In India, less than 5% of land protects wildlife alongside 1.4 billion people. #McNultyPrize Winner Dr. Krithi K. Karanth knows we can’t choose between humans and wildlife. Under her leadership, Centre for Wildlife Studies (@cwsindia ) has designed a new way to turn protecting wildlife into an economic opportunity for nearby communities.
Watch the new short film “Refusing to Choose Between Animals and People,” and learn more at the link in bio.
Ahead of Election Day, we ask ourselves: How can government work more effectively for people? And what would it take to restore our trust in political leaders to do good?
#McNultyPrize Winner Layla Zaidane, president and CEO of Future Caucus (@futurecaucus ), is showing that the government can be more effective, fairer, and more focused on serving people. By bringing together Gen Z and Millennial lawmakers across partisan divides, Future Caucus is rebuilding trust and reimagining what public service can be.
Watch the new short film “Working for People Over Power,” and learn more at the link in bio.
Nearly 80% of youth in Somalia carry severe trauma. What does this mean for their economic opportunities? Everything.
Two billion people around the world live in regions affected by conflict. #McNultyPrize Winner Mohamed Ali Diini and Iftin Global (@iftinglobal ) have pioneered a way to help people heal so that they can not only live a life beyond trauma but also pursue their dreams and build a path toward prosperity.
Watch the new short film “Healing from Trauma: Unlocking Somalia’s Potential,” and learn more at the link in bio.
Leaders can learn to meet fear with curiosity.
In India, one of the world’s most biodiverse regions, interactions between people and wildlife are a constant, daily reality. For Dr. Krithi K. Karanth, a #McNultyPrize Laureate and CEO of Centre for Wildlife Studies (@cwsindia ), navigating fear is a part of the work of protecting both humans and wildlife.
We caught up with her at the Skoll World Forum (@skoll.foundation ), where she reminded us it took over 20 years—and a daily willingness to embrace uncertainty—for her to begin seeing meaningful progress in her work.
Today, CWS has reached over 7,500 villages across India, supported the expansion of 100 new wildlife parks, and partnered with 10,000 farmers to integrate wildlife-friendly practices.
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The Aspen Global Innovators Group team is proud to announce the inaugural cohort of the Aspen Climate Innovators Accelerator, a one-year, intensive impact acceleration program that supports exceptional, proven climate leaders at pivotal moments in their leadership journeys.
In partnership with the McNulty Foundation, the Accelerator invests in supporting leaders identify and overcome barriers to scaling their solutions, while also providing access to transformative spaces and investment opportunities.
Guided by courage, adaptability, and an entrepreneurial spirit, these innovators are addressing the root causes of climate change through community-driven, scalable solutions. Through tailored communications and sustained strategic engagement, the Accelerator will help shape their policy and funding conversations.
Please join us in welcoming them!
MEET THE CLIMATE INNOVATORS:
Alex Bailey | Founder of Black Outside, Inc. | USA
Ifeoma Malo | Co‑Founder and CEO of Clean Tech Hub & Energy Innovation Center | Nigeria
Mansi Shah | Senior Coordinator of Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) | India
Sathya Raghu V Mokkapati | Co-Founder of Soul Forest India & Kheyti | India
Stephen Lucke | Founder of Gardopia Gardens | USA
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Leaders who are working in deeply volatile contexts face political instability, economic shocks, climate disruptions, and rapid changes as they find creative solutions to the world’s most urgent issues.
And women operating in these conditions navigate additional challenges.
Join us and Echoing Green (@echoinggreen ) on Thursday, May 14 at 12pm ET for a conversation on how women innovators are building lasting impact in uncertain landscapes. Our featured panelists are:
🎤 Cheryl Dorsey, CEO of Echoing Green
🎤 Nedgine Paul Deroly, Co-Founder and CEO of Anseye Pou Ayiti (@anseyepouayiti )
🎤 Muzalema Mwanza, Founder and CEO of Safe Motherhood Alliance
Learn more and register at the link in bio.
Ancestral wisdom carries us forward. In turbulent times, it offers the certainty, foundation, and truth on which movements stand.
At the Skoll World Forum, we caught up with #McNultyPrize Laureate Nedgine Paul Deroly, who brought this perspective to the gathering of 1500+ social innovators and leaders in Oxford.
Before co-founding and leading Anseye Pou Ayiti (@anseyepouayiti ), she spent several years learning from community elders, retired teachers, students, and family members, asking: How are we at our best?
This shaped APA’s work in building the first true public education system in Haiti, rooted in history and heritage, cultural assets, and language.
Today, APA partners with local civic leaders to equip generations of Haitians with the skills and knowledge to achieve their full potential, reaching 21,000+ students in the world’s first Black republic.
✊🏿 Learn more about Nedgine’s leadership and Anseye Pou Ayiti’s impact at the link in bio.
Celebrating #NationalLibraryWeek with an exciting announcement!
For three years, BPI has focused on securing the future of its innovative, full-scholarship network of community-based colleges: the Bard Microcolleges. In particular, that effort has focused on expanding and endowing the flagship Microcollege, Bard at Brooklyn Library (@bklynlibrary ). We are honored to announce the culmination of that campaign — a transformative $1 million gift from the McNulty Foundation (@mcnultyfoundation ), which will be matched through the larger endowment campaign of Bard College.
MEET SEANICAA 🏅
Black farming families in the US face persistent barriers in accessing the economic infrastructure they need to thrive across generations.
#McNultyCatalystFund Awardee Seanicaa Edwards Herron founded Freedmen Heirs Foundation (@freedmenheirsfoundation ) to build the market and financial infrastructure necessary for farmers long excluded from opportunity to achieve economic resilience and build generational wealth.
Alongside 80+ partners, the Foundation has supported 300+ farmers through advising and financial capacity-building, and reached 750+ farmers through workshops and convenings.
🌾 Read the impact story and join us for a dialogue with Seanicaa on April 28. Links in bio.
MEET RUCHI 🏅
India is home to the world’s largest youth population, yet opportunity remains unequal across its 800 districts.
#McNultyCatalystFund Awardee Ruchi Gupta is addressing this gap through YouthPOWER, a platform of Future of India Foundation (@foifaction ) that defines, measures, and activates youth opportunity by linking data to elected representatives and district action.
YouthPOWER provides standardized opportunity scores across all districts by consolidating data from over 20 government databases.
📊 Read the impact story and join us for a dialogue with Ruchi on April 28. Links in bio.
MEET KWAMANE 🏅
Critical healthcare and nutrition programs remain out of reach for many across the US.
#McNultyCatalystFund Awardee Kwamane Liddell is mending this gap through ThriveLink (@thrivelinkhq ), a platform that leverages AI to simplify access to social safety net programs and healthcare resources, mobilizing hospitals, health plans, and communities to ensure that no one is left behind.
ThriveLink has supported 15,000+ people across 9 states, delivering $3 million in resources and partnering with 300+ hospitals.
🏥 Read the impact story and join us for a dialogue with Kwamane on April 28 on learn more. Links in bio.
MEET IBRAHEEM 🏅
Across Northern Nigeria, thousands lose their lives to farmer–herder conflict and malnutrition each year.
#McNultyCatalystFund Awardee Dr. Ibraheem Dooba is addressing this crisis with 200MillionTrees (@200milliontrees ), a community-driven initiative that restores degraded land, reduces conflict, and improves nutrition through large-scale tree planting.
To date, the initiative has planted over 2 million trees across 7 Nigerian states, reducing 40,000 tons of carbon while restoring land and strengthening communities.
🌱 Read the impact story and join us for a dialogue with Ibraheem on April 28. Links in bio.
