Persistence Rewarded

Persistence Rewarded

 GSB classmate Antonio Puron’s education non-profit Inoma recently received a 2016 World Summit Award (WSA) for its comprehensive elementary school focused product, Tak-Tak-Tak.WSA winners are selected annually by a multi-national panel of jurors that evaluates...
200,000 Pairs of Eyes

200,000 Pairs of Eyes

Heads up! Look for a feature about Project Redwood, titled Once Upon a Class Panel, in the January/February 2017 issue of the Stanford Magazine. Here’s a link to the on-line version:       The magazine goes to Stanford alumni, students and their parents, and donors....
What is A Waterpocket Fold?

What is A Waterpocket Fold?

In late August, the National Park Service celebrated its 100th anniversary. My husband (and fellow GSBer) Dick DeMarle and I have been lucky enough to visit more than 50 national parks and monuments in the last decade. It seems like a good time to share a recap of...
What a $25,000 Grant Can Do, Part 3:  Americas

What a $25,000 Grant Can Do, Part 3: Americas

  In nine cycles of grant-making, Project Redwood has funded nine western hemisphere non-profits.  Even in developed countries, modest grants of $25,000 or so can achieve big results.      Project Redwood grants in the Americas have:Supported enterpreneurship programs...
But Can You Scale?

But Can You Scale?

Project Redwood has always sought grantees that can meet the challenges of scaling, but poverty-fighting non-profits face difficult tests as they seek to grow ideas from proof-of-concept to full-blown implementations with widespread impact.Former Project Redwood...