
Model
Find, fund and support exceptional leaders with passion, tenacity and vision.
Borrowing from our venture capital legacy, we have created a simple yet unique model for working with social entrepreneurs: we find, fund and support leaders with exceptional promise and impactful ideas that have the potential to scale. Over the past twenty years, we have seen our portfolio organizations materially impact the lives of millions.Find
Through exhaustive due diligence on hundreds of potential portfolio opportunities, including working in close contact with networks and institutions across the public, private and non-profit sectors, a select group of exceptional leaders and organizations become part of our portfolio.
Fund
Two beliefs drive our funding model: 1) unrestricted capital is the most precious capital that social entrepreneurs need to build their organizations; and 2) multi-year funding, as opposed to a one-time grant, is a critical success factor in helping great organizations achieve scale.
Support
Just giving early stage organizations money and checking in periodically isn’t enough. Our approach is different. We partner with the leaders of our portfolio organizations and provide rigorous, ongoing support, including taking a board seat for three years. We work day and night with our entrepreneurs, opening our networks, facilitating meetings, convening critical resources and working side by side with each leader to help them reach their full potential and build their organization to scale.
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For 20 years, DRK has been finding, funding & supporting extraordinary orgs working to solve society’s biggest prob… https://t.co/qgAuvfJRoV
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Millions of Americans are left out of our emergency help system, like those who are deaf. @911access, a tech npo th… https://t.co/95CUxOGk3C
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Happening now: the launch of DRK's new Perspectives series feat. a discussion on the college-to-career pipeline w/… https://t.co/SvdESWchIa
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Congratulations to all of the 2023 @ElevatePrize winners, including DRK Entrepreneurs Atif Javed (@Tarjimly), Bianc… https://t.co/hpeuB0epAg
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Launching today! DRK's new Perspectives series feat. a conversation on the college-to-career pipeline w/ Dr. Ruth J… https://t.co/NflEepqxzh
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DRK is excited to introduce a new Perspectives series feat. conversations with some of the most powerful voices mak… https://t.co/zc60FpLZnj
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Thousands of people get stuck in the criminal justice system due to bad data. Clementine Jacoby, CEO @recidiviz sha… https://t.co/kP1Mbwi8DD
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"No one should have to put off their education because of medical bills." Jared Walker's organization @Dollarfor_ h… https://t.co/MA6Brdj48D
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.@VisionSpring's vision screening methodology has been adopted by the @WHO to increase access to eyeglasses for wor… https://t.co/61FruV41BH
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A beautiful spotlight on grantee @GrassrootSoccer by @BillGates. "Because it’s so popular, soccer offers a hook to… https://t.co/UjfHcJJSbU
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Thrilled to share the hire of former Lt. Gov. & Attorney General of Delaware @Matt_Denn as a Managing Director; and… https://t.co/QP5zuYF5FF
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"Seeing this work in action, life by life, over the past 20 years" gives DRK Foundation Managing Partner & COO Step… https://t.co/UU3pHCiol7
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Most US hospitals are nonprofits & are required to offer Charity Care. If you make under a certain amount of money… https://t.co/mKCYPjrFXR
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“Impacting lives is what makes me feel alive,” says @DrDanielsJr of @FathersUplift. It’s the personal stories that… https://t.co/0NCjcLosym
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Congrats to @FoodCorps President @therobsharvey, one of @TheRoot's 100 most influential Black Americans. Thrilled t… https://t.co/M9pMRYjjCp
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“The organizations we see making the greatest difference in the lives of others are those that have identified exis… https://t.co/2stqwbQbSd
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"We are headed towards a kinder, more just future.” @GalvinAlmanza's organization @PFJ_USA is transforming public d… https://t.co/CMCOkJWQTG
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"Our entrepreneurs in Africa are solving some of the most intractable problems. They keep me believing." DRK Managi… https://t.co/DvLhTkvuVH
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"This work is having impacts beyond what we initially imagined." Check out why Hillary Blout's @forthepplorg is 1 o… https://t.co/8LKhm8KKKc
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DRK grantee @KheytiFarmers named 1 of 5 recipients of @EarthshotPrize for their innovative work to protect & restor… https://t.co/TUA5IXNjJN