiative, USA
• Instituto Humanitas 360, PDR Fundo Filantrópico, Brazil

Leader in Trust

• Social Tech Trust, UK
• Tarsadia Foundation, USA
• Aspire Coronation (ACT) Foundation, Nigeria

Leader in Partnership

• Childrens Helpers Worldwide, UK
• Asfari Foundation, UK
• Segal Family Foundation, USA
• Mulago Foundation, USA

New Category Created for Overall Best Donor

• English Family Foundation, Australia
• Segal Family Foundation, USA

For more information you can read about the Catalyst 2030 Awards.

Notes for editors

Catalyst 2030 is a fast-growing, global movement of social entrepreneurs and social innovators from all sectors who share the common goal of creating innovative, people-centered, community-led approaches to advance the Sustainable Development Goals. Joining forces with communities, governments, businesses and others, Catalyst 2030 members are changing systems at all levels through collective action and bold, new strategies.
The movement was launched at the World Economic Forum in January 2020. Today Catalyst 2030 comprises 3,780 proven social innovators and 2010 member organisations and is active in 128 countries, directly reaching an estimated one billion people. Through the establishment of Country Chapters (43 so far) and Regional Chapters (six), Catalyst 2030 is creating collaborative innovation ecosystems across the globe.

Website address: https://catalyst2030.net/

For more information about the work of Catalyst 2030, or to arrange an interview, please contact Nwando Ajene at nwando@catalyst2030.net.

Catalyst 2030 Awards – the jury’s out

At the time of writing the jury is deliberating over the finalists for Catalyst 2030 Awards 2023. Winners will be announced on 8 November and the ceremony will be livestreamed from the London landmark, Spencer House.

We’ve assembled a panel of influential thought leaders to serve as jury members.

• Dr Anino Emuwa, Management Consultant and Strategist
• Benjamin Bellegy, Executive Director WINGS, Philanthropist and Civil Society Developer
• Eric Nee, Editor-in-Chief of the Stanford Social Innovation Review
• Tawakkol Karman, Yemeni Nobel Laureate, Journalist, Politician and Human Rights Activist
• Raj Kumar, President and Editor-in-Chief of Devex.

Catalyst 2030 Awards 2023 finalists

Finalists in the four categories Governments, Corporates, Bilaterals and Multilaterals and Donors are:

Governments

Global

• Canadian Federal Government, Canada
• raiSE Singapore, Singapore
• Jordanian Ministry of Culture, Jordan

Regional

• Basque Government, Spain
• Prosper Portland, Oregon, USA
• PEBEC, Nigeria
• AECT, European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Duero-Douro, Spain and Portugal

Corporates

• Deloitte, Global
• Lex Mundi, Global
• EY, Global
• AMBev, Brazil

Bilaterals and Multilaterals

• UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), Global
• African Center of Metrological Applications for Development (ACMAD), Niger
• UN Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE), Global

Donors

Individuals and organisations

Leader in Learning

• Instituto Phi, Brazil
• The Philanthropic Initiative, USA
• Instituto Humanitas 360, PDR Fundo Filantrópico, Brazil

Leader in Trust

• Social Tech Trust, UK
• Tarsadia Foundation, USA
• Aspire Coronation Trust (ACT) Foundation, Nigeria

Leader in Partnership

• Childrens Helpers Worldwide, UK
• Asfari Foundation, UK
• Segal Family Foundation, USA
• Mulago Foundation, USA

Overall Best Donor

• English Family Foundation, Australia
• Segal Family Foundation, USA

Building a social change ecosystem for community innovation

The annual Catalyst 2030 Awards highlight the work of our allies in the funding, business and public sectors. They’re helping us build ecosystems that champions community-based social innovation, and they are accelerating systems change by driving support directly to community-led solutions.

The Catalyst 2030 Awards Ceremony celebrates the allies who share our firm belief that communities should be at the forefront of social transformation. The are the ones spearheading the change in funding to support this mission.

Transforming communities

Catalyst 2030 members, allies, partners, collaborators and friends, get ready for an unforgettable event! The Catalyst 2030 Awards Ceremony takes place virtually on 8 November at 4:00 PM CET. We’re excited to announce that the ceremony will be livestreamed from Spencer House in London.

The Catalyst 2030 Awards highlight the work of our allies in the funding, business and public sectors. They’re helping us build an ecosystem that champions community-based social innovation, and they are accelerating systems change by driving support directly to community-led solutions.

At Catalyst 2030, our mission is to create an ecosystem that places communities at the forefront of driving systems change. We firmly believe that the most effective and appropriate solutions are those developed and driven by community members themselves. Being deeply rooted in local communities means that they understand local needs, as well as their cultural, social, economic and political constraints. This paves the way for tailor-made solutions that will help create a more resilient and sustainable future. The Awards are a critical part of Catalyst 2030’s drive to build the ecosystem that supports community-led, community-based social innovation.

Our allies share our commitment to this bottom-up approach. They are playing a crucial role in changing the global approach to funding to ensure that it supports community initiatives and the work of local social innovators.

Register to attend the Catalyst 2030 Awards online

Date: 8 November 2023
Time: 3:00 – 4:30 pm GMT | 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm CET
Location: livestreamed from the Spencer House, London

Contact: Lynne Smit
Communications Lead, Catalyst 2030
Email lynne.smit@lesacommunications.org

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 Scott

Philanthropic 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 Foundation

Small 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 Austria

Large Donor Organisation

Bush Foundation
Ford Foundation
Luminate
Porticus

Corporate

Cisco Systems, Inc.
IKEA
Kinnevik
Mastercard
Salesforce
SAP SE
White Martins

Bi/Multilateral Organisation

International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
Swiss Development Cooperation
USAID El Salvador

Government

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: Presidency

For more information, visit https://awards.catalyst2030.net/

Date: 25 March 2021
Time: 4:00pm – 5:00pm CET