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Kathryn Shehade Joins Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation as Chief Communications and Community Engagement OfficerBOSTON, MA (August 8, 2022) – Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation (DRK), one of the largest global venture philanthropy firms, today announced Kathryn Shehade has joined…Aug 2022 -
Holly Kuzmich joins the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation as a Managing Director to Lead its Presence in TexasMENLO PARK, Calif., July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Today the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation (DRK), one of the largest global venture philanthropy firms, announced that…Jul 2022
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ImpactCity & DRK Welcome Global Entrepreneurs to The Netherlands for Impact ConveningImpactCity The Hague and its partner the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation (DRK) will welcome 45 social enterprise entrepreneurs who together are leading organizations reaching and…Apr 2022 -
Zarlasht Halaimzai Listed as BCC 100 Women of 2021A former refugee from Afghanistan herself, Zarlasht Halaimzai is co-founder and chief executive of the Refugee Trauma Initiative (RTI), an organization that provides psychological support…Dec 2021 -
Wawira Njiru Named the United Nations in Kenya Person of the Year 2021Wawira Njiru, founder and Executive Director of Food for Education, is named the United Nations in Kenya Person of the Year 2021. Wawira was recognized…Oct 2021 -
DRK Welcomes 7 New International Organizations to Our PortfolioDRK is pleased to introduce you to seven incredible organizations that are new to the DRK portfolio. In concert with our many sourcing partners in…Aug 2021 -
286 Teams Empowering Voices the World Needs to Hear by MacKenzie ScottSeeding by Ceding by MacKenzie Scott “Sitting down to write this post, I felt stuck. I want to de-emphasize privileged voices and cede focus to…Jun 2021 -
The Multibillion-Dollar US Prison Industry - And How to Dismantle ItBianca Tylek, DRK Entrepreneur and TED Fellow, is one of the nation’s foremost experts on the prison industry and the founder of Worth Rises, a…May 2021 -
FreeFrom Selected as Finalist for Equality Can't Wait ChallengeFreeFrom a finalist for the $10MM Equality Can’t Wait Challenge. From more than 550 applicants, FreeFrom is in the final 10 and joins other inspiring…Mar 2021
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Azeez Gupta, Co-founder of @learning_rocket, named to Bloomberg New Economy 2022 class of Catalysts. Rocket Learnin… https://t.co/yCLB2iaGtX
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DRK is thrilled to announce that @ProducerK4 joins our team as Chief Communications Officer. Her storytelling exper… https://t.co/BbGfYqzz3B
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.@gencitizen CEO @lizclayroy was featured on BBB’s Heart of Giving Podcast, "Civics Education in Practice." It’s a… https://t.co/z4G251NVRK
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.@amazon celebrated #PrimeDay sales by partnering w @Caties_Closet to open a new Boston location, giving students a… https://t.co/cWEKy1M57r
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DRK is thrilled to welcome @HollyKuzmich to our team as a Dallas-based Managing Director! Holly will expand DRK's p… https://t.co/tzJbpkbXSo
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DRK is thrilled to announce @HollyKuzmich will join our team as a Dallas-based Managing Director. Holly's public po… https://t.co/SsUeCMqsIx
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.@AmnaHealing launches SADA (translated to 'voice' in Farsi) to bring the human stories behind refugee experiences… https://t.co/7IzHtFWAYR
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RT @AshokaUS: Today in @Forbes : @d_holli of @city_bureau talks democracy and local journalism with @keithhammonds of @soljourno https:/…
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Great @Forbes profile on the transformational impact @CommonMkt had during the pandemic. "Common Market distributed… https://t.co/2IaWqYSwZH
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Poverty fighter Anushka Ratnayake's nonprofit @myAgroFarms offers farmers a place to save small amounts of money an… https://t.co/LdLSgFkXIJ
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.@learning_rocket named a @Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia for Social Impact. Since launching two years ago, Rocket Learnin… https://t.co/0DXwmQzwZ6
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RT @Simprints: A few weeks ago, we attended the Annual @DRKFoundation Convening at the Hague. One of our first funders, they have been supp…
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.@reidhoffman and @uzomazo, @teamameelio Co-Founder and CEO, discuss increasing communication tools and educational… https://t.co/di0s6xWiqx
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The @commonwealthsec awards @PeepulIndia the 2022 Commonwealth Education Award for Rethinking Education for Innovat… https://t.co/bTjzzNvu0T
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.@gencitizen's CEO @lizclayroy announced as a recipient of @BlackVoicesOrg’s leadership award! The award supports B… https://t.co/zPzPf1claz
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Human rights lawyer, Becca Heller, believes that every refugee and migrant deserves a safe pathway to resettlement.… https://t.co/iHGqIwIezW
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.@abila1914, founder of @barefootlawUG, joins the @BizofGive podcast to share how his org leverages technology to m… https://t.co/MCN7sk1fEi
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Incredible impact at scale! @Solar_Sister illuminates the lives of 3M people in sub-Saharan Africa with solar produ… https://t.co/tzRI7Mcupl
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.@votedotorg partners w @AUProSports, a network of next-gen pro sports leagues empowering female athletes, to launc… https://t.co/B1azFG6Auu