Know a Courageous Leader Taking On a Critical Issue? Nominate Them for the McNulty Prize & Catalyst Fund

<div class="header alignfull header--cover-flat header--min-height-half has-background has-primary-wash-background-color"> <div class="header__layout"> <div class="header__content"> <h1 class="header__title has-h3-variant">Archives</h1> </div> </div> <figure class="header__media" role="presentation"> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7b3cd734 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained" style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-left:0"> <div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1500" height="843" style="object-position: 50% 50%" src="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/RAAF_plenary_02_mcnulty_7.22.26.3302-1500x843.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-321116 size-full"/></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <p class="alignwide wp-block-paragraph" style="padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)"><strong>The</strong> <a href="https://mcnultyfound.org/"><strong>McNulty Foundation</strong></a> <strong>is seeking individuals who are fearlessly pursuing solutions</strong> through their organizations<strong>, and showing a commitment to act despite the difficulties in their way.</strong> These are the kind of transformational leaders the world needs, and that the McNulty Prize &amp; Catalyst Fund honors. <strong>Does this sound like you, or someone you know in the <strong>Aspen Institute ecosystem</strong>?</strong></p> <p style="padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)" class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Nominations for the McNulty Prize and Catalyst Fund are open now through October 16.</strong></p> <div class="wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-93eda86e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex" style="padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)"> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://forms.gle/98z27ciUwYqxkhqr5"><strong>SUBMIT A NOMINATION</strong><span class="wp-block-button__effect"></span></a></div> </div> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://forms.gle/gjNPG9D7pNFLVVqx6"><strong>EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST</strong><span class="wp-block-button__effect"></span></a></div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-primary-wash-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained" style="padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);background-image:var(--wp--preset--gradient--purple-diagonal);"> <h4 class="wp-block-heading alignwide" id="h-two-paths-of-support-different-stages-of-impact" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)">Two Paths of Support, Different Stages of Impact</h4> <p class="alignwide wp-block-paragraph">The Foundation supports the work of <strong>Fellows and leaders from the Aspen Institute network</strong> at different points in their journey:</p> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-a59044aa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-cover alignfull has-background has-primary-dark-background-color"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1069" height="750" style="object-position: 50% 50%" class="wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-321104 size-full" alt="" src="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Red-Background.png" data-object-fit="cover" srcset="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Red-Background.png 1069w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Red-Background-800x561.png 800w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Red-Background-768x539.png 768w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Red-Background-962x675.png 962w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Red-Background-964x676.png 964w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Red-Background-300x210.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1069px) 100vw, 1069px" /><span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-cover__background has-primary-dark-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim"></span><div class="wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained"> <p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph">The<mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:var( --wdg-color-accent )" class="has-inline-color"> <a href="https://mcnultyfound.org/the-prize"><strong>John P. McNulty Prize</strong></a></mark><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-tonal-black-color"> </mark>recognizes breakthrough leadership and bold impact at the established mid-stage, awarding three Winners $150,000 each annually, plus the equivalent of $200,000 in media and communications, coaching and strategic advising, and convening support, in honor of their moral courage, vision, and track record of lasting impact.<br></p> </div></div> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-cover alignfull has-background has-primary-dark-background-color"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1069" height="750" style="object-position: 50% 50%" class="wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-321104 size-full" alt="" src="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Red-Background.png" data-object-fit="cover" srcset="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Red-Background.png 1069w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Red-Background-800x561.png 800w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Red-Background-768x539.png 768w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Red-Background-962x675.png 962w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Red-Background-964x676.png 964w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Red-Background-300x210.