Impact
Around the globe, DRK’s portfolio organizations are creating innovative ways to respond rapidly to the COVID-19 crisis and help the world’s most vulnerable. At a moment like this, we are inspired by the remarkable adaptability of our portfolio organizations.
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.
Spark
Over the last eight years, Food for Education has provided high quality, nutritious meals to students in Kenyan public primary schools to improve their nutrition and education outcomes. For her dedicated, innovative work, founder Wawira Njiru is named a 2020 Ford Global Fellow.
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175
Organizations 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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150M+
Lives to date have been collectively impacted by DRK portfolio organizations
Catalytic
For One Acre Fund’s bold plan to end global extreme poverty through African farmers and for SIRUM’s bold plan to make life-saving prescriptions affordable for all Americans, these two DRK portfolio organizations have won the 2020 Audacious Project.
News
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TED2020: What if Lifesaving Prescriptions Were Available for All?As prescription drug costs skyrocket in the US, thousands of people are forced to forgo lifesaving medications — all while manufacturers and health care facilities…Sep 2020 -
Biometric Tracking Can Ensure Billions Have Immunity Against Covid-19When the Covid-19 vaccine is released, the world will embark on one of the most challenging public health delivery campaigns ever attempted. Nowhere will this…Aug 2020 -
Hospitals Want to Reduce Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in HealthThe COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic crisis have shed light on the enormous disparities in health and social well-being in this country, particularly those…Aug 2020 -
How Artisans Offer Lessons for Us to Reshape the Post-Covid EconomyThe onset of COVID-19 prompted billions of workers to shift their work life to their home offices for the first time, introducing a new working…Aug 2020 -
Lonely Girls: How the Pandemic Has Deepened the Isolation of AdolescentsWe know that the world was complicated for girls before COVID-19. Because all of their work is powered by data, ROX recently deployed a national…Jul 2020 -
In Stockton, a Powerful Program to Prevent ViolenceWith the pandemic, and then the eruption of protests in response to the killing of George Floyd, the work of Advance Peace to end gun…Jul 2020 -
Without Water in the United StatesWhile health officials warned the nation to wash our hands frequently, in the Navajo Nation that basic protection is a luxury. In more than a…Jul 2020 -
This Al Gore-Supported Project Uses AI to Track the World’s Emissions in Near Real TimePortfolio organization WattTime announced its partnership with former United States Vice President Al Gore and a coalition of environmental groups (including OceanMind) to develop a…Jul 2020 -
One Acre Fund and SIRUM Win 2020 Audacious ProjectHoused at TED, The Audacious Project is a collaborative funding initiative that is unlocking social impact on a grand scale. Every year we select and…Jun 2020 -
What Employers Can Do: How A New Savings Plan Can Rescue Low Wage WorkersAmerican workers were on a tightrope before the Covid pandemic, many surviving by the month, working full time—maybe more than one job, yet unable to…Jun 2020
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Cooperatives like @DriversSeatCoop are a powerful alternative to the gig economy model - building value together wi… https://t.co/wouZHIbTVl
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Watch grantee @sirum talk about making life-saving medications affordable & accessible to everyone… https://t.co/vr7dATG3LV
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"Universal access to legal help is simple: Anyone with a real legal need who cannot afford an attorney will get one… https://t.co/lgB7LBZP2j
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We are excited to share that grantee @ReachoutToPhool, the pioneer of flowercycling technology, has raised $1.4M in… https://t.co/XnZdUw9sTp
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"As we navigate how to move forward during this #pandemic, the #artisan community worldwide has some valuable lesso… https://t.co/OML1vFq592
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"While we collectively work toward transformative change, our contribution is to fight hand-in-hand with those curr… https://t.co/YWuQEV5NxG
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"Biometric digital identity is a powerful way to ensure vaccines reach the most vulnerable populations, but only if… https://t.co/bCPYAl5cm8
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Grantee @InfluenceMap empowers investors, media and NGOs with data-driven and clearly communicated analysis on crit… https://t.co/7VLo8gpbA4
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RT @nickoceanmind: Learn how @OceanMindGlobal is adapting it's #AI from detecting illegal fishing to tracking the #GreenHouse #emissions f…
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A great feature on the work of grantee Detroit Life is Valuable Everyday (DLIVE) and how hospitals are working to r… https://t.co/NGSMdYzyRS
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Mark your calendars! On Aug 15 join The/Nudge Forum global edition presented in partnership w @RockefellerFdn &… https://t.co/IGm4PTsQ5F
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"While health officials warned the nation to wash our hands frequently, in the Navajo Nation that basic protection… https://t.co/Molui1NH83
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Great @BeingAGirlROX feature in @WSJ on why girls need skills and support now more than ever. Because of the impact… https://t.co/UflNSQjc7H
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RT @DeVoneBoggan: In Stockton, a Powerful Program to Prevent Violence - The New York Times https://t.co/HCINtuSYPt
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Join us on 7/22 from 5-6pm PT for a virtual conversation w Adrian Tirtanadi, founder of award-winning npo… https://t.co/cdFmraM2A9
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.@wattTime partners w/ former US VP @algore and a coalition of environmental groups including @OceanMindGlobal to d… https://t.co/UfmN3eT8M9
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RT @CASTSF: Belonging in Oakland: A Just City Fund will fund Oakland cultural practitioners of color to radically imagine a racially just c…
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RT @amprog: Smaller. Smarter. More equitable. More just. Join @CAPonCJ, @JohnJayCollege, @DRKFoundation and 20+ organizations to learn mor…
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RT @TheAudaciousPrj: For big problems, we need big solutions. Today, we’re announcing five new bold ideas for global change as part of the…
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RT @GetOnward: We are honored to be an @Ashoka fellow and to have our story featured in @Forbes! We believe there is no better time than no…