Built to Last: How the World’s Largest NGOs Actually Scale

​Host: The Citizens Foundation

​Many social initiatives succeed at the pilot stage but struggle to grow and sustain impact over decades. Guided by a leading academic and featuring CEOs of some of the world's largest and most enduring NGOs, this panel examines what truly enables scale — cultural and governance choices, funding models, and the organisational discipline that determine whether an organisation endures or plateaus. Drawing on real experience, the discussion surfaces practical lessons on building organizations that don't just scale — but last.

​Panelists:

​Cheryl Dorsey, CEO of Echoing Green

​Zia Abbas, CEO of The Citizens Foundation

​Geetha Murali, CEO of Room to Read

​Moderated by:

​Marya Besharov, Director of the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship and Professor of Organisations and Impact at the Said Business School

​This venue has a capacity of 50.