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What’s Your Start Agenda?Effective change efforts, whether activist movements or social enterprises, must focus beyond just the problem or symptom they want to eliminate. Posted in SSIR on September…Sep 2024 -
DRK's Champions of ChangeIn a world with endless challenges, it’s easy to lose sight of what is possible. At DRK, we see our portfolio organizations taking on tough…Jul 2024 -
Food for Education Included in TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2024 ListPosted in TIME on May 30, 2024 By Varsha Bansal What started out 12 years ago as an ad hoc way to feed 25 schoolchildren…May 2024 -
Andrew Barnett Joins DRK As First Appointed UK Managing DirectorMENLO PARK, CA (May 15, 2024) – Today, Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation (DRK), one of the largest global venture philanthropy firms supporting social enterprise, announced…May 2024 -
Three DRK Portfolio Orgs Receive Google.org AI Prize for the Global GoalsOver the next three years, Jacaranda Health will develop, deploy, and scale a first-of-its-kind generative AI model capable of offering context-sensitive information and referral support…Mar 2024 -
These Social Ventures are Scaling Impact by Improving Systems, Not Disrupting ThemPosted in ImpactAlpha on January 18, 2024 By David Blank To learn more about DRK Foundation, contact kshehade@drkfoundation.org. Disrupters have long held the edge in Silicon…Jan 2024 -
Cheap, Effective Treatments for Cancer Already Exist, So Why Don’t You Know About Them?Reboot Rx envisions a future where cancer patients worldwide have access to effective, low-cost treatment options that help them live longer and better lives. Reboot…Dec 2023 -
911 is a Literal Lifeline in Our Worst Moments. Why Does the System Favor Voice Over Text?In half of emergency call centers, you can’t send a text to 911 if you need help. A few years ago, what happened to my…Nov 2023 -
Video: This is What Impact Looks LikeWhile we use data all the time to understand our portfolio’s impact in the world, seeing that impact through the faces of those whose…Oct 2023