Major Funders
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The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, established in 1964, is a family foundation that has been guided by the business philosophy and values of its founders, David and Lucile Packard. The foundation focuses the majority of its grants in three program areas: conservation and science; population; and children, families, and communities. In addition, the foundation provides support to local area funds, organizational effectiveness and philanthropy funds, and program related investments. |
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Draper Richards Foundation funds social entrepreneurs starting new nonprofit organizations. The foundation focuses its resources on various public service areas, including, but not limited to, education, youth and families, the environment, arts, health, community, and economic development. Based on the structure of a venture capital fund, the foundation provides financial support as well as strategic and organizational assistance. The foundation was founded in 2002 by Bill Draper, Robin Richards Donohoe, and Jenny Shilling Stein. The gift to the Stanford Social Innovation Review was made by Draper in honor of his friend and business partner, Donohoe, in collaboration with the foundation. |
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The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has been making grants since 1967 to help solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. The Foundation concentrates its resources on activities in education, the environment, global development, performing arts, philanthropy, and population, and makes grants to support disadvantaged communities in the San Francisco Bay Area. |
Organizational Partners
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Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) is a global organization that helps businesses achieve success in ways that respect ethical values, people, communities, and the environment. BSR provides information, tools, training, and advisory services to make corporate social responsibility an integral part of business operations and strategies. Founded in 1992, Business for Social Responsibility provides all these services to its member companies, the broader global business community, and other key CSR stakeholders. For more information or to join, visit Business for Social Responsibility. |
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CFED expands economic opportunity by helping Americans build assets, save for the future, start and grow businesses, pursue education and become homeowners. Established in 1979 as the Corporation for Enterprise Development, CFED brings together community practice, public policy and private markets in effective ways to achieve greater impact. |
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Commongood Careers helps social entrepreneurs hire great talent. As the only retained search firm specializing in serving social entrepreneurs, we support the recruitment and hiring needs of some of the nation’s most innovative organizations so that they can create even greater social impact. Every year, Commongood Careers manages hundreds of searches, across all levels and functions, at over 50 groundbreaking organizations, including Ashoka, College Summit, Kiva, New Profit Inc., Nonprofit Finance Fund, and Teach For America. Learn more about Commongood Careers. |
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EthicsWorld is an independent, not-for-profit forum for information and views on the related fields of business and workplace ethics, good governance, and anticorruption. EthicsWorld’s goal is to strengthen global ethics and governance by providing its readers, which include business, government, academic, and civil society professionals, as well as the media and students, with the latest ethics-related news, research, viewpoints, and best practices. |
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Full Circle Fund is an engaged philanthropy organization cultivating the next generation of community leaders and driving lasting social change in the Bay Area. Members are successful professionals and executives from the business, government, and nonprofit sectors. Members conduct their work through Circles, focusing hands-on grant making in four key issue areas: Education, Technology, Environment and Global Economic Opportunity. Each Circle continuously refines its understanding of its target problem through public-policy research, discussions with community leaders, and site visits. Collectively, members spend thousands of hours in partnership with grantees, resulting in significant impact on the community. |
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The Haas Center for Public Service at Stanford University connects academic study with community and public service to strengthen communities and develop effective public leaders. All of the center’s activities contribute to student learning while providing value and service to the public and the community. |
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The Indiana Grantmakers Alliance is a membership organization dedicated to advancing philanthropy throughout Indiana. The Alliance is Indiana’s link to 30 other regional grantmaker associations through the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers, exposing Alliance members to innovations in grantmaking nationwide. The regional associations collectively serve over 3,400 grantmaker members, including private foundations, corporate giving programs, and community foundations. |
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Net Impact is a global organization of students and professionals using business to improve the world. We offer a portfolio of programs to educate, equip and inspire our more than 10,000 members to make a tangible difference through business. Spanning six continents, our membership is one of the most influential networks of students and professionals in existence today and includes leaders in corporate social responsibility, social entrepreneurship, nonprofit management, international development and environmental sustainability. The Net Impact network includes over 200 chapters in cities throughout the world and a central office in San Francisco. Learn more about Net Impact. |
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Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive Education for the Social Sector |