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.
Empower
Struggling with addiction, living in a shelter, unemployed and having lost custody of her daughter, Toya was hired by the Empowerment Plan as part of their unique program to find sustainable solutions to homelessness. Today, she has a degree, a solid job and has rebuilt a strong relationship with her daughter.
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127
Entrepreneurs 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
Reimagine
Transcend is dedicated to accelerating breakthrough innovation in school model design to cultivate students who will thrive in and transform the 21st century.
News
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Missing: Criminal Justice DataWhy don’t we have better criminal justice data? Because justice in this country is primarily local. The United States has over 3,000 counties, and each…Mar 2018 -
A Matter of JusticeIn May of 2014, Gina Clayton founded Essie Justice Group, a network of women with incarcerated loved ones—about 30 percent of them are also formerly…Mar 2018 -
How Biometrics is Giving Identities to 'Invisible Citizens'(CNN) – Around the globe an estimated 1.1 billion people are unable to prove their identity. They have no official ID — no passport, no…Feb 2018 -
Podcast: How DRK Rewards Risk-Takers Tackling Big IssuesDRK’s CEO, Jim Bildner, joins The Business of Giving to discuss our distinctive approach to funding social entrepreneurs’ projects, both nonprofit and for-profit. With the…Nov 2017 -
New Heights: A Backpackers Guide to Conservation ScienceGregg Treinish spent his early twenties doing things like hiking the Appalachian Trail and leading groups of teenagers through Southern Utah’s Escalante Wilderness. Later, he…Nov 2017 -
New York Borrows a Health Care Idea From AfricaManmeet Kaur, the social entrepreneur who founded City Health Works four years ago, spent several years doing economic development and HIV prevention work in the…Oct 2017 -
Sandra Day O'Connor: Why It's So Important for Women to VoteSandra Day O’Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice, says if American women want to wield political power, they must show up to the polls…Oct 2017 -
Ballmer Group Pledges $60 Million to StriveTogetherStriveTogether, a national nonprofit working to improve the lives of children and youth from kindergarten through college and beyond, has announced a pledge of up…Oct 2017 -
ROX Presents: The Girls' IndexThe Girls’ Index is the first-ever, large-scale national survey designed to develop a deeper understanding of the thoughts, experiences, perceptions, beliefs, behaviors and attitudes of…Oct 2017 -
Scaling Solutions Toward Shifting SystemsIn this new report, produced by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors in collaboration with the Skoll, Porticus, Ford and Draper Richards Kaplan Foundations, we examine how funders…Sep 2017
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RT @HBSSEI: New Impact Insights blog post! Christy Chin (@HBSAlumni 1998) and Elizabeth Washburn (@HBSAlumni 2014) share how @DRKFoundation…
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RT @miriamkinvolved: Nice mention of @Kinvolved team! Women founders and co-founders in edtech are not only well represented but also chang…
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.@piyushtewari, founder of grantee @savelifeindi, will be a featured speaker at @HarvardGH symposium on road safety… https://t.co/o0tdLgq8tZ
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NEW blog w/ @HBSSEI: Our own @ChristyChin & Elizabeth Washburn reflect on DRK’s approach to finding + funding excep… https://t.co/df8PTraEWU
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Congrats to the @ObamaFoundation inaugural class of #ObamaFellows including @sashadfisher, founder of grantee… https://t.co/gsTUFA4YDC
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RT @SkollFoundation: 2018 Skoll Awardee Barbara Pierce Bush from @ghcorps has successfully connected strong leadership with progress in #gl…
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VIDEO: Grantee @Kiva is connecting people through lending to alleviate poverty and creating a world where all peopl… https://t.co/I9T7M4BnBF
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So proud that grantees @myAgroFarms & @ghcorps will receive the prestigious Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship… https://t.co/LTP4TRHQhS
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"When we have all the data, we can begin to address aspects of the criminal justice system that might well merit re… https://t.co/WGa6STb8XL
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RT @ChristyChin: Great example of how to build grantee-funder partnerships that are healthier for both parties and achieve greater impact f…
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RT @AccountCounsel: AC's Siddharth Akali interviewed on tv in #Nepal with a great overview of our work supporting the advocacy for rights o…
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Grantee @Seed_Global partnering with universities to merge critical health care training with scale: https://t.co/wFnnJbWZhr
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Another win for grantee @premal and @Kiva, which is a win for those "on the outside". https://t.co/MFhAC3wowJ
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Glad to see grantee @abbyfalik of @GlobalCitizenYr included in this group of women leaders, and also glad for the r… https://t.co/lG3xFIYsrl
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RT @LavaMae: We are still humbled by the support we've received from Doniece Sandoval's TEDx talk. If you still haven't see her moving talk…
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RT @MforJ: Transparency! #Vermont Attorney General's Office launches a new public records site. https://t.co/kKQN4avjpa @vermontbiz @VTAtto…
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RT @MusoHealth: “When Muso began its study in 2008, 1 in 7 children died before they turned 5 years old. Seven years later, the death rate…
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RT @LandedHomes: Landed co-founder @alexlofton was interviewed for the latest episode of the Millennial Money podcast with @ShannahGame. Ta…