About Us

Our Mission

Tackling pressing problems at the root

Dalberg Catalyst is a global nonprofit organization whose mission is to co-create and accelerate systems solutions to some of the world's most pressing problems.

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We are

Co-Creating Visionary
Initiatives

What do we do?

Systems-level change, not incremental solutions

Dalberg Catalyst took shape out of recognition that meaningful progress on the world's most pressing challenges requires systems-level change rather than incremental solutions. Alongside partners who share our urgency and vision, we design and implement ambitious solutions that address the root cause of global problems and embrace their interrelated nature. Behind all of our initiatives is our desire to advance human and planetary health, freedom and dignity, and just and safe economies.

How do we work?

We work with partners who share our urgency and vision. Together, we design and implement systems solutions that address the interrelated nature of global problems, as well as their root causes.

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Recent highlights

Collectively Owned Strategies

Dalberg Catalyst’s Jordan Fabyanske and Sonila Cook, with Board member Mariah Levin, share their perspectives in the current issue of Stanford Social Innovation Review. They argue that funder-owned strategies often reinforce donor-grantee power imbalances and focus on short-term measurable gains, thereby limiting philanthropic impact. Global and systemic challenges can be addressed more effectively with strategies that are collectively owned.

Illustration by Juan Bernabeu

Our Progress Report 2020-2023

With 4 years under Catalyst’s belt, we are delighted to share a lookback report describing what we’ve been up to, as well as our approach and aspirations. We hope it offers a glimpse into what we’ve been able to tangibly achieve with our fantastic partners over the last few years. We share this report in the hope of inviting other initiatives, entrepreneurs, and organisations to reach out, so our combined efforts can be more than the sum of their parts. If you would like to learn more, please reach out through the "Contact Us" page.

Background image: NASA, Great Exuma Island, The Bahamas.

This photo features prominent tidal channels breaking through small island cays in the Bahamas. Small tidal changes on the banks cause great quantities of water to flow daily through the narrow channels between the cays, first in one direction and then the other. The darker blue sections are the deepest parts of the channels, where the water flow has cut through the rock ridge.

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