The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation was founded on a belief in the power of innovation and the conviction that with bold support, passionate individuals with great ideas can change the world.
Impact
2017 was a remarkable year for the Foundation—by the numbers as well as by the sheer impact of our portfolio on people’s lives. Learn more in our 2017 Annual Report, “The Urgency of Now.”
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151
Social enterprises have joined the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation portfolio
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$110M
Of support will be deployed by 2021 to over 185 organizations
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40,000+
Volunteers engaged by DRK Portfolio in all 50 states in the US and across the world
Catalytic
Becca Heller, Executive Director and Co-founder of grantee International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP), receives MacArthur ‘Genius’ Fellowship.
News
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Nancy Lublin Wins 2019 Skoll Award for Social EntrepreneurshipWith suicide claiming nearly 50,000 lives in the U.S. alone every year — more than twice the toll of homicide — Crisis Text Line saw…Apr 2019 -
Meet The Social Entrepreneur Who Discovered A Problem Hiding In Plain SightThere are lots of people who want to change the world—people who wish to use their time and talent to “do good.” But there’s no…Mar 2019 -
How to Revive Struggling Local News RoomsCNN talks with Report for America co-founders Charles Sennott and Steven Waldman about their mission to strengthen local community newsrooms. Watch the full video here.Mar 2019 -
The Hunt for the Fish Pirates Who Exploit the SeaBBC Future covers the efforts of OceanMind and others to track and capture the notorious illegal fishing vessel STS-50. Read the full article here.Feb 2019 -
Lessons for Charity Leaders From EducationSuperHighwayEvan Marwell, founder and CEO of EducationSuperHighway, a nonprofit formed to bring broadband internet to every public school in America by 2020, has some advice…Feb 2019 -
TEDx: Mariana Costa Checa of LaboratoriaCo-founder and CEO of grantee Laboratoria, Mariana Costa Checa is changing the face of tech in Latin America. She has taught coding to hundreds of women…Jan 2019 -
Becca Heller Receives MacArthur 'Genius' FellowshipWe are thrilled to share that Becca Heller, Executive Director and Co-founder of the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP), was named a recipient of this year’s prestigious MacArthur…Oct 2018 -
MaTontine's innovative digital solution will help to make small-scale savings workA new project that aims to reach 50,000 Senegalese women with financial services, powered by grantee MaTontine, was just launched. The project aims to conduct all the…Sep 2018 -
The nexus between illegal fishing and fisheries subsidiesIf you read the most recent update to FAO’s Status of World Fisheries & Aquaculture (and if you’re reading this, you probably did), you know…Sep 2018 -
Charles Bronfman Prize Names Amy Bach, Founder of Measures for Justice, as 2018 RecipientThe Charles Bronfman Prize announced its 2018 recipient: Amy Bach, Founder, Executive Director and President of Measures for Justice (MFJ), the first organization to publicly…Sep 2018
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Grantee @worldreaders added 3 million new users in 2018, bringing the total number of readers they have reached to… https://t.co/feMF24ceuz
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Great listen: @AlexieSeller, founder of grantee @PollinateEnergy, joins the @FindingImpact podcast to discuss Polli… https://t.co/UInIYp0ukw
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DRK welcomes to the portfolio @boxpowersystems, an org tackling the challenge of >1 billion people's lack of access… https://t.co/Z0WLGMi9RL
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Congratulations to grantee @macroeyeshealth on being selected as 1 of 8 @UNICEFinnovate Fund's champion teams! This… https://t.co/FN2Z2eSn9l
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Leveraging innovation and technology, grantee @barefootlawUG aims to make access to legal information & support ava… https://t.co/CLYTNewnb5
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Grantee @foster_america is hiring! Check out these exciting opportunities & work with an organization improving out… https://t.co/70QEr2jOrF
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.@dnbornstein, founder of grantee @soljourno & @nytimes journalist, says "you’ve got to expose problems, but you’ve… https://t.co/tSXmki7w8B
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Winner of the @WorldBank Mission Billion Challenge + founder of grantee @Simprints, @TobyLNorman shares how his org… https://t.co/bbDWdaMQcE
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RT @center4goodfood: “If you have data, you have power. The Good Food Purchasing Program gives you data so you can drive change.” - Nathali…
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“Privacy is incredibly important, not just for the developed world, but for everyone, everywhere," - @TobyLNorman,… https://t.co/jk4aMIU5IC
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Grantee @CrisisTextLine has partnered with the @RoyalFamily and @headstogether to launch @giveusashout, a 24/7 ment… https://t.co/NecJoUPYak
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Using AI + satellite imagery, grantee @wattTime will begin tracking the air pollution coming from every power plant… https://t.co/nFxwLZxfdn
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DRK Managing Director, Nathalie Kylander, joined the 2019 @ObamaFoundation Fellows Reception last night to celebrat… https://t.co/nzUJm0CVBb
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RT @SmartOnCrimeUS: Mark your calendars! For September 24 & 25 for this year's Smart On Crime Innovations Conference at @JohnJayCollege Y…
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DRK welcomes @AIYNetwork to the portfolio! AIYN is a collaborative of community arts groups using arts education to… https://t.co/RgPmogLVnm
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Of the 20 transformational innovators selected to the 2019 class of @ObamaFoundation Fellows, 3 are DRK entrepreneu… https://t.co/xnzyMdVD7j
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Grantee @MforJ and @StanfordLaw's recently released report characterizes the data gap in California and the risks a… https://t.co/uI95Gy0vwE
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Grantee @AccountCounsel supports communities harmed by international finance to defend their human rights & environ… https://t.co/ffzBxXAtC1
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Check out how grantee @CommonMkt's network of local farmers, staff, and partners worked together to support over 70… https://t.co/Iup3mkZVgX
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Proud of the work grantee @refugeeassist has done mobilizing its network of law students, lawyers, & local resource… https://t.co/TJCXCZnmyP