The Global and Regional Vision:
Global collective action is mobilised to transform key systems, culminating in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

Our Common Mission:
Keeping people and nature at the centre, co-creating a multi-stakeholder movement to transform social entrepreneurship ecosystems and unleash our collective power for global systems change.

You can view a list of Catalyst 2030 Chapters on the Catalyst 2030 website.

Visit the Catalyst 2030 Collaborations page to view our collaborations.

• Chapters allow for country/regional advocacy for specific efforts pertaining to the SDGs.
• Chapters are local versions of the global Catalyst 2030 community, taking responsibility for part of the organisation’s mission in a specific location.
• Chapters will accelerate the achievement of SDGs in collaboration with government(s) and other key stakeholders.
• They also strengthen existing ecosystems to ensure collaboration among social entrepreneurs.

Chapter Subgroups are made of members from a particular chapter, working together on current tasks required for the development of their Chapter (Local). These are different to Working Groups, which are groups of Catalyst 2030 members working on current tasks required for the development of Catalyst 2030 (Global).

• At the global scale, Chapters help to ensure a definitive commitment from 75+ countries to further the scaling and integration of social enterprise in country and regional ecosystems.
• Chapters can aid the creation of a UN special rapporteur/envoy of Secretary General for social entrepreneurs to accelerate a solutions mindset and facilitate the scaling of solutions globally.

• Chapters will create an integrated approach to the country/region’s response to SDGs.
• Chapters will adopt three to five social entrepreneurial solutions based on the country’s priorities and/or on a gap analysis to be carried out along with the country’s designated experts.
• Commit to designating a national social entrepreneurs’ representative or ambassador at the ministerial level or equivalent.
• Support social entrepreneurial solutions.

• Shift in donor mindset to ensure more money goes to systems change to accelerate the SDGs.
• Publish the report of the initial impact of the Catalyst 2030 movement to show successful outcomes of methods and solutions.
• Demonstrate having at least one or two solutions/scaling initiatives which have high public visibility and impact.

To join or create a Chapter email Susana Ramirez |  susanaspam prevention@catalyst2030.net

No, there are no membership fees. We ask you to pay ‘in kind’ rather than ‘in cash’ by working in collaboration with us towards achieving the SDGs.

Catalyst 2030 was started in July 2019 by leading social entrepreneurs from Ashoka, Echoing Green, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, Skoll Foundation and other other global networks of social entrepreneurs and social innovators. The movement was officially launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2020. A month later more than 80 co-founders held the inaugural meeting of Catalyst 2030 at the Althorp Estate in Northampton (UK) to craft a collective roadmap for the years ahead. It is currently being incubated by the One Family Foundation in Amsterdam (NL).

Catalyst 2030 is its membership – engaging and working together on progressing towards common goals.

Components:

• General Assembly is made up of all members and is the cornerstone of Catalyst 2030 – it sets its direction and celebrates successes
• Board develops the strategic plan based on agreed policy direction and drives its execution
• Chief Facilitator is the shepherd of Catalyst 2030 and is working in the background; responsible for day-to-day operations
• Local Chapters are member groups which take responsibility for part of the Catalyst 2030 mission in a country/region
• Working Groups, consisting of members, set the direction and guide (a part of) a Catalyst function (e.g. Comms)
• Impact Clusters cross-connect WGs within a core function
• Task Forces are temporary member groups which take on a specific task for Catalyst 2030 (e.g. writing a report)
• Issue-Based Groups arose from Issue-Based collaborations between Catalyst 2030 members.
• Secretariat supports the organisation

For an overview, visit the Organisation page.

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, are part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. They include 169 targets that UN Member States have agreed to work towards achieving by the year 2030. More information on the SDGs can be found here.

Social entrepreneurship is the combination of commerce with social issues. Social entrepreneurs aren’t only concerned with profits. Success is also defined by how their business improves the world. Unlike nonprofits, social entrepreneurship still earns a profit, but the focus is placed on the social or environmental change made while earning that profit.

Being a growing collective of social innovators, Catalyst 2030 will facilitate the building of meaningful partnerships across regions, sectors and causes, amongst multiple stakeholders.

Catalyst 2030 has a dual objective of both changing the ecosystem and catalysing collaborations supported by a solid movement foundation.

• Catalyse Collaboration: Improve connectivity and transparency between social entrepreneurs to achieve more partnerships and projects that accelerate progress of the SDGs.
• Change the Ecosystem: Advocate with system partners for improvement of the ecosystem and changing the wider appreciation of what social entrepreneurs can bring.
• Fuel the Movement: Engage external stakeholders to showcase achievements of the movement.
• Build and Maintain the Movement Foundation: Co-create and operate the Catalyst 2030 support infrastructure, keep the movement thriving and members focused on impact.