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Catalyst Now is the global umbrella movement that connects social innovators for collaborative change.

03/06/2026

Catalyst Now was founded in 2019 by 100 member organisations, including Ashoka , Echoing Green , the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, the The Skoll Foundation , and incubated by One Family Foundation , with the vision of uniting social innovators under a global umbrella movement.

We are a collective and diverse movement of social innovators, community leaders, businesses, governments, and local organisations from every corner of the globe with one common goal: to bring system change through collective collaboration.

Because Catalyst Now exists, systems behave differently.

Join the movement now: https://f.mtr.cool/kbrfrxbvzg

01/06/2026

June brings new opportunities to learn, connect, and collaborate

Join us online for a series of inspiring events exploring education, climate action, and youth engagement around the world

Upcoming Events:
♦️ June 2 | 2 PM (CET): Change Hub: From Insight to Action - Turning Ideas into Real Change - Discover how inspiration and ideas can be transformed into meaningful action
♦️ June 4 | 3 PM (CET): Youth livelihood Pathways for a Just Transition (Session 1)
This session examines why climate and just transition ambitions are not consistently translating into real opportunities for young people
♦️ June 4 | 4 PM (CET): Conversation Café - Live in Sync: Working With Your Cycle
In this session, Daisy Bartlett, founder of EMFAME, explores how menstrual cycle awareness can transform the way we approach our monthly schedules and wellbeing
♦️ June 24 | 3 PM (CET): General Assembly (members only)
The General Assembly is the movement’s main forum for sharing ideas and information, celebrating successes, and shaping its direction
♦️ June 25 | 3 PM (CET): Youth livelihood Pathways for a Just Transition (Session 2)

Explore all events and sign up now: https://f.mtr.cool/dpuzesvyiw

27/05/2026

A warm welcome to the 96 new members joining us this May!

We’re excited to connect and create unique collaborations that drive systemic change, enabling leaders and their organizations to move together, breaking silos and turning collaboration into real systems change.

We are convinced the world doesn’t lack solutions; it lacks alignment. That’s why we invite the ecosystem of social innovators to connect, collaborate, and join the global umbrella movement for social innovators.

Not a member of Catalyst Now yet? Learn more about our free membership and apply here: https://f.mtr.cool/lfjhqxqmoq

25/05/2026

The strength of an economy doesn’t rest on financial capital alone. It rests on the resilience of Civil Society.

In his article Investing in the Democratic Dividend, Michael Jarvis argues that stable markets require a foundation of trust that only a robust Civil Society can build. That foundation cannot exist without four essential conditions:

🔹 Transparency
🔹 Accountability
🔹 Citizen Participation
🔹 Fair Systems

As a vital part of economic infrastructure, Civil Society acts as a safety net during crises, facilitates dialogue between competing interests, and bridges the gap between citizens and institutions.

This is where the Ecosystems Founders Council comes in: it strengthens the environment where civil society flourishes and provides the platform for social innovators and philanthropists to drive systemic change - treating civil society not as a donation, but as a high-stakes, long-term strategic investment

Join the EFC and help shape the answer: [email protected]

Read the full article in the comments.

20/05/2026

Systems thinking isn’t about overcomplicating - it’s about seeing the hidden connections that drive real impact. In our latest piece, Danny Chen unpacks why this mindset is essential for tackling today's most complex challenges.

Instead of avoiding complexity, we’re learning to navigate it. The article explores:

🔹Debunking Myths: Systems thinking isn’t a top-down mandate; it’s an inclusive, experimental process.
🔹Small Wins, Big Impact: Why starting with informed, local experiments beats massive, rigid designs.
🔹Systemic Alignment: How to align human goals with complex environments.

Read the full article here: https://f.mtr.cool/ksthvpmdnd

Edited by Bernd Herbert, Coach for Strategy & Systemic Business Design

Would you like to have your article published? Get in touch with Mehr-un-Nisa Usman

18/05/2026

Behind every impact is a social innovator working day after day to drive systemic change. Yet, according to the WHO, 1 in 2 people will face a mental health challenge in their lifetime. How do we design spaces where care and innovation aren’t mutually exclusive, but complementary?

