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The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation seeks to dramatically improve the lives of people and the world around us through innovative strategies, systems changing approaches, and disrupting technologies. Our goal is to find social entrepreneurs with dynamic ideas and nurture them at the early stages with maximum leverage and total commitment.
Prospects for our portfolio of social enterprises come from a vast field of compelling ideas and dedicated leaders. We concentrate our selection on the capabilities of the founder/leader, the scalability of the model, and the potential impact of the organization on the world.
We have an open application process and accept applications year round. Borrowed from our venture capital legacy we find exceptional entrepreneurs, provide them with 3 years of unrestricted capital (totaling $300,000) and provide rigorous on-going support by joining their board of directors for the 3 years and partnering with the leader to help them to build capacity in their organization and scale their impact. For for-profit organizations, we typically make program-related investments with an initial investment of $150,000 and we’ll do a subsequent investment of another $150,000 depending on the achievement of certain organizational metrics and milestones. We invite you to learn more about what we fund, our selection process, and to share your idea with us through our online application.
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.@teamameelio is one of @FastCompany's most innovative nonprofits of 2023! Ameelio leverages software to fight mass… https://t.co/e5Xq0hAMQk
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Great interview feat @DrDanielsJr. Through mental health counseling, coaching & advocacy, @FathersUplift helps fath… https://t.co/kdAO4FuaGS
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Great interview feat. @uiweala1, CEO of @TheAfricaCenter. Hear how The Africa Center advances thought and action ar… https://t.co/aLJLeBzdwV
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For #BlackHistoryMonth, @FoodCorps service member Shalynn Brooks created a special lesson that teaches elementary s… https://t.co/gL8nc05uDP
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.@WeAdvancePeace is breaking the cycle of gun violence in urban US neighborhoods by providing transformational oppo… https://t.co/ko6ly6dXA5
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For their work to ensure every American has access to clean running water and proper sanitation at home,… https://t.co/1ipFfvN3L5
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DRK Entrepreneur Maen Mahfoud is named a recipient of the @IrvineFdn Leadership Award. Congrats, Maen! Thank you fo… https://t.co/Nc4Kr1ENoG
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20 years ago when we began this work, the thought—let alone the reality—that our portfolio could have this kind of… https://t.co/BBlBy4yPvT
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“I got to see smiles, giggles and little children reaching for a hand.” Lisa Jordan, DRK Managing Director, has… https://t.co/OQrXAZ5vop
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Students living in coastal India were asked, “What’s the farthest place you’d want to go?” @tarunch was saddened by… https://t.co/mMEkscNmn4
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Funding Opportunity: The 2023 @TheJMKaplanFund Innovation Prize will award $175k to 10 nonprofits and social entrep… https://t.co/IgJ3A8p06y
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.@friendshipbench is creating safe spaces and a sense of belonging to enhance people's quality of life by training… https://t.co/z9vGNE0ru1
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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