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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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 -
Wawira Njiru Named 2020 Ford Global Fellow“With a $50-million investment over the next 10 years, the Ford Global fellowship aims to connect and support the next generation of social justice leaders…Jun 2020 -
Millions Unemployed in the Coronavirus Pandemic Could Be Retrained to Fight ItAs COVID-19 cases escalate across the U.S., so do the desperate calls for personal protective equipment for health workers, and the pleas for ventilators they…Apr 2020 -
How One Company is Helping the Fashion World Rethink RecyclingThe Renewal Workshop is trying to disrupt the cycle that sends thousands of pounds of apparel to landfills every year. The Oregon-based company works with…Feb 2020 -
Clean Energy Trust Elects GE and ARPA-E Alumnae to Board of DirectorsClean Energy Trust provides catalytic capital and support to early-stage startups in the Mid-Continent region of the United States working on solutions for clean energy,…Feb 2020
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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…
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RT @amprog: Right now, we have the potential to accelerate the movement and make the criminal justice system smaller, smarter, more equitab…
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Founders Lab, designed by @NewStoryCharity, is a new one-month accelerator (starting July 20th) for next-generation… https://t.co/mqSS3G3XCS
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Laid off during the pandemic? @MeritAmerica is helping adults without bachelor’s degrees transition into skilled ca… https://t.co/D2605BB8N0
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A restorative ocean farmer. An author. And now a 2020 James Beard Media Award in Writing winner! Congratulations Br… https://t.co/zrsh8jl0G6
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A moving @BBC_Future feature on @friendshipbench and their work training Zimbabwean grandmothers to provide mental… https://t.co/HCUke3AKdR
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.@GetOnward Founder & CEO, Ronnie Washington, named a 2020 @Ashoka Fellow! Congrats to Ronnie and all the 2020 Fell… https://t.co/hNL0aZFTJV
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.@Cloud2Street partners w/ @WTWcorporate to expand their work in flood insurance & create a reliable + scalable ind… https://t.co/Pwp01WYDKz
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.@noorahealth is on the frontlines of the #COVID19 pandemic, combating misinformation with evidence-based public he… https://t.co/ZcTKeI930u
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The repercussions of #COVID19 have highlighted the need to empower rural communities to design sustainable digital… https://t.co/sRjPREA1zc
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.@NewStoryCharity has created “The Neighborhood”, a crowdfunded rent-paying campaign where 100% of donations go to… https://t.co/VCdvolvzRQ