Agatha Foundation

The Young Women's Project (YWP) is a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC, dedicated to empowering young people and advocating for their rights and opportunities. Through their various programs, YWP guides youth in personal transformation, helping them become leaders in their communities who can analyze problems, propose solutions, and advocate for change. With a focus on health education, foster care, employment, and civic engagement, YWP has made a significant impact in the past three years, reaching thousands of youth and delivering testimonies, interventions, and policies that have improved the lives of DC youth. YWP's approach is rooted in building the leadership and power of young people, enabling them to transform institutions and expand rights and opportunities for their peers. With a dedicated team of adult staff, youth staff, and a board of advisors and directors, YWP has successfully implemented their theory of change and achieved tangible results. Their work