This , we’re diving into conversations about resilience, care, and how to sustain ourselves and our communities in complex times.

Upcoming Sessions
🔹May 21 & 28 | Being Human While Everything Is on Fire: A safe space for social entrepreneurs to explore the personal and collective challenges of working through uncertainty, pressure, and change.
🔹May 22 | The Human Session: An intentional pause to slow down, breathe, and simply be human.
🔹June 2 | Change Hub: From Insight to Action: A space to turn reflection into practice, translating ideas into meaningful, real-world change.

Register here for our: https://f.mtr.cool/fehtzqqwnk
Read our blog on mental health and learn more about our resources: https://f.mtr.cool/euaapnpmse

13/05/2026

For months, we've sat with the same thoughts: social innovators are proving that change is possible, yet outdated financing structures often constrain rather than enable their impact. Which raises an important question: are funding models keeping pace with the urgency and complexity of the challenges we face?

Because we believe the world isn't short of solutions, but short of alignment, we created the Ecosystem Funders Council (EFC), a space where forward-thinking philanthropic partners and social innovators come together to rethink how funding can better enable systemic change.

It's not another traditional donor network; it is a participatory platform to strengthen the infrastructure that allows ecosystems to collaborate, influence systems, and scale solutions globally.

If you're a philanthropist, social innovator, or strategic ally committed to reimagining funding for real impact, we invite you to join the conversation: how do we transform financing so it truly enables the change the world urgently needs?

Join the EFC and help shape the answer: [email protected]

11/05/2026

Working with Vrutti and Livelihood Impact Partners, we discovered that traditional surveys often feel extractive, leaving families with “scores” they can’t meaningfully use. By transforming the survey into a Household Resilience Journal, we shifted the focus from merely collecting data to fostering personal reflection. As a result, household intent to act on resilience goals surged from 5% to nearly 60%.

This experience reveals the power of redesigning data collection systems as tools for learning and behavior change. To truly drive systems change, we must move beyond designing for people and start designing with them.
Thanks to Vaidehi Patil and Shraddha Rawat for the authoring support.

Read the full article here: https://f.mtr.cool/fhchlfiuus

Would you like to have your article published? Get in touch with Mehr-un-Nisa Usman.

06/05/2026

Africa’s young changemakers have boundless innovation, knowledge, and passion. What they often lack is access to mentors, trusted networks, and systems thinking that can help scale their impact. Too many are still building in isolation.

That’s why we created the InterGen Bridge Initiative (Buddy System – Youth Edition), pairing high-potential social entrepreneurs under 35 with experienced changemakers to accelerate progress toward funding, growth, and credibility.

Catalyst Now exists to support the people and organizations already driving change, acting as an alignment layer and operating system that brings together ideas, capital, policy, and leadership so they can work in harmony rather than in isolation.

A special thank you to the mentees, mentors, and all our collaborators for their dedication to this program.

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05/05/2026

May brings new opportunities to reflect and recharge.

As we enter Mental Health Awareness Month, it's time to reflect on the well-being and the resilience of our communities.

Join us online for a series of impactful events designed to foster the resilience and well-being needed to drive global change.

Upcoming Events:

🔹May 5 | AI for Human Potential - May Change Hub Session: An interactive session where we explore how AI can help uncover hidden talents and turn them into real impact
🔹May 5 | New School, Communities, and Adult Support: A learning series that explores unconventional methods of learning
🔹May 7, 12,14 &22 | Discovery Session APAC: Explore how we work, and connect with social innovators across the APAC region.
🔹May 14 | Change Hub: Emotional Resilience - Finding Peace in the Midst of Crisis (A seminar in French)
🔹May 14 | Change Hub: Emotional Resilience – Practical Application and Peer Exchange (French)
🔹May 21 | Being Human While Everything Is on Fire: A Safe Space for Social Entrepreneurs: A webinar where we'll explore our personal and collective challenges
🔹May 27 | General Assembly of Catalyst Now (members only)
🔹May 29 | The Human session: An intentional pause, a moment to slow down, breathe, and simply be human.

Explore all events and sign up now: https://f.mtr.cool/yshpnxgfug

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