Reach Incorporated: Collaborating to Raise Reading Levels

Washington D.C. public education institutions lag behind national standards of excellence for on-time completion, literacy rates, and other key indicators. Eighty-three percent of public school students in the city enter the ninth grade reading below their grade level. Literacy problems do not spring up suddenly; achieving grade-level proficiency in third grade makes a crucial difference […]
Celebrating Women: The BOMA Project

We’re wrapping up our weeklong celebration of International Women’s Day by highlighting the work of The BOMA Project, one of our partner organizations based in Kenya. The BOMA Project assists women working to achieve financial security. The BOMA Project’s high-impact savings and entrepreneurship training program serves ultra-poor women from Northern Kenya’s drought-threatened arid areas. […]
Dasra: Strategic Philanthropy, Streamlined
Since 1999, Dasra has strategically connected Indian non-profits to philanthropists. Dasra believes that equipping donors and social entrepreneurs with knowledge, funding opportunities, and support networks will dramatically transform India’s social sector. To that end, Dasra helps build capacity within non-profits and social enterprises, educates donors about their areas of philanthropic interest, and conducts research on India’s […]