News
-
Life-Changing, Low-Cost Artificial Knee Is On The MarketIn low-income countries where injuries from accidents or war often lead to amputation, most people haven’t been able to afford a quality prosthetic in the…Dec 2015 -
Generation Citizen Launches Campaign to Lower Voting Age to 16Generation Citizen, a nonpartisan group based in New York, announced their campaign that aims to lower the voting age from 18 to 16. Advocates for the…Dec 2015 -
Q&A: Clean Energy Trust’s New Leader ‘Extremely Optimistic’ About Midwest EnergyRecently, Clean Energy Trust announced that executive vice president Erik Birkerts would take over as CEO, picking up the reins from founding CEO Amy Francetic.…Dec 2015 -
Listening for Disruption: Blue Lights and New KneesIn 2012, D-Rev released its first product, Brilliance, a phototherapy lamp to treat neonatal jaundice that sold for $500 — rather than the typical price…Dec 2015 -
Nest Launches 2015 Impact ReportNest launched their 2015 Impact Report revealing that they expanded their reach from 1,500 artisans to over 5,600 artisans this past year. Nest artisans experienced…Nov 2015 -
Y2Y Youth Homeless Shelter Celebrates Upcoming OpeningThe Y2Y Harvard Square shelter, now set to open to young adults between the ages 18 and 24 in late December, looks to serve as…Nov 2015 -
Aimee Eubanks Davis: Re-imagining College-to-Career SuccessIt is often said that college education is the ticket to upward mobility, the American Dream. While some believe that the American Dream still exists,…Nov 2015 -
Scaling Up: SIRUM Has Tripled In Size And Isn't Stopping Anytime SoonKiah Williams of SIRUM has been recognized as one of Forbes’ “30 Under 30” for Social Entrepreneurs and recently won $500,000 on the stage of the Under 30…Oct 2015 -
Two DRK Grantees Win $500k in Google Impact ChallengeThe Google Impact Challenge awarded a total of $5.5 million to Bay Area nonprofits this year. A panel of advisers narrowed the large pool of…Oct 2015