Introduction
We believe that those working in philanthropy and impact investors have been looking to shift their ways of working to meet the complexity of global challenges and accelerate learning across the sector to drive innovation and impact.
In 2021, the School of System Change, alongside co-initiating partners at Forum for the Future, Ashoka, Catalyst 2030, Garfield Foundation and Lankelly Chase, designed three learning modules and a curriculum for philanthropic funders and impact investors to explore systems change. Each module introduces multiple frameworks and methodologies, through personal anecdotes and reflections, case studies and stories, and practical ‘how-to’s from individuals and panels of experienced system change practitioners.
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"I appreciated listening to the course panelists and their individual and organisational experiences with systems change. It was quite beautiful to see such a group of smart people being passionate and highly motivated bringing about systems change: the entire conversation radiated energy and a feeling of companionship ('we’re figuring this out together')."
Insights and learnings
Following our pilot, we reflected on the learning journey we designed for funders, investors, philanthropic and impact investing professionals. We examined what resonated and what insights came out from the pilot that we still want to explore (and still relevant today at the time of writing in 2024).
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Contributors
Gurpreet Singh
Senior Program Manager at Roddenberry Foundation
Contributor
As a Senior Program Manager at the Roddenberry Foundation, Gurpreet contributes to the ...
Phumlani Nkontwana
Founder & CEO at Fuata Africa; Founding Director at Centre for Africa Entrepreneurship
Contributor
Phumlani is an adjunct lecturer with the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Bus...
Rodrigo Bautista
Design and Innovation Lead at Forum for the Future
Facilitator
Rodrigo Bautista is an award-winning designer from ICSID and AIGA and founder of 21st C...
Dominic Hofstetter
Director of Capital & Investments at Climate-KIC
Contributor
Dominic Hofstetter is the Space Building Lead of the TransCap Initiative. He initiated ...
Anna-Marie Harling
Director and Lead, Philanthropic Collaboration at Co-Impact
Contributor
Anna-Marie combines practical experience and academic rigor in her work with philanthro...
Robert Ricigliano
Systems & Complexity Coach at The Omidyar Group
Contributor
As Systems & Complexity coach at The Omidyar Group, Rob supports teams as they engage w...
Rinku Sen
Executive Director at Narrative Initiative
Contributor
Rinku Sen, Executive Director of Narrative Initiative, is a social justice strategist a...
Also: Mary Tangelder, Mastercard Foundation; Alice Evans, Cultivating Leadership and formerly Lankelly Chase; Ruth Rominger, Rominger Design and formerly Garfield Foundation; Cassie Robinson, formerly National Lottery Community Fund; Olga Shirobokova, Ashoka; Glenn Page, Blue Marble Evaluation; Jenny North, Dartington Service Design Lab; Chene Swart, Transformations; and Noura Kamel, Mastercard Foundation.
Co-initiating partners
Thank you to our co-initiating partners on Investors in Change: Forum for the Future, Ashoka, Catalyst 2030 and Lankelly Chase.
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Get in touch
If you have any questions about the Investors in Change series, contact the School team at [email protected].
If you would like to discuss a bespoke partnership to support and accelerate learning at your funding organisation, get in touch with Sean Andrew, our Learning and Practice Partner Lead, at [email protected].
