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Over the next two years, we forged life-long personal and professional relationships, while earning masters degrees in business administration.</p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p align="justify">At our 25th reunion, we saw a chance to make a difference in the world by using our collective experience and financial resources to help the desperately poor. Less than two years later, in 2007, our partnership funded five projects across the globe.</p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p align="justify">To date, Project Redwood has completed eleven annual funding cycles to help non-profit organizations worldwide work to improve the lives and prospects of the at-risk and disenfranchised.</p><p align="justify">Beginning in 2016, Project Redwood welcomed alumni from all Stanford Graduate School of Business classes. Many classes are now represented in our partnership, and the numbers are continuing to grow.</p></span></div></div></div></div><br class="clear"/><div class="sixteen columns "><p> </p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p></p><div class="ngg-galleryoverview ngg-ajax-pagination-none" id="ngg-gallery-792-1"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- Thumbnails --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><div class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box" id="ngg-image-0"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><div class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><a class="ngg-fancybox" data-description="Stanford Graduate School of Business 1980 classmates and friends gather at the Project Redwood 2013 annual meeting." data-image-id="45" data-image-slug="2013annualmeetinggroupohotocropped" data-src="https://www.projectredwood.org/wp-content/gallery/about-page-1/2013annualmeetinggroupohotocropped.jpg" data-thumbnail="https://www.projectredwood.org/wp-content/gallery/about-page-1/thumbs/thumbs_2013annualmeetinggroupohotocropped.jpg" data-title="Stanford Graduate School of Business 1980 classmates and friends gather at the Project Redwood 2013 annual meeting. Front row: Lili Avery, Jorge Fernandez, Susan Miller, Martha Kaufman, Mary Pruiett; Second row: Ann Gordon McStay, Beth Gibson Sawi, Donna Davis Allen, Patty Mintz, Amy Kommer, Carol Head; Third row: Laura Power, Kristi Smith-Hernandez, Kirk Renaud, Ann Thoke Espy, Mike Watt, Ed Kaufman, DJ Crane; Fourth row: Dick DeMarle, Elliot Roseman, Phil Jonckheer, Larry Slesinger, Martha Parry Clark, Rich Jerdonek, Skip West, Bill Westwood" href="/wp-content/gallery/about-page-1/2013annualmeetinggroupohotocropped.jpg" rel="792" title="Stanford Graduate School of Business 1980 classmates and friends gather at the Project Redwood 2013 annual meeting."><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><img alt="Stanford Graduate School of Business 1980 classmates and friends gather at the Project Redwood 2013 annual meeting. Front row: Lili Avery, Jorge Fernandez, Susan Miller, Martha Kaufman, Mary Pruiett; Second row: Ann Gordon McStay, Beth Gibson Sawi, Donna Davis Allen, Patty Mintz, Amy Kommer, Carol Head; Third row: Laura Power, Kristi Smith-Hernandez, Kirk Renaud, Ann Thoke Espy, Mike Watt, Ed Kaufman, DJ Crane; Fourth row: Dick DeMarle, Elliot Roseman, Phil Jonckheer, Larry Slesinger, Martha Parry Clark, Rich Jerdonek, Skip West, Bill Westwood" height="277" src="/wp-content/gallery/about-page-1/dynamic/2013annualmeetinggroupohotocropped.jpg-nggid0245-ngg0dyn-628x435x100-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg" style="max-width:100%;" title="Stanford Graduate School of Business 1980 classmates and friends gather at the Project Redwood 2013 annual meeting. Front row: Lili Avery, Jorge Fernandez, Susan Miller, Martha Kaufman, Mary Pruiett; Second row: Ann Gordon McStay, Beth Gibson Sawi, Donna Davis Allen, Patty Mintz, Amy Kommer, Carol Head; Third row: Laura Power, Kristi Smith-Hernandez, Kirk Renaud, Ann Thoke Espy, Mike Watt, Ed Kaufman, DJ Crane; Fourth row: Dick DeMarle, Elliot Roseman, Phil Jonckheer, Larry Slesinger, Martha Parry Clark, Rich Jerdonek, Skip West, Bill Westwood" width="628"/><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- Pagination --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><div class="ngg-clear"></div> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p></p><div class="ngg-galleryoverview ngg-ajax-pagination-none" id="ngg-gallery-799-1"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- Thumbnails --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><div class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box" id="ngg-image-0"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><div class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><a class="ngg-fancybox" data-description='Classmates and friends raising funds for Project Redwood at the 2010 Basketball Bonanza. Standing: Beth Gibson Sawi, Dick Boyce, Larry Cerf, Jeff Chambers, Ros Gold-Onwude, Bob Kagle, Steve Kelly, Don Wood, Doug Kaewart, Miles White, Matt Holve, Randy Blair, Jon Hamren, Scott Lochridge, Carol Head, Mike Child, Ed Kaufman, Donna Allen; Kneeling: Elizabeth Strawn Gage, Nick Farwell, Ann Thoke Espy, Martha Gilmore, Charlie Baum, Joe Hamby, Doug Burgum, Chip Adams, Amy Kommer Minella, Stan Kinsey, Kristi Smith-Hernandez; Hula "Girls": Bob Baldwin, Phil Jonckheer, Ken Moch' data-image-id="46" data-image-slug="basketballbonanzagroupshotcropped" data-src="https://www.projectredwood.org/wp-content/gallery/basketball-bonanza-1/basketballbonanzagroupshotcropped.jpg" data-thumbnail="https://www.projectredwood.org/wp-content/gallery/basketball-bonanza-1/thumbs/thumbs_basketballbonanzagroupshotcropped.jpg" data-title='Classmates and friends raising funds for Project Redwood at the 2010 Basketball Bonanza. Standing: Beth Gibson Sawi, Dick Boyce, Larry Cerf, Jeff Chambers, Ros Gold-Onwude, Bob Kagle, Steve Kelly, Don Wood, Doug Kaewart, Miles White, Matt Holve, Randy Blair, Jon Hamren, Scott Lochridge, Carol Head, Mike Child, Ed Kaufman, Donna Allen; Kneeling: Elizabeth Strawn Gage, Nick Farwell, Ann Thoke Espy, Martha Gilmore, Charlie Baum, Joe Hamby, Doug Burgum, Chip Adams, Amy Kommer Minella, Stan Kinsey, Kristi Smith-Hernandez; Hula "Girls": Bob Baldwin, Phil Jonckheer, Ken Moch' href="/wp-content/gallery/basketball-bonanza-1/basketballbonanzagroupshotcropped.jpg" rel="799" title='Classmates and friends raising funds for Project Redwood at the 2010 Basketball Bonanza. Standing: Beth Gibson Sawi, Dick Boyce, Larry Cerf, Jeff Chambers, Ros Gold-Onwude, Bob Kagle, Steve Kelly, Don Wood, Doug Kaewart, Miles White, Matt Holve, Randy Blair, Jon Hamren, Scott Lochridge, Carol Head, Mike Child, Ed Kaufman, Donna Allen; Kneeling: Elizabeth Strawn Gage, Nick Farwell, Ann Thoke Espy, Martha Gilmore, Charlie Baum, Joe Hamby, Doug Burgum, Chip Adams, Amy Kommer Minella, Stan Kinsey, Kristi Smith-Hernandez; Hula "Girls": Bob Baldwin, Phil Jonckheer, Ken Moch'><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><img alt='Classmates and friends raising funds for Project Redwood at the 2010 Basketball Bonanza. Standing: Beth Gibson Sawi, Dick Boyce, Larry Cerf, Jeff Chambers, Ros Gold-Onwude, Bob Kagle, Steve Kelly, Don Wood, Doug Kaewart, Miles White, Matt Holve, Randy Blair, Jon Hamren, Scott Lochridge, Carol Head, Mike Child, Ed Kaufman, Donna Allen; Kneeling: Elizabeth Strawn Gage, Nick Farwell, Ann Thoke Espy, Martha Gilmore, Charlie Baum, Joe Hamby, Doug Burgum, Chip Adams, Amy Kommer Minella, Stan Kinsey, Kristi Smith-Hernandez; Hula "Girls": Bob Baldwin, Phil Jonckheer, Ken Moch' height="258" src="/wp-content/gallery/basketball-bonanza-1/dynamic/basketballbonanzagroupshotcropped.jpg-nggid0246-ngg0dyn-628x435x100-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg" style="max-width:100%;" title='Classmates and friends raising funds for Project Redwood at the 2010 Basketball Bonanza. Standing: Beth Gibson Sawi, Dick Boyce, Larry Cerf, Jeff Chambers, Ros Gold-Onwude, Bob Kagle, Steve Kelly, Don Wood, Doug Kaewart, Miles White, Matt Holve, Randy Blair, Jon Hamren, Scott Lochridge, Carol Head, Mike Child, Ed Kaufman, Donna Allen; Kneeling: Elizabeth Strawn Gage, Nick Farwell, Ann Thoke Espy, Martha Gilmore, Charlie Baum, Joe Hamby, Doug Burgum, Chip Adams, Amy Kommer Minella, Stan Kinsey, Kristi Smith-Hernandez; Hula "Girls": Bob Baldwin, Phil Jonckheer, Ken Moch' width="628"/><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- Pagination --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><div class="ngg-clear"></div> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></div><br class="clear"/><div class="eight columns "><h2 style="font-family: arimo; text-align: center; color: #333333; line-height: 1.1"> <a href="/?p=1046" target="_blank">We've seeded<br/> 84 projects...