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How Artisans Offer Lessons for Us to Reshape the Post-Covid EconomyThe onset of COVID-19 prompted billions of workers to shift their work life to their home offices for the first time, introducing a new working…Aug 2020 -
Lonely Girls: How the Pandemic Has Deepened the Isolation of AdolescentsWe know that the world was complicated for girls before COVID-19. Because all of their work is powered by data, ROX recently deployed a national…Jul 2020 -
In Stockton, a Powerful Program to Prevent ViolenceWith the pandemic, and then the eruption of protests in response to the killing of George Floyd, the work of Advance Peace to end gun…Jul 2020 -
Without Water in the United StatesWhile health officials warned the nation to wash our hands frequently, in the Navajo Nation that basic protection is a luxury. In more than a…Jul 2020 -
This Al Gore-Supported Project Uses AI to Track the World’s Emissions in Near Real TimePortfolio organization WattTime announced its partnership with former United States Vice President Al Gore and a coalition of environmental groups (including OceanMind) to develop a…Jul 2020 -
One Acre Fund and SIRUM Win 2020 Audacious ProjectHoused at TED, The Audacious Project is a collaborative funding initiative that is unlocking social impact on a grand scale. Every year we select and…Jun 2020 -
What Employers Can Do: How A New Savings Plan Can Rescue Low Wage WorkersAmerican workers were on a tightrope before the Covid pandemic, many surviving by the month, working full time—maybe more than one job, yet unable to…Jun 2020 -
Wawira Njiru Named 2020 Ford Global Fellow“With a $50-million investment over the next 10 years, the Ford Global fellowship aims to connect and support the next generation of social justice leaders…Jun 2020 -
Millions Unemployed in the Coronavirus Pandemic Could Be Retrained to Fight ItAs COVID-19 cases escalate across the U.S., so do the desperate calls for personal protective equipment for health workers, and the pleas for ventilators they…Apr 2020
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This Earth Day, @CoalfieldWV reduces its carbon footprint by consolidating three of its existing social enterprises… https://t.co/nnz0NxzZRc
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Congrats to the entire @numidatech team on their $2.3M seed round! Numida is building the trusted suite of digital… https://t.co/MBZmwsz3ZA
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Learn how to collaborate across sectors to solve problems & attract non-traditional funders. Hear from DRK's Bill R… https://t.co/J3qvEJDcL6
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DRK is thrilled to welcome @brastorne_ to the portfolio; they connect the unconnected in Africa by providing intern… https://t.co/ec7IqZtfZc
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"There is an assumption when it comes to energy access that ‘anything is better than nothing’ but this is not true.… https://t.co/H5YXcm5k6n
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"The people who bear the most risk of a [project] going wrong too often have the littlest say" -Margaux Day, Policy… https://t.co/XSep4KJEAS
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RT @uniteforsight: Join us to learn about designing for impact at scale w/ Edith Elliott @NooraHealth, Ari Johnson @MusoHealth & Kiah Willi…
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Grantee @code2college launches strategic partnership with @NIglobal to support their efforts of placing 200 Black &… https://t.co/YSUEFR52LT
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Only 30 days left to apply or nominate for the 2021 @ElevatePrize! Don't wait! The Elevate Prize Foundation is sea… https://t.co/NFnLZaYA4B
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"We must support, protect and invest in health workers -- both now and in the long-term. We have a new crisis on ou… https://t.co/28aK1NOjiK
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"To eradicate a money bail paradigm would mean that we would be addressing a huge issue of economic disparity that… https://t.co/vfdoqwe8kb
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"When searching for a job, you may feel like you're not good enough or qualified enough to get it. But you are. Her… https://t.co/3nvDbdkuhW
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In Tanzania, @macroeyeshealth demonstrated that its AI can forecast vaccine consumption with 70% greater accuracy t… https://t.co/bA3hdTCwhb
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RT @SEimpact: Building & scaling social enterprise comes with challenges. Hear from Stephanie Khurana from @DRKFoundation, @Johana_Bahamon…
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"The materials we passed out advised frequent handwashing, but how do you keep your hands clean if you don’t have a… https://t.co/DTSRTIEYSz
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Grantee @DigDeepH2O partners with @Kohler to launch Water Is Life microgrant, a business innovation and training pr… https://t.co/4vAKpGwH44
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A new study from @UCBerkeley finds that grantee @WeAdvancePeace's gun violence program saves lives & taxpayers mill… https://t.co/L8MtwMaZUd
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.@boxpowersystems partners with @PGE4Me to increase energy resilience in a California fire-prone region. Rather tha… https://t.co/AUInv6GS0Q
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Congrats to @Energy_4Peace on their P-REC product being selected as one of the @climatefinlab ideas that will creat… https://t.co/XQvBBlV7Wn
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DRK is thrilled to welcome @FlyWireCameras to the portfolio; their cutting-edge, all-in-one miniature cameras and s… https://t.co/7CpNJFeALM