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The Grinnell Prize Honors SIRUM and Sanergy as Young Nonprofit Leaders Serving Community NeedsThe 2014 Grinnell Prize of $100,000 was awarded to four recipients, recognizing two nonprofits and their work related to social justice. The winners, as announced…Oct 2014 -
John Wood Announced as 2014 World's Children's Honorary LaureateRoom to Read founder John Wood has been announced as a 2014 World’s Children’s Honorary Award Laureate through the World’s Children’s Prize, the annual educational…Oct 2014 -
Topher White TEDx Talk: What Can Save the Rainforest? Your Used Cell PhoneThe sounds of the rainforest include: the chirps of birds, the buzz of cicadas, the banter of gibbons. But in the background is the almost-always…Sep 2014 -
Gregg Treinish Attends White House Citizen Science ForumExecutive Director of Adventure Scientists, Gregg Treinish, attended the invitation-only citizen science forum on September 30th. At the forum, the White House released a memo on…Sep 2014 -
WAVE in “Young Entrepreneurs Who Make Me Feel Optimistic About Nigeria's Future”Misan Rewane is founder of West Africa Vocational Education (WAVE), an organization tackling youth unemployment by identifying, training, and placing talented West African youths in wage-earning jobs in…Jul 2014 -
Grassroots Soccer: Using Soccer to Create Demand for Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in ZimbabweWhat if the pathway to a medical procedure that could prevent HIV infections started on a soccer pitch? With a long-term objective of eradicating HIV…Jul 2014 -
One Acre Fund: "Social Good = Scale x Impact (Who Knew?)"“At One Acre Fund, we are working to de-isolate these two critical factors, and achieve both meaningful scale and net impact. We’ve grown more than…Jul 2014
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.@UnitedWayDallas is giving away a total of $225,000 to the competing #InnovateUnited Fellows & @treyathletes has a… https://t.co/DwijVnVXDG
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DRK Foundation co-founder Bill Draper will accept the Lifetime Achievement Award from the @SirArthurClarke during t… https://t.co/dYqIyhDh2E
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RT @HagueInnovators: 🥳EXCITED: FIRST SESSIONS OPEN FOR #IMPACTFEST2020! Sign up for your first choices as seats are limited per session. Yo…
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#ImpactFest2020 is happening, online! October 27-29, impact makers from around the world will connect to accelerate… https://t.co/uXyAQXv7e3
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Today is #WorldFoodDay and we are excited to share that grantee @Food4Education has now served over 5 million meals… https://t.co/osjDpCyAa3
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For the first time in DRK history, our portfolio organizations have collectively impacted more than 150 million liv… https://t.co/2ZW2s4D3rk
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Great coverage of grantee @weareMORTAR's work to revive communities through entrepreneurship, including inspiring s… https://t.co/Upxv1vaZBf
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An honest & thoughtful piece from Anne Eidelman, CEO of grantee @theBlueEngine, on the challenges leaders who succe… https://t.co/4y4FerviQi
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RT @OceanMindGlobal: By joining forces, @FishOceansCAN and @OceanMindGlobal, are helping the Costa Rican Coastguard @seguridadcrc to succes…
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RT @KatherineHLucey: Inspiring design innovations! Congrats to @newstorycharity! (fellow @DRKFoundation Entrepreneur) https://t.co/rPDth91l…
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Retailer @potterybarn announces partnership with grantee @renewalworkshop to breathe new life into returned home fu… https://t.co/tDV48KDE3c
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Cooperatives like @DriversSeatCoop are a powerful alternative to the gig economy model - building value together wi… https://t.co/wouZHIbTVl
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Watch grantee @sirum talk about making life-saving medications affordable & accessible to everyone… https://t.co/vr7dATG3LV
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"Universal access to legal help is simple: Anyone with a real legal need who cannot afford an attorney will get one… https://t.co/lgB7LBZP2j
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We are excited to share that grantee @ReachoutToPhool, the pioneer of flowercycling technology, has raised $1.4M in… https://t.co/XnZdUw9sTp
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"As we navigate how to move forward during this #pandemic, the #artisan community worldwide has some valuable lesso… https://t.co/OML1vFq592
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"While we collectively work toward transformative change, our contribution is to fight hand-in-hand with those curr… https://t.co/YWuQEV5NxG
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"Biometric digital identity is a powerful way to ensure vaccines reach the most vulnerable populations, but only if… https://t.co/bCPYAl5cm8
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Grantee @InfluenceMap empowers investors, media and NGOs with data-driven and clearly communicated analysis on crit… https://t.co/7VLo8gpbA4
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RT @nickoceanmind: Learn how @OceanMindGlobal is adapting it's #AI from detecting illegal fishing to tracking the #GreenHouse #emissions f…