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1069px) 100vw, 1069px" /><span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-cover__background has-primary-dark-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim"></span><div class="wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained"> <p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph">The <a href="https://mcnultyfound.org/catalyst-fund"><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-white-color">Catalyst Fund</mark></strong></a> supports early-stage ventures at a critical juncture, awarding $15,000-$30,000 annually to five to seven organizations, along with non-monetary support to help them grow, and celebrates leadership that addresses the root causes of pressing social challenges.</p> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="stacked-card-slider alignwide"> <div class="stacked-card-slider__layout"> <div class="stacked-card-slider__content"> <div class="stacked-card-slider__text"> <h4 id="h-behind-the-impact-fellow-spotlights" class="wp-block-heading">Behind the Impact: Fellow Spotlights</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Get inspired by the stories of McNulty Prize winners and Catalyst Fund recipients who are putting values-driven leadership into action.</p> </div> <div class="stacked-card-slider__text"> <h4 id="h-a-mother-s-mission-to-end-malnutrition-navyn-salem-s-global-impact" class="wp-block-heading">A Mother’s Mission to End Malnutrition: Navyn Salem’s Global Impact</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Navyn Salem, a 2022 McNulty Prize winner and Henry Crown Fellow, has spent nearly two decades fighting malnutrition, a crisis that kills more children than AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. A visit to her father&#8217;s homeland of Tanzania, where she saw children her own daughters&#8217; age dying from a preventable cause, launched her path from concerned parent to social entrepreneur. In 2007 she opened a factory there to produce Plumpy&#8217;Nut, a therapeutic food for severe acute malnutrition, and in 2009 she founded Edesia, a U.S. non-profit whose Rhode Island factory makes fortified, peanut-based products like Plumpy&#8217;Nut and Nutributter for humanitarian agencies working in emergency and conflict zones. Since 2010, Edesia has reached more than 28 million children in 65 countries, including Sudan, Venezuela, Gaza, and Guatemala.</p> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-button is-style-plain-text"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/a-mothers-mission-to-end-malnutrition-navyn-salems-global-impact/"><span>READ MORE<span class="wp-block-button__effect"></span></span><svg class="svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-arrow-right" role="img" focusable="false" height="24" width="24"><use xlink:href="#svg-assets-svg-icon-arrow-right"/></svg></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="stacked-card-slider__text"> <h4 id="h-" class="wp-block-heading">Navigating Uncertainty from a Frontline Physician</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Benson Hsu, a 2023 Catalyst Fund recipient and Health Innovators Fellow, is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine and a pediatric critical care physician at Avera Health. Drawing on his own experiences, he founded Aequitas Health to cultivate a new generation of physician leaders committed to equity. Structured like an honor society, it recognizes students who complete health equity projects addressing disparities in their local communities and publish their work in the <em>Aequitas Health Journal</em>. Since its creation, the organization has grown rapidly, with students leading advocacy discussions, serving on Native American reservations, and publishing on topics such as physician resilience and suicide, reproductive health, patient trust, and community medical literacy.</p> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-button is-style-plain-text"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/lessons-in-navigating-uncertainty-from-a-frontline-physician/"><span>READ MORE<span class="wp-block-button__effect"></span></span><svg class="svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-arrow-right" role="img" focusable="false" height="24" width="24"><use xlink:href="#svg-assets-svg-icon-arrow-right"/></svg></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="stacked-card-slider__text"> <h4 id="h-leading-with-grit-guided-by-nature" class="wp-block-heading">Leading with Grit, Guided by Nature</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Dr. Krithi Karanth, a 2025 McNulty Prize Winner and Kamalnayan Bajaj Fellow, has spent more than two decades protecting India&#8217;s wildlife and the people who live alongside it. Through the Centre for Wildlife Studies (CWS), she works to rewild landscapes while empowering local communities as guardians of biodiversity, transforming human-wildlife relationships across 7,500 villages in India. The CWS approach is now inspiring similar efforts across Asia and Africa, showing that conservation can also serve as a framework for education, health, and economic resilience.