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Chuck Slaughter Recipient of 2016 Skoll Awards for Social EntrepreneurshipDRK alum, Chuck Slaughter of Living Goods, was one of six recipients of the 2016 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship. As an awardee, Living Goods…Apr 2016
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NYT Op-ed Describes Upstream's Innovative Contraceptive Access InitiativeThe Governor of Delaware, Jack Markell, published an op-ed in The New York Times entitled, “What States Can Do On Birth Control”. In his article…Apr 2016
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Former U.S. Attorney Carter Stewart Joins Draper Richards Kaplan FoundationThe Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation welcomed former U.S. Attorney Carter Stewart to the foundation as a Managing Director at the beginning of April. In his…Apr 2016
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Crisis Text Line Featured on WebMD's Special Report: Teens and StressWebMD recently released a special report on how teens who are dealing with stress have been using text messaging to reach out for help when…Apr 2016
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Urban Teachers Featured in The Atlantic for Their Innovative Teacher Residency ProgramThe Urban Teachers residency program in D.C. is one of many new alternative routes to becoming a teacher that have sprung up as education schools…Apr 2016
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Raj Panjabi Chosen as One of TIME's 100 Most Influential People in 2016Congratulations to Raj Panjabi, co-founder and CEO of Last Mile Health, on being chosen as one of TIME’s 100 most influential people in 2016. Last…Apr 2016
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Lava Mae Hosts Successful First Pop-Up Care Village in San FranciscoWithin view of the mayor’s balcony at City Hall last week was a display of fast-moving, innovative, entrepreneurial work about homelessness. At the Pop-Up Care…Apr 2016
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Rob Kaplan: Investing in Texas Education is Key to Our Economic FutureIn his editorial, Rob Kaplan explains how educational attainment is trailing in Texas, especially among minority students. A recent survey of small businesses across Texas…Mar 2016
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Veronika Scott of The Empowerment Plan Featured on CNN HeroesVeronika Scott was recently featured as one of CNN’s Heroes for the work her organization, The Empowerment Plan, does to hire homeless individuals from local…Mar 2016