Blog How to Start a Purpose-Driven Venture Friday 6 December When starting a new venture, there’s a lot of pressure to come up with that one novel idea that nobody has ever thought of before.
Announcement In honour of Juan Jose Ochoa Thursday 14 November We a deeply saddened by the passing of our Skoll Scholar, Juan Jose Ochoa.
Blog What is the Future of African FinTech? Monday 11 November In 2008, I completed an MBA as a Skoll Scholar for Social Entrepreneurship at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School. It was an amazing experience where I gained an expansive network and learned a lot about venture capital, technology and innovation.
Blog My journey from Costa Rica to Oxford Wednesday 23 October Joaquín Víquez, Skoll Scholar 2019-20, tells the story of how he began his social impact career in his native country, Costa Rica, and how he found himself in Oxford!
Scholar News Meet the class of 2019-20 Skoll Scholars Tuesday 20 August The Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship is proud to welcome the 16th cohort of its Scholarship to the Oxford MBA at Saïd Business School.
Blog How to manage difficult conversations Tuesday 6 August Florentina-Daniela Gheorghe, Skoll Scholar 2018-19, has spent the last year in Oxford studying her MBA. To end the year, she reflects on her own personal learnings and passes them onto you to take forward on your own journey.
Blog How to manage business remotely Wednesday 31 July You run a growing social business and things are going well. But you soon realise that with a little extra business knowledge and global connections, your business could be so much more impactful.
Blog An MBA for Social Entrepreneurship Friday 26 July As an Oxford educated MBA student with the added privilege of graduating debt-free thanks to the Skoll Scholarship, how should I strive to use business as a force for good?
Blog One year at Oxford Monday 22 July This year was, frankly, much harder than I expected. I didn’t think that getting back into the swing of school would be such an adjustment.
Blog From Farms to Forests: Land Rights as an Impact Multiplier Thursday 18 April In a social enterprise space dominated by philanthropic or investment dollars that are often chasing the latest innovation, it is easy to overlook a time-tested conservation strategy that costs close to zero – supporting indigenous land rights.
Blog Aligning Inner Wellbeing with External Impact Thursday 11 April This session at the Skoll World Forum 2019 was a great reminder of how important self-care is for everyone, especially for change-makers.
Blog Shifting The Power Dynamics of Philanthropy Thursday 11 April Philanthropy in and of itself is neither the solution nor the problem in international development. Rather, it is how we currently understand, utilize and govern philanthropy that contributes to its successes and failures.
Scholar News Preserving biodiversity through entrepreneurship Thursday 28 March Skoll Scholar Alex Wankel awarded £75,000 of research funding for quinoa milk venture.
Scholar News A knead for empowerment Monday 4 March Oxford MBA and Skoll Scholar Julie Greene on the rise of The Women’s Bakery.
Blog My journey from an impact business in India to a world-class MBA Monday 10 December 2018 My first time flying, my first time out of Romania. There, while looking at the clouds, I understood that I could achieve anything I intend to achieve.
Blog A letter to my younger self Wednesday 5 December 2018 I write this blog post as a letter to my younger self. We don’t have a time machine (yet) but what we do have is an ability to communicate ideas through our written word and I see my life as part of a larger continuum.
Blog My journey from Peru Tuesday 20 November 2018 Everything had been carefully planned, but as I have learned many times during my 6 years working in the Andes it is best to assume that something may inevitably go wrong.
Blog From Rwanda to Oxford Wednesday 14 November 2018 I awoke to the sound of beating. My young female neighbor was screaming, and the dull thud of weight hitting a body was audible.
Scholar News Mike Quinn awarded Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year Wednesday 17 October 2018 MBA alumnus and Skoll Scholar, Mike Quinn, receives Social Entrepreneur of the Year award for his work with African fintech enterprise, Zoona.
Scholar News Announcing the Skoll Scholars Class of 2018-19 Tuesday 11 September 2018 The Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship welcomes the 15th cohort of its Scholarship to the Oxford MBA at Saïd Business School.
