--- title: Reflecting With Gratitude description: Before we launch into a new year of innovations, we want to honor our 2020 cohort of changemakers. Our Impact Report highlights impressive statistics from our 2020 Global Finalists including 65% female founders behind 43 ventures with over 600 judging hours plus 100 mentoring hours devoted to students in the 2020 Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge. image: https://krocstories.sandiego.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/0ce310d7-96ca-4d48-9f57-d4d50578d1f7.jpg --- [Skip Navigation](https://krocstories.sandiego.edu/peace/the-innovating-peace-blog/reflecting-with-gratitude#main) [![University of San Diego](https://krocstories.sandiego.edu/hubfs/KROC/%5BKROC%5D%20Branding%20Assets/logo-usd.png)](https://www.sandiego.edu/) [Joan B. 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Our [Impact Report](https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5mipz0m9wn14svl/AABAOXGx9AAizxQl-umP3B8Ca?dl=0&preview=FOWLER+INFOGRAPHIC-11.png) highlights impressive statistics from our 2020 Global Finalists including 65% female founders behind 43 ventures with over 600 judging hours plus 100 mentoring hours devoted to students in the 2020 Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge. ![](https://krocstories.sandiego.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/0ce310d7-96ca-4d48-9f57-d4d50578d1f7.jpg?width=600&height=3089&name=0ce310d7-96ca-4d48-9f57-d4d50578d1f7.jpg) In 2020 both teams from USD made it to the top 16 Global Finalists teams and received seed funding. Masters of Social Innovation candidate, Brittany Kirk, and her venture Sunlight U, check out her feature in [SD Voyager](http://sdvoyager.com/interview/life-work-brittany-catton-kirk/)! *Interested in learning more about the Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge Finals and the Center of Peace and Commerce? 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