</p> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-button is-style-plain-text"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/leading-with-grit-guided-by-nature/"><span>READ MORE<span class="wp-block-button__effect"></span></span><svg class="svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-arrow-right" role="img" focusable="false" height="24" width="24"><use xlink:href="#svg-assets-svg-icon-arrow-right"/></svg></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="stacked-card-slider__text"> <h4 id="h-weaving-communities-of-changemakers" class="wp-block-heading">Weaving Communities of Changemakers</h4> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Renata Soto, a 2025 Catalyst Fund recipient and Pahara Fellow, is the Founder and President of Mosaic Changemakers, a venture dedicated to weaving a better South by connecting and uplifting leaders of color at the forefront of social and racial justice. Her work centers on embracing the South&#8217;s demographic transformation, deepening understanding of who calls it home, and building a future grounded in collaboration, solidarity, and belonging. Soto brings nearly three decades of experience in the region and a lifelong belief in the power of speaking up and rallying people toward change, shaped by her upbringing in Costa Rica among activists, poets, and educators.</p> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-button is-style-plain-text"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/weaving-communities-of-changemakers/"><span>READ MORE<span class="wp-block-button__effect"></span></span><svg class="svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-arrow-right" role="img" focusable="false" height="24" width="24"><use xlink:href="#svg-assets-svg-icon-arrow-right"/></svg></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="stacked-card-slider__nav"> <button type="button" class="stacked-card-slider__prev swiper-button swiper-button-prev"> <svg class="svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-arrow-left" role="img" focusable="false" height="0" width="0"><use xlink:href="#svg-assets-svg-icon-arrow-left"/></svg> </button> <button type="button" class="stacked-card-slider__next swiper-button swiper-button-next"> <svg class="svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-arrow-right" role="img" focusable="false" height="0" width="0"><use xlink:href="#svg-assets-svg-icon-arrow-right"/></svg> </button> </div> </div> <div class="stacked-card-slider__cards"> <div class="stacked-card-slider__swiper swiper"> <div class="stacked-card-slider__swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper"> <figure class="stacked-card-slider__swiper-slide swiper-slide"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1080" height="1350" src="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2027-McNulty-Prize-Catalyst-Fund-Nominations-Open-1.png" class="stacked-card-slider__media" alt="" style="object-position:50% 50%" /> </figure> <figure class="stacked-card-slider__swiper-slide swiper-slide"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1080" height="1350" src="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Navyn-Salem.png" class="stacked-card-slider__media" alt="" style="object-position:48% 34%" /> </figure> <figure class="stacked-card-slider__swiper-slide swiper-slide"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1080" height="1350" src="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Benson-Hsu.png" class="stacked-card-slider__media" alt="" style="object-position:50% 50%" /> </figure> <figure class="stacked-card-slider__swiper-slide swiper-slide"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1080" height="1350" src="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Krithi-Karanth.png" class="stacked-card-slider__media" alt="" style="object-position:50% 50%" /> </figure> <figure class="stacked-card-slider__swiper-slide swiper-slide"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1080" height="1350" src="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Renata-Soto.png" class="stacked-card-slider__media" alt="" style="object-position:50% 50%" /> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> <h4 class="wp-block-heading alignwide" id="h-how-to-get-involved">How to Get Involved</h4> <p class="alignwide wp-block-paragraph">Greatness rarely announces itself. Often it takes someone else to say, &#8220;I see what you&#8217;re doing, and it matters.&#8221; Someone in your world needs to hear it. Nominate them, or if it sounds like you, tell us your own story.&nbsp;<br><br><strong>Nominations and expressions of interest are open until October 16,</strong> with select candidates invited to engage further with the McNulty Foundation in November. <em>Please note that not all submissions will receive a response.</em></p> </div> <div class="wp-block-group is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c2cb24a1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex" style="padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)"> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://forms.gle/98z27ciUwYqxkhqr5"><strong>NOMINATE A LEADER</strong><span class="wp-block-button__effect"></span></a></div> </div> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://forms.gle/gjNPG9D7pNFLVVqx6"><strong>EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST</strong><span class="wp-block-button__effect"></span></a></div> </div> </div> <h4 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id="h-want-to-learn-more-first">Want to learn more first?