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DRK Announces Venture Philanthropy Fund to Support 100 Social EntrepreneursMENLO PARK, Calif, June 23, 2016—The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation announced today the launch of a new $65 million initiative to find, fund and support…Jun 2016 -
Campaigning to Make India’s Roads SaferNine years ago, Piyush Tewari was managing operations in India for a Los Angeles-based private equity firm when tragedy struck his family. While returning home…Jun 2016 -
Crisis Text Line Helps Teens in Crisis Through High-Tech HelplineThere’s a groundbreaking way for teens to find high-tech help when they need it urgently. It’s called Crisis Text Line (CTL), and its creators found…Jun 2016 -
New Story Teams Up with NFL's Elvis Dumervil to Rebuild HaitiElvis Dumervil, Baltimore Ravens’ All-Pro DE/OLB, has returned from a weekend in Bercy, Haiti checking in on the construction progress of a 58 home community…Jun 2016 -
Andrew Youn: 3 Reasons We Can Win the Fight Against PovertyHalf of the world’s poorest people have something in common: they’re small farmers. In this eye-opening talk, activist Andrew Youn shows how his group, One…Jun 2016 -
This Accelerator Is Building An Ecosystem For Climate Change StartupsRainforest Connection transforms recycled cellphones into solar-powered devices that monitor and pinpoint deforestation activity for intervention in real time. While the breakthrough technology has proven…Jun 2016 -
Crisis Text Line Just Raised $23.8 Million in GrantsCrisis Text Line, a free, around the clock text-messaging support line for people in crisis, is getting a massive new round of grants from notable…Jun 2016
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Abby Falik Discusses Malia Obama's Decision to Take a "Gap Year"Recently, Malia Obama made headlines with her announcement that she will be attending Harvard University, but only after she takes a year off first. Abby…May 2016 -
How Wall Streeter, Rob Kaplan, Became Keen on Venture PhilanthropyInside Philanthropy profiled Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation co-chair, Rob Kaplan, and focused on his transition from the world of Wall Street to social entrepreneurship and…May 2016