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New $10 Million Award Launched to Improve Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes Around the World

Marc Moorghen | March 8, 2022

Competition Update

Launched on March 8, 2022—International Women’s Day—the Maternal & Infant Health Award, sponsored by The Patchwork Collective, is a $10 million grant competition to help improve maternal and infant health outcomes around the world.

Starting with four countries in sub-Saharan Africa, NEST360 works to reduce newborn deaths in Africa by 50 percent in a decade.

Something ‘amazing’ happened

Ted Gregory, Guest Contributor | April 15, 2022

Competition Update

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A plan to reduce Africa’s infant mortality fell short of winning the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s first $100 million competition. Then plan leaders took their show back on the road.

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A Year of Opportunity with Per Scholas

By: Vernon Smith and Brenda Urueta | December 15, 2021

In December 2020, premier technology workforce development organization Per Scholas was announced as the awardee of the $10 million Economic Opportunity Challenge. Their “Proven Pathways to Transformative Careers in Tech” project will improve economic opportunities for low-income individuals within the United States.

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JUST Announced as Awardee of Inaugural Jack Dilenschneider Award for Social Justice

By: Nicole Phipps | December 13, 2021

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Lever for Change announced nonprofit microlending platform JUST as the recipient of the inaugural Jack Dilenschneider Award for Social Justice.

Announcing the Five Swift Grant Recipients

By: Vernon Smith | September 28, 2021

Bold Solutions Network

In May 2021, Lever for Change introduced the Swift Grants fund, aimed to provide small grants to Bold Solutions Network members for collaborative projects. This fund provided an outlet for the world’s top problem solvers to leverage expertise and join forces to find creative solutions in their fields.

April 2020 Update from our CEO

By: Dr. Cecilia Conrad | April 29, 2020

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Bold Solutions Network

Like nearly everyone else on Planet Earth, we have been grappling with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic both on a personal level and with respect to our work.

The Top 100 Respond to COVID-19

By: Dr. Cecilia Conrad | April 28, 2020

Cecilia Conrad, Managing Director of 100&Change and CEO of Lever for Change, shares a snapshot of how the Top 100 100&Change applicants are impacted by COVID-1

A Need for More (and Better) Data to Guide Giving

By: Kevin Scally | April 13, 2020

Kevin Scally, Chief Relationship Officer at Charity Navigator, explores the current landscape of nonprofit evaluations and provides insight into new data that can help shape public opinion on what makes for an effective organization.