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New Story Named to Fast Company's List of "World's Most Innovative Companies"Fast Company announced its annual ranking of the world’s 50 Most Innovative Companies for 2017, honoring leading enterprises and rising newcomers that exemplify the best…Feb 2017 -
Y Combinator Research is Funding Watsi for a Universal Healthcare ProjectFour years ago, Watsi became Y Combinator’s first non-profit. They’ve since raised over $7.5 million to fund life-changing healthcare for more than 10,000 patients in…Feb 2017 -
Words to Live by: Baylor Scott and White to Text High-Risk PatientsTo remind patients about medical visits and other issues related to their health, nurses and technicians at several outpatient charity clinics managed by the Baylor…Jan 2017 -
Why Getting Out of College Can Be As Hard As Getting InAimée Eubanks Davis conceived of the idea for Braven while working on the senior leadership team at Teach for America. Once a sixth-grade teacher through…Jan 2017 -
Urban Teachers Gets $1.5 Million GrantUrban Teachers recently received a $1.5 million grant from the Caruth Foundation, the largest amount it has received from a single donor in the Dallas area.…Jan 2017 -
The Springfield Empowerment Zone PartnershipA recent case study by the Progressive Policy Institute examined the ground breaking Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (SEZP) launched by Empower Schools. The SEZP is an…Jan 2017 -
7 Kinds of Kindness: Model Ways of Supporting Refugees and ImmigrantsIn an effort to breakdown divisive attitudes and cultural misunderstandings, Welcoming Committees use key communications tools to educate the general public and breakdown barriers to…Jan 2017 -
NPR Interview With Raj Panjabi on $1 Million TED PrizeRaj Panjabi of Last Mile Health was recently featured on NPR’s Here and Now program discussing his winning the $1 Million TED Prize last month and Last Mile…Jan 2017 -
Forbes 30 Under 30 in Science: OpenBiome Co-Founder Mark SmithMark Smith was named to the 2017 Forbes 30 under 30 in science for the company he co-founded, OpenBiome, an organization that developed a therapy called…Jan 2017