Grantee Spotlight – BOLT
Founder Hillary Do launched the nonprofit based on the principle that the most effective way to improve the quality of life in underserved neighborhoods is to enable community-led change.
Grantee Spotlight – SINA
November 2023 Grantee Spotlight shines on SINA (Social innovation Academy), a first time grantee that operates in Uganda and Tanzania. The grant will fund the implementation of a new Social Enterprise site at the Kyaka II refuge settlement and will cover costs for a project coordinator and equipment needed to collect and transform waste plastic into useful products.
Grantee Spotlight – One Village Partners
OneVillage Partners presents “Solutions to poverty by communities, for communities”.
Scaling for Impact in Social Entrepreneurship 2022
Project Redwood and the New York GSB Alumni Chapter hosted “Scaling for Impact in Social Entrepreneurship”, an inspiring panel discussion with some of our grantees from Mercado Global, Village Health Works, and Tomorrow’s Leaders NYC.
Confessions of a First Time Sponsor
When I first became involved with Project Redwood, the idea of becoming a sponsor seemed almost exotic to me. Grantees mainly seemed to be in distant places I knew little about. How would I ever come in contact with an organization that needed Project Redwood’s kind...
Innovation in Social Venturing 2019
Eleven Project Redwood members joined with thirty other graduates of Stanford Business School, Alumni Office administrators and guests to hear from panelists representing three Project Redwood grantees at the GSB on May 16th for an “Innovation in Social Venturing” Project Redwood Regional Event.
Synergy and Serendipity
Ann became a part of Project Redwood at its inception. She was keenly aware of the grassroots efforts by experts and professionals in fields such as engineering, medicine, and business working around the world alongside impoverished people, addressing the issues they face. Project Redwood offered her a chance to collaborate with classmates and participate in that movement while still working and raising a family.
Educate! Co-Founder wins Jacobs Foundation Award
Boris Bulayev, who founded Educate! in 2009 with Eric Glustrom and Angelica Towne, was awarded the CHF100,000 Jacobs Award for Social Engagement (worth over $100,000 US), along with representatives of nine other social entrepreneur organizations last November
Project Redwood and Tides
Tides, founded in 1976, sponsors “collective action funds” such as Project Redwood as one of the main categories of their work. Other supported entities include foundations, individuals and corporate partners.
The Magic of Mentoring
How can we really make a difference? Since its inception, Project Redwood’s mission has been to achieve measurable objectives in reducing the causes and effects of poverty.