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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 -
Can Kenyan Entrepreneurs Redraw the Classroom of the Future?As the need for digital education across Africa skyrocketed in 2020, Kenyan tech companies found ways to collaborate with school systems and expand the number…Feb 2021 -
Bringing Peace to the American CityFrom San Quentin inmate to neighborhood safety advocate, Kelly’s guest Sam Vaughn embodies the ideal of “be the change you want to see.” Working with…Jan 2021 -
How A.I. Can Speed Up the Covid-19 Vaccination DriveEnsuring the efficiency of that vaccination program is essential because demand is likely to outstrip supply globally for some time and, particularly in low-income countries,…Jan 2021 -
Worldreader Launches the Keep Children Reading Program in the United StatesSan Francisco-based educational nonprofit Worldreader is bringing its Keep Children Reading program to the United States for the first time. Drawing on 10 years of…Nov 2020 -
New Story Receives Fast Company 2020 Innovation By Design AwardGrantee New Story receives Fast Company‘s 2020 Innovation by Design Award for the groundbreaking 3d printed housing community in Latin America. Learn more about New…Oct 2020
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.@LandedHomes announces their latest round of venture capital financing: $31M in equity, bringing them to nearly $1… https://t.co/wk10fu1dKi
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"Violent crime, specifically gun violence, plagues many urban neighborhoods, and we have seemed to have but one ans… https://t.co/cRJnIrScYg
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Exciting news from @wattTime, in collaboration with @OceanMindGlobal. The impacts from @ClimateTRACE are big - we c… https://t.co/41OvqMG0vR
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Last year, @icivics inspired millions of kids to try to win the White House. For her dedication to inspire the next… https://t.co/F7NT0OFNTG
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"If prisons made people safer, America would be the safest nation on the planet. And we’re not. Our methods don’t w… https://t.co/H93fNWiEeV
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"Corporations wield tremendous influence over the political system. But on climate, most corporations have decided… https://t.co/54q3YB69ni
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Watch the debut of @patagonia Provisions’ film "The Ocean Solution" on 9/9 at 5pm PT. Feat. @GreenWaveOrg & co-fo… https://t.co/xsXOspp4Yi
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"There is a huge human and environmental cost to the food that we are producing, and if we are wasting it, it’s cri… https://t.co/fDM6wPkz4S
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In Haiti, one of the world's poorest countries, many people build their own homes using cheap materials that are no… https://t.co/jBNMpduYX1
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"What will it take for us to transform our society such that we would be able to delight in watching each other gro… https://t.co/lrNskSKrG7
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Applications for three of the @Halcyoninspires Incubator’s Fellowship Programs are open! All global social entrepre… https://t.co/qjUmX95z6K
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Grantee @public_rights has launched a publication on @medium dedicated to exploring #workersrights in America and c… https://t.co/1krNBIApjM
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.@ZarlashtH, founder of @RefugeeTraumaUK, shares her family's raw and emotional story of seeking asylum as refugees… https://t.co/I50KU6rxwB
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Millions of households across the US lack climate-safe and affordable housing. On 7/21, @ElizabetHausler, founder &… https://t.co/lK4jFvFLYY
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Join us tomorrow for a free webinar on closing the early stage capital gap. With DRK's @jimbildner and… https://t.co/q6YODtq5uy
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.@ghcorps announced their 2021-2022 fellows who will join their global network of leaders, filling critical capacit… https://t.co/e7ULG4Jg0t
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To date, 2,000 women have graduated from @Laboratoriala. Congratulations to the entire Laboratoria team on this maj… https://t.co/BYHGIsxrUY
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RT @impactcity: Do not forget to sign-up for our live event at @Apollo14_DH on July 6th 'Masterclass on Scaling Impact' with special guest…
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How do you solve tough problems? With fresh perspectives and strong community. The @MorgridgeFamilyFoundation’s… https://t.co/eoTzh73UfD
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Looking for something to listen to this weekend? @GreenWaveOrg founder joins @Freakonomics to share his journey of… https://t.co/kK8Xu6A3U8