B Lab Taps Vera as One of its “Best for the World”
Last week, B Lab announced the recipients of its annual Best for the World awards. We are proud to share that Vera Solutions secured a spot on the list for Best for the World: Long Term. Vera has been a Certified B Corporation since 2012, and we are thrilled to be recognized this year as […]
Vera Co-Founder & CEO Named 2017 Global Good Fund Fellow
After a rigorous selection process, Vera Co-founder and CEO, Zak Kaufman, has been named a 2017 Global Good Fund (GGF) Fellow. Over 2,400 social enterprise leaders applied to become part of the fifth class of GGF Fellows – the group was narrowed down to 15 Fellows over a four-stage application process. In early April, Zak […]
Vera Solutions Recertified as B Corp for the Third Time, Will Attend Champions Retreat
We are proud to announce that Vera Solutions has been recertified as a B Corporation, following a verification process led by B Lab, which includes a review of organizational accountability, transparency, and social and environmental performance. B Lab, the non-profit governing body of the standards that determine the B Corp community, has catalyzed the global […]
Vera Solutions Joins Global Ecosytem Supporting Small and Growing Businesses as ANDE member
Vera Solutions is proud to join the more than 260 corporations, foundations, non-profit organizations, and social enterprises supporting Small and Growing Businesses (SGBs) around the world as a member of the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE). A policy program of the Aspen Institute, ANDE has spent the last seven years convening leaders from the […]
Vera one of nine Salesforce.org International Impact Partners
Earlier this summer, Vera attended Salesforce.org’s London World Tour to celebrate the launch of its International Partner Program. Designed to support the technology consultant community serving Salesforce.org’s 28,000 nonprofit and higher education customers around the world, the Program launched with 27 member organizations. Of the inaugural partners, nine have been designated as International Impact Partners, […]
Vera Welcomes 150th Client
This month, Vera celebrates welcoming our 150th client, The Horn of Africa Development Initiative (HODI). HODI is an NGO devoted to improving lives in Marsabit, a remote region of Northern Kenya. Their programs tackle the consequences of growing severity and frequency of conflicts, cyclic droughts, and human rights violations. HODI also focuses much of their […]
Vera Fellowship Program Selected as a Genesis Generation Challenge Winner
In April, Vera was named as a recipient of the Genesis Generation Challenge award, which supports organizations whose projects demonstrate innovation and creativity in addressing the world’s most pressing issues. Former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and the Genesis Prize Foundation announced Vera as one of nine organizations selected to receive the award, along with two […]
Vera Welcomes 100th Partner!
Vera has just begun work with our 100th partner organization – an exciting milestone as we prepare to celebrate our fourth birthday. This week, we were pleased to kick off a project with Tugende, an innovative Ugandan social enterprise. Tugende increases the financial independence of boda boda (motorcycle taxi) drivers through a lease-to-own motorcycle program. […]
Vera and CEO Zak Kaufman Awarded Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation Fellowship
We’re thrilled to announce that Vera’s co-Founder and CEO Zak Kaufman has been selected as a 2014 Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation Fellow. Created by Leslie Bluhm and David Helfand, the BHSI Fellowship recognizes socially conscious young leaders who have developed sustainable ventures addressing civic needs. Zak and Vera were chosen from more than 200 social innovators […]
Vera Joins Rainer Arnhold Fellows Program
Vera is honored to announce our selection into the Rainer Arnhold Fellows Program as Taylor Downs joins the select cohort of social entrepreneurs chosen to participate in the two-year program. The Mulago Foundation awards these fellowships to memorialize Rainer Arnhold, a physician who dedicated his life to delivering quality healthcare to children around the world. […]