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Watch: David Lubell at TEDxBerlinDavid Lubell, founder of Welcoming America, recently spoke at a TEDx event in Berlin about the movement his organization is leading to build “welcoming communities”,…May 2016 -
Evan Marwell of EducationSuperHighway named Visionary of the Year by The San Francisco ChronicleEvan Marwell, founder of the nonprofit EducationSuperHighway, was named the 2015 Visionary of the Year by The San Francisco Chronicle. He is the first to win…Apr 2016 -
Upstream in TIME: Zika Could Make America’s Contraception Failures Even WorseUpstream’s work to reduce unplanned pregnancy in the United States has taken on particular importance with the threat of the mosquito-borne Zika virus and its…Apr 2016 -
Watch: Sasha Chanoff Moderates Panel on Meeting the Needs of the DisplacedWatch RefugePoint‘s Executive Director, Sasha Chanoff, moderate a panel at the Global Philanthropy Forum Conference, entitled: Meeting the Immediate and Long-term Needs of the Displaced.…Apr 2016 -
DeVone Boggan Featured on ABC's "Nightline"Advance Peace founder, DeVone Boggan, was recently featured on ABC’s “Nightline” for his work to reduce urban gun violence in Richmond, CA. He says the…Apr 2016 -
New Story: Permanent Housing Solutions in Developing CountriesLast June, New Story set a giant goal: Over the summer, they would crowdfund enough money to build an entire neighborhood—100 homes—for earthquake victims in…Apr 2016 -
Chuck Slaughter Recipient of 2016 Skoll Awards for Social EntrepreneurshipDRK alum, Chuck Slaughter of Living Goods, was one of six recipients of the 2016 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship. As an awardee, Living Goods…Apr 2016 -
NYT Op-ed Describes Upstream's Innovative Contraceptive Access InitiativeThe Governor of Delaware, Jack Markell, published an op-ed in The New York Times entitled, “What States Can Do On Birth Control”. In his article…Apr 2016 -
Crisis Text Line Featured on WebMD's Special Report: Teens and StressWebMD recently released a special report on how teens who are dealing with stress have been using text messaging to reach out for help when…Apr 2016