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Becca Heller Receives MacArthur 'Genius' FellowshipWe are thrilled to share that Becca Heller, Executive Director and Co-founder of the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP), was named a recipient of this year’s prestigious MacArthur…Oct 2018 -
Podcast: How DRK Rewards Risk-Takers Tackling Big IssuesDRK’s CEO, Jim Bildner, joins The Business of Giving to discuss our distinctive approach to funding social entrepreneurs’ projects, both nonprofit and for-profit. With the…Nov 2017 -
Y Combinator Research is Funding Watsi for a Universal Healthcare ProjectFour years ago, Watsi became Y Combinator’s first non-profit. They’ve since raised over $7.5 million to fund life-changing healthcare for more than 10,000 patients in…Feb 2017 -
Words to Live by: Baylor Scott and White to Text High-Risk PatientsTo remind patients about medical visits and other issues related to their health, nurses and technicians at several outpatient charity clinics managed by the Baylor…Jan 2017 -
Worldreader Receives Schwab Social Entrepreneurship AwardWorldreader founders, David Risher and Colin McElwee, are among the 2016 Schwab Social Entrepreneurs of the Year. Each year the Schwab Foundation selects a small…Mar 2016 -
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 -
The Trouble With Impact Investing: Parts 1-3Pt. 1 There’s only one bottom line. It ought to be impact. Posted in SSIR on Jan. 24, 2012 By Kevin Starr To learn more…Jul 2012