
About Us
Borrowed from our venture capital legacy, we find, fund and support exceptional leaders with innovative and highly impactful ideas that have the potential to scale. We provide $300,000 of unrestricted capital over three years and, most importantly, we provide rigorous, ongoing support by joining the board of directors and partnering with the leader to help build capacity in the organization and scale their impact. Learn more about Our Model.
We invest in early-stage organizations and are often their first institutional investor, as well as their first “outside” board member. We invest in a wide variety of sectors: our current portfolio includes organizations working both domestically and internationally, helping to provide critical access to healthcare, education, food security, social justice, water and sanitation, transparency and accountability, and shelter.
Since we started in 2002 we have invested in 181 organizations, representing some of the most exciting new initiatives in the social sector. With the support of 50 donor partners, we are currently deploying our third fund: $65 million dedicated to supporting the next generation of 100 social entrepreneurs who will change the world.
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“If we’re going to build a Detroit that includes everybody, where everybody belongs, then we have to address the im… https://t.co/wSIh07drz0
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During #COVID19, Healthy Learners scaled its model to reach 250k children across 105 public primary schools in Zamb… https://t.co/gDl7dQ3pYr
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In celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth, grantee @buildanest has partnered with @Etsy & @SoulsGrownDeep to launch indi… https://t.co/U3j3hNcTXT
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Temple flowers, used daily by Hindu worshippers, are often discarded into the Ganges, polluting a river that’s a li… https://t.co/pOzZHC94oy
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DRK Managing Director Nathalie Kylander joins @BlueStarFamily & @NationSwell for a virtual conversation on how chan… https://t.co/Lw4cSN93w2
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DRK is excited to join @BlueStarFamily & @NationSwell for their event tomorrow, Connected Communities: Building Blo… https://t.co/bO8GBQqUZu
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In partnership w @SSIReview & @blackrock, join us for a free webinar on 3/10. Social entrepreneurs from… https://t.co/QMB8p4qyxz
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In partnership with @SSIReview & @blackrock, join us for a free webinar on 3/10. Social entrepreneurs from… https://t.co/pxn2mdEUa0
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DRK is thrilled to welcome @WorthRises to the portfolio; using research & innovative data analysis, they create tra… https://t.co/hXqeNKgvkP
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.@barefootlawUG has empowered more than 663,309 people in Africa—including thousands of women in remote parts of Ug… https://t.co/GegaZlX6g8
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DRK is thrilled to partner with @SSIReview & @blackrock for this free webinar on 3/10! Social entrepreneurs from… https://t.co/4EPmkziLXc
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While #COVID19 has people feeling isolated & anxious, @DixonChibanda shares how @friendshipbench adapted their ment… https://t.co/hOQeO29asN
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A great conversation feat. @jeffdenby, co-founder of @renewalworkshop, on how the org is challenging the apparel in… https://t.co/mGpVq2u23z
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.@nickoceanmind, co-founder & CEO of @OceanMindGlobal, has successfully deployed AI to identify illegal fishing act… https://t.co/ZJruLnmZh2
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Looking for a career that makes an impact? Our incredible portfolio organizations are hiring! Check out a full list… https://t.co/3v1qbWAMCi
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Have you heard? In their first jobs out of college, 49% of @BeBraven graduates are out-earning their parents’ combi… https://t.co/ezJ4LyuYPw
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DRK is thrilled to welcome @Energy_4Peace to the portfolio; they are creating climate + finance solutions to promot… https://t.co/HDiRnTIx1I
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As digital education needs skyrocket due to #COVID19, tech companies have found new ways to collaborate w schools &… https://t.co/J9H4vapRbP
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Congratulations, @rajpanjabi, on your appointment as @POTUS' Malaria Coordinator @PMIgov! Your continued commitment… https://t.co/afIeXvecPr