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Mulago Foundation
The Mulago Foundation is a private foundation focused on high impact philanthropy: investing in charities and philanthropic opportunities that have the highest impact. The foundation was originally envisioned by Rainer Arnhold, a San Francisco pediatrician and philanthropist, who taught at Mulago Hospital, Uganda. The foundation was officially created by his brother Henry Arnhold after Rainer Arnhold's death in 1993. Operations Criteria for funding organizations The Foundation's stated goal is to identify and invest in the highest impact giving opportunities. On their "How we fund" page, they write that they are looking for three things: a ''priority problem'', a ''scalable solution'', and ''an organization that can deliver''. Once they identify an organization they wish to fund, they provide unrestricted and continued funding. Unlike most foundations, the Mulago Foundation does not accept or solicit proposals, but rather, the foundation itself tries to locate organizations to gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private Foundation
A private foundation is a tax-exempt organization not relying on broad public support and generally claiming to serve humanitarian purposes. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest private foundation in the U.S. with over $38 billion in assets.National Center for Charitable Statistics Most private foundations are much smaller. Out of the 84,000 private foundations that filed with the IRS in 2008, approximately 66% have less than $1 million in assets, and 93% have less than $10 million in assets. In aggregate, private foundations in the U.S. control over $628 billion in assets and made more than $44 billion in charitable contributions in 2007. Unlike a charitable foundation, a private foundation does not generally solicit funds from the public or have the legal requirements and reporting responsibilities of a registered, non-profit or charitable foundation. Not all foundations engage in philanthropy: some private foundations are used for estate planning purposes. Des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D-Rev
Equalize Health (formerly D-Rev) is a not-for-profit medical technology company with offices in India, Kenya, and the United States. Equalize Health’s products include the ReMotion Knee, a polycentric prosthetic knee for above-the-knee amputees, brilliance, a phototherapy device for treating neonatal jaundice. Equalize health products have been sold in 70+ countries including India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Nigeria, Botswana, Senegal, South Africa, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Fiji, Indonesia, and Iraq. Business model Equalize Health (formerly D-Rev) is a 501(c)(3) organization that researches, designs, and develops products and then works with in-country partners such as Phoenix Medical Systems and Puspadi Bali to deliver products. Equalize health products are purchased by buyers directly, such as ministries of health, clinics, doctors, or hospitals. Philanthropic donations to equalize health facilitate product design, in-mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Global Forest Watch
Global Forest Watch (GFW) is an open-source web application to monitor global forests in near real-time. GFW is an initiative of the World Resources Institute (WRI), with partners including Google, USAID, the University of Maryland (UMD), Esri, Vizzuality and many other academic, non-profit, public, and private organizations. History Global Forest Watch originally began in 1997 as an initiative to establish a global forest monitoring network, convened by the World Resources Institute and partners. The initiative was rebooted in 2013 with data from the Center for Global Development derived from NASA's MODIS sensor, with additional layers subsequently added from Google/ UMD, Imazon, Terra-i, and NASA. The second iteration of GFW was released in February 2014, and continues to add information at multiple time scales and spatial resolutions to track deforestation. The GFW Commodities and GFW Fires sub-pages were subsequently released. Use cases The GFW platform has been used i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friendship Bench
Friendship is a relationship of mutual affection between people. It is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an "acquaintance" or an "association", such as a classmate, neighbor, coworker, or colleague. In some cultures, the concept of friendship is restricted to a small number of very deep relationships; in others, such as the U.S. and Canada, a person could have many friends, plus perhaps a more intense relationship with one or two people, who may be called ''good friends'' or ''best friends''. Other colloquial terms include ''besties'' or ''Best Friends Forever'' (''BFF''s). Although there are many forms of friendship, some of which may vary from place to place, certain characteristics are present in many such bonds. Such features include choosing to be with one another, enjoying time spent together, and being able to engage in a positive and supportive role to one another. Sometimes friends are distinguished from family, as in the saying "friends and family", and so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foundation For Ecological Security
The Foundation for Ecological Security (FES) is a registered non-profit organization based in Anand, Gujarat, India working towards the ecological restoration and conservation of land and water resources in ecologically fragile, degraded, and marginalized regions of India, through concentrated and collective efforts of village communities. FES has been involved in assisting the restoration, management, and governance of Common Property Land Resources since 1986. The organization uses a holistic approach to resource management by intertwining principles of nature conservation and local self-governance in order to accelerate ecological restoration, as well as improve the living conditions of the poor. Most of FES’ efforts are concentrated in the dryland regions of the country; however, the landscapes worked on are as diverse as scrublands, tidal mudflats, dense forests, ravines, grasslands, farm fields, and water bodies. Mission Registered under the Societies Registration Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digital Green
Digital Green is a global development organization that empowers smallholder farmers to lift themselves out of poverty by harnessing the collective power of technology and grassroots-level partnerships. Digital Green is an independent non-governmental organization that focuses on training farmers to make and show short videos where they record their problems, share solutions and highlight success stories. It was first conceived as a project in Microsoft Research India's Technology for Emerging Markets in 2006 by Rikin Gandhi and his colleagues. It later branched out as an independent NGO in 2008. Digital Green's approach is primarily a technology-enabled means of behavior change communication, which is cost-effective, scalable, and brings together researchers, development practitioners, and rural communities to produce and share locally relevant information through videos. In a controlled evaluation, on a cost per adoption basis, Digital Green was shown to be at least 10 times more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Development Media International
Development Media International (DMI) is a non-governmental organization with both non-profit and for-profit arms that "use scientific modelling combined with mass media campaigns in order to save the greatest number of lives in the most cost-effective way". Activities DMI designs and implements television and radio campaigns in developing countries to promote healthy behaviours in the target audience. At present, their goal is to focus on reducing preventable child mortality by promoting practices such as sleeping under treated bednets, giving children antibiotics when they have pneumonia, or giving people oral rehydration therapy. Issues of focus DMI is currently focused on messaging that would address the leading causes of death in underdeveloped countries. Whereas the focus in developed countries is on promoting healthy behaviors such as avoidance of smoking or road traffic safety, communicable diseases are still the leading cause of death and morbidity in underdeveloped coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridges To Prosperity
Bridges to Prosperity is a United States-based nonprofit organization that partners with local governments to connect communities via pedestrian bridges. Bridges to Prosperity is based in Denver, Colorado, with staff around the world. Footbridges are simple for rural communities to build with only modest support, while the impact is great. A randomized control study completed at the University of Notre Dame concluded that bridge connectivity increases household income 32%, while farmers increase agricultural outputs and labor rates increase 30%. Since its foundation, Bridges to Prosperity has connected over 1.2 million people, has built over 350 footbridges, and expanded to 22 countries across Southeast Asia, Africa, and Central and South America. It is supported by partner organizations including Rotary International. In 2019, Bridges to Prosperity partnered with the government of Rwanda to build 380 additional footbridges. A similar program, designed to build every bridge ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Ventures
Blue Ventures is a science-led social enterprise that develops transformative approaches for nurturing and sustaining locally led marine conservation. The organisation works in partnership with coastal communities in places where the ocean is vital to the culture and economy. Blue Ventures' range of marine management models are designed to address the barriers between communities and conservation. By integrating community-led resource management with community health and alternative livelihood initiatives to benefit both people and nature. Blue Ventures works in the Indian Ocean, southeast Asia and the Caribbean. They operate field programmes in Madagascar, Belize, and Timor-Leste with a small number of staff based in Comoros, Kenya, Mozambique and Tanzania supporting partners' projects. Organisation Blue Ventures is structured as a social enterprise, comprising limited company Blue Ventures Expeditions Ltd (BVE) and registered charity Blue Ventures Conservation (BVC). The eco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babban Gona
Babban Gona, which means "Great Farm" in the Hausa language, is a social enterprise organization that provides support for smallholder farmers in Nigeria to become more profitable. Babban Gona is partly owned by the farmers it serves. History Babban Gona was founded in 2012 by Kola Masha with the aim of promoting agriculture and reducing unemployment in Nigeria. Kola temporarily relocated to a small village in the Northern part of Nigeria, which had been recently impacted by insurgent activities. At inception, Babban Gona started and provide support for 100 members in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Babban Gona currently has its operations in 15 states namely Abuja, Adamawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Bauchi, Plateau and Jigawa states. The company has provided support for over 110,000 smallholder farmers since its inception. In April 2017, Babban Gona became the first Social Enterprise to win Skoll Foundation The Skoll Foundation is a private foundation based in Palo Alto, Califor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The MicroDreams Foundation
The MicroDreams Foundation is an American non-profit organization founded by Gregory Casagrande in 2002 as a microfinance accelerator that helps small, growing micro-enterprise development organizations reach financial self-sufficiency. Foundation collaborated in SPBD microfinance network to help young emerging partner microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru. MicroDreams uses loans, loan guarantees, and technical assistance to provide economic opportunities to the poorest members of society. MicroDreams’ primary goal is to provide the global poor, in particular women, with the economic opportunity to empower them to work their way out of poverty. The non-profit provides financing to start-ups and Tier 3 microfinance institutions that otherwise would not be able to receive funding. Large microfinance investment vehicles and asset management firms tend to avoid providing funding to these types of microfinance institutions because they are considered too ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muso (healthcare)
Muso may refer to: * Muso (InuYasha), a character in the manga and anime series ''InuYasha'' * Muso, a Thai exonym for the Lahu people * Muso Health, nonprofit organisation in Mali * Sello Muso (born 1986), footballer from Lesotho See also * Musou (other) Musou or Musō may refer to: * The Japanese name for the Koei Tecmo ''Warriors'' franchise ** Musou gauge, used in the ''Samurai Warriors'' series of video games ** Musou mode, used in the ''Dynasty Warriors'' series of video games * Muso (InuYa ..., a Japanese word meaning 'The Only One' * Musso (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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