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Missing: Criminal Justice DataWhy don’t we have better criminal justice data? Because justice in this country is primarily local. The United States has over 3,000 counties, and each…Mar 2018 -
A Matter of JusticeIn May of 2014, Gina Clayton founded Essie Justice Group, a network of women with incarcerated loved ones—about 30 percent of them are also formerly…Mar 2018 -
Can Conservation Save Our Ocean?The ocean is facing its greatest ever challenge – overfishing, pollution and climate change are all threatening the health of a resource on which the…Mar 2018 -
How Biometrics is Giving Identities to 'Invisible Citizens'(CNN) – Around the globe an estimated 1.1 billion people are unable to prove their identity. They have no official ID — no passport, no…Feb 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 -
New Heights: A Backpackers Guide to Conservation ScienceGregg Treinish spent his early twenties doing things like hiking the Appalachian Trail and leading groups of teenagers through Southern Utah’s Escalante Wilderness. Later, he…Nov 2017 -
New York Borrows a Health Care Idea From AfricaManmeet Kaur, the social entrepreneur who founded City Health Works four years ago, spent several years doing economic development and HIV prevention work in the…Oct 2017 -
Sandra Day O'Connor: Why It's So Important for Women to VoteSandra Day O’Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice, says if American women want to wield political power, they must show up to the polls…Oct 2017 -
Ballmer Group Pledges $60 Million to StriveTogetherStriveTogether, a national nonprofit working to improve the lives of children and youth from kindergarten through college and beyond, has announced a pledge of up…Oct 2017
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Grantee @public_rights has launched a publication on @medium dedicated to exploring #workersrights in America and c… https://t.co/1krNBIApjM
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.@ZarlashtH, founder of @RefugeeTraumaUK, shares her family's raw and emotional story of seeking asylum as refugees… https://t.co/I50KU6rxwB
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Millions of households across the US lack climate-safe and affordable housing. On 7/21, @ElizabetHausler, founder &… https://t.co/lK4jFvFLYY
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Join us tomorrow for a free webinar on closing the early stage capital gap. With DRK's @jimbildner and… https://t.co/q6YODtq5uy
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.@ghcorps announced their 2021-2022 fellows who will join their global network of leaders, filling critical capacit… https://t.co/e7ULG4Jg0t
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To date, 2,000 women have graduated from @Laboratoriala. Congratulations to the entire Laboratoria team on this maj… https://t.co/BYHGIsxrUY
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RT @impactcity: Do not forget to sign-up for our live event at @Apollo14_DH on July 6th 'Masterclass on Scaling Impact' with special guest…
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How do you solve tough problems? With fresh perspectives and strong community. The @MorgridgeFamilyFoundation’s… https://t.co/eoTzh73UfD
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Looking for something to listen to this weekend? @GreenWaveOrg founder joins @Freakonomics to share his journey of… https://t.co/kK8Xu6A3U8
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Calling all emerging social sector leaders! Applications are now open for the #MAPFellowship, a six-month opportuni… https://t.co/fVfSSIQNN2
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#COVID19 has hit the Navajo Nation particularly hard, registering some of the highest infection rates in the US. In… https://t.co/NNcV8z0zwX
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Great coverage of grantee @DriversSeatCoop and how gig workers are turning to co-ops as an alternative/power-buildi… https://t.co/qBoMFeq5yY
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Alumni grantee @Solar_Sister is one of 12 nonprofits awarded a $50k grant by @FedEx for their work addressing clima… https://t.co/pqrEciOUID
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RT @MSFTIssues: The fishing industry is a way of life for many coastal communities, but beneath the waves lies a dark undercurrent of illeg…
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"Mother Nature invented two technologies which we can use to mitigate our harm: shellfish and seaweeds." -Bren Smit… https://t.co/IcqoGjj75K
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RT @OceanMindGlobal: Protecting Cultural Heritage is part of OceanMind's mission. Working alongside @MASTArchaeology protecting globally im…
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On #WorldOceanDay, we celebrate the impact of grantee @OceanMindGlobal. Their programs cover every ocean basin on t… https://t.co/X8UID1VQGy
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250M+ people suffer from depression globally, and in under-resourced communities, there is only one mental health p… https://t.co/oCeIuLbq89
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"It’s a lack of transparency in the forest that allows these places to be destroyed. If people are paying attention… https://t.co/egwfsY1NDf
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An inspiring video on the important work grantee @soljourno is doing to tell the whole story, featuring co-founder… https://t.co/0AYhWxBleV