</h4> <p class="has-text-align-center alignwide has-h6-variant wp-block-paragraph"> <em>Explore these resources</em></p> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> <div class="wp-block-cover" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xsmall);min-height:150px;aspect-ratio:unset;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1069" height="450" style="object-position: 50% 50%" class="wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-321109 size-full" alt="" src="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Red-Background-edited.png" data-object-fit="cover" srcset="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Red-Background-edited.png 1069w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Red-Background-edited-800x337.png 800w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Red-Background-edited-768x323.png 768w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Red-Background-edited-1024x431.png 1024w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Red-Background-edited-300x126.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1069px) 100vw, 1069px" /><span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-80 has-background-dim" style="background-color:#dd2e2d"></span><div class="wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-cdcda9e6 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained"> <div class="wp-block-columns wp-block-columns--gap-0 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b718646f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-382c4a29 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-00f60e24 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-button is-style-default-link"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button"><span><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-white-color">McNulty Prize Application Guidelines</mark></span><svg class="svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-chevron-right" role="img" focusable="false" height="24" width="24"><use xlink:href="#svg-assets-svg-icon-chevron-right"/></svg></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-00f60e24 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-button is-style-default-link"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://mcnultyfound.org/files/Catalyst-Fund-Application-Guidelines.pdf"><span><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-white-color">Catalyst Fund Overview &amp; Guidelines</mark></span><svg class="svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-chevron-right" role="img" focusable="false" height="24" width="24"><use xlink:href="#svg-assets-svg-icon-chevron-right"/></svg></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-a59044aa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-00f60e24 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-button is-style-default-link"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button"><span><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-white-color">McNulty Prize Overview</mark></span><svg class="svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-chevron-right" role="img" focusable="false" height="24" width="24"><use xlink:href="#svg-assets-svg-icon-chevron-right"/></svg></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-00f60e24 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-button is-style-default-link"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://mcnultyfound.org/files/McNulty-Prize-Cheat-Sheet.pdf"><span><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-white-color">Cheat Sheet: McNulty Prize</mark></span><svg class="svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-chevron-right" role="img" focusable="false" height="24" width="24"><use xlink:href="#svg-assets-svg-icon-chevron-right"/></svg></a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow" style="margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)"><form class="advanced-query advanced-query--top alignwide" data-uuid="06946621-f3dd-4df3-b8cb-d4c89a6f111d"> <div class="advanced-query__layout"> <div class="advanced-query__results advanced-query__results--grid advanced-query__results--3c"> <div class="advanced-query__intro"> <h4 id="h-the-stories-behind-the-leadership" class="wp-block-heading">The Stories Behind the Leadership</h4> <p class="has-small-variant wp-block-paragraph">Behind every McNulty Prize Winner and Catalyst Fund recipient is a moment that compelled them to act, and values that sustain them when the work gets hard. Explore the stories of past Winners and recipients.</p> </div> <div class="dyn-card"> <div class="dyn-card__wrap"> <div class="dyn-card__media"> <figure class="dyn-card__image"> <a class="dyn-card__image-link" href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/a-new-blueprint-for-a-resilient-food-system/" tabindex="-1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1500" height="844" src="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/McNulty-Rudy-Spotlight-Photo-1-1500x844.png" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="Tom McDougall at the 2026 Resnick Aspen Action Forum" style="object-position:49% 8%" /> </a> </figure> <div class="dyn-card__label"> <span class="has-meta-variant">Blog Posts</span> <span>Videos</span> </div> </div> <div class="dyn-card__content"> <h2 class="dyn-card__title has-h5-variant"><a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/a-new-blueprint-for-a-resilient-food-system/">A New Blueprint for a Resilient Food System</a></h2><div class="dyn-card__excerpt">2026 McNulty Prize Winner Tom McDougall is reimagining the food system. creating direct pathways from small farms to communities while strengthening local economies and expanding access to fresh food.</div><p class="dyn-card__meta dyn-card__date"><button class="favorite" data-id="290722" data-state="" title="Favorites are not currently available" disabled><span class="favorite__on">Unfavorite</span><span class="favorite__off">Favorite</span><svg class="svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-bookmark" role="img" height="15" width="11"><use xlink:href="#svg-assets-svg-icon-bookmark" /></svg></button><time>August 11, 2026</time></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="dyn-card"> <div class="dyn-card__wrap"> <div class="dyn-card__media"> <figure class="dyn-card__image"> <a class="dyn-card__image-link" href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/education-as-resistance-ukraines-underground-schools/" tabindex="-1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1500" height="844" src="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/McNulty-Ana-Spotlight-Photo-1500x844.png" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="Anna Novosad at the 2026 Resnick Aspen Action Forum" style="object-position:52% 5%" /> </a> </figure> <div class="dyn-card__label"> <span class="has-meta-variant">Blog Posts</span> <span>Videos</span> </div> </div> <div class="dyn-card__content"> <h2 class="dyn-card__title has-h5-variant"><a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/education-as-resistance-ukraines-underground-schools/">Education as Resistance: Ukraine&#8217;s Underground Schools</a></h2><div class="dyn-card__excerpt">2026 McNulty Prize Winner Anna Novosad is creating safe spaces for children to learn, connect, and belong amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.</div><p class="dyn-card__meta dyn-card__date"><button class="favorite" data-id="290714" data-state="" title="Favorites are not currently available" disabled><span class="favorite__on">Unfavorite</span><span 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href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/building-an-economy-that-works-for-everyone/">Building an Economy That Works for Everyone</a></h2><div class="dyn-card__excerpt">2026 McNulty Prize Winner Rudy Espinoza is expanding access to capital for entrepreneurs too often left out of traditional financial systems, turning local action into lasting economic opportunity.</div><p class="dyn-card__meta dyn-card__date"><button class="favorite" data-id="290707" data-state="" title="Favorites are not currently available" disabled><span class="favorite__on">Unfavorite</span><span class="favorite__off">Favorite</span><svg class="svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-bookmark" role="img" height="15" width="11"><use xlink:href="#svg-assets-svg-icon-bookmark" /></svg></button><time>August 11, 2026</time></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="dyn-card"> <div class="dyn-card__wrap"> <div class="dyn-card__media"> <figure class="dyn-card__image"> <a class="dyn-card__image-link" href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/its-just-us-stories-of-conviction-and-courage/" tabindex="-1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1500" height="844" src="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/McNulty-Winner-Panel-Photo-1500x844.png" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="McNulty Winner Panel" style="object-position:51% 56%" /> </a> </figure> <div class="dyn-card__label"> <span class="has-meta-variant">Blog Posts</span> <span>Videos</span> </div> </div> <div class="dyn-card__content"> <h2 class="dyn-card__title has-h5-variant"><a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/its-just-us-stories-of-conviction-and-courage/">It&#8217;s Just Us: Stories of Conviction and Courage</a></h2><div class="dyn-card__excerpt">2026 McNulty Prize Winners, on their courage, impact, and the pivotal moments that pushed them to act.</div><p class="dyn-card__meta dyn-card__date"><button class="favorite" data-id="290642" data-state="" title="Favorites are not 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id="h-how-the-mcnulty-foundation-catalyzes-transformative-leadership-0">How the McNulty Foundation Catalyzes Transformative Leadership</h4> <div class="text-decoration"><div class="text-decoration__layout"> <p class="alignwide wp-block-paragraph">For two decades, the McNulty Foundation has supported hundreds of Fellows and leaders across the Aspen Institute network who are addressing deeply critical global issues through their organizations. The launch of the McNulty Prize in 2007 was the starting point. Since then, the Foundation&#8217;s support has grown to include the Catalyst Fund and other opportunities at different stages of impact.</p> <p class="alignwide wp-block-paragraph">Beyond direct grantmaking, the Foundation supports leaders through their pivotal moments with scholarships, convening, community, thought leadership, visibility, and more.</p> <p class="alignwide wp-block-paragraph">To explore the moments that catalyzed this community of leaders, you can watch the Foundation&#8217;s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@mcnultyfoundation/featured">award-winning short films</a>, <a href="https://ssir.org/pivotal_moments_on_the_leadership_journey">read its series in SSIR</a>, and dive into its <a href="https://mcnultyfound.org/leadership-case-series">leadership case studies</a>.</p> <p class="alignwide wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Questions?</strong> Contact the McNulty Foundation at <a href="mailto:info@mcnultyfound.org">info@mcnultyfound.org</a>.</p> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"></div> </div></div> </div></div> </div> <p>The post <a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/know-a-courageous-leader-taking-on-a-critical-issue-nominate-them-for-the-mcnulty-prize-catalyst-fund/">Know a Courageous Leader Taking On a Critical Issue? Nominate Them for the McNulty Prize &#038; Catalyst Fund</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org">Aspen Institute</a>.</p>