</a></h2><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p align="justify">So far, Project Redwood has granted over $2 million to 84 projects aimed at mitigating severe poverty. We have provided clean water to the rural poor, educated severely disadvantaged youngsters and teens, funded income-producing ventures in impoverished villages, and provided healthcare to the acutely needy.</p></div><div class="eight columns "><h2 style="font-family: arimo; text-align: center; color: #333333; line-height: 1.1"><a href="/?p=677" target="_blank">...and engaged<br/> our classmates</a></h2><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p align="justify">Because of the generosity of our classmates, we have raised over $2.2 million since 2005. More than half of us have contributed! And, many of our classmates, significant others, and friends have donated their time and talents.</p></div><br class="clear"/><div class="sixteen columns "><h2 style="font-family: arimo; text-align: center; color: #333333; line-height: 1.1"> We fund projects that focus on tangible impacts.</h2><br/><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><p align="justify">Project Redwood is a non-profit partnership that provides funding, expertise, and connections to social entrepreneurs who address the challenge of global poverty. We support a select group of projects based on:</p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><ul type="disc"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><li>Magnitude of expected social impact</li><br/><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><li>Entrepreneurial characteristics; specifically the ability to leverage local capacity to create and build human and financial capital</li><br/><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><li>Feasibility of proposal, and sustainability of benefits</li><br/><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><li>Potential to translate successes to other locations, related endeavors, and other organizations</li><br/><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><li>Significance of Project Redwood's funding and non-financial resources</li><br/><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><li>Compatibility with Project Redwood's mission, portfolio, and available class resources</li></ul></div></div><div class="five columns mt10 gdl-left-sidebar"><div class="left-sidebar-wrapper gdl-divider"><div class="custom-sidebar gdl-divider"><div class="menu-aboutmenu-container"><ul class="menu" id="menu-aboutmenu"><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-menu-item page_item page-item-218 current_page_item menu-item-763" id="menu-item-763"><a href="/about-2/">About</a></li><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-692" id="menu-item-692"><a href="/annual-reports/">Annual Reports</a></li><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1704" id="menu-item-1704"><a href="/projectredwoodgenesis/">Project Redwood’s Genesis</a></li><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-693" id="menu-item-693"><a href="/board-and-partners/">Partners and Board</a></li><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-755" id="menu-item-755"><a href="/volunteer-opportunities/">Volunteer Opportunities</a></li><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-691" id="menu-item-691"><a href="/partnerships/">Affiliations</a></li><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-690" id="menu-item-690"><a href="/get-involved/">Get Involved</a></li><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></ul></div></div><div class="pt30"></div></div></div></div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><br class="clear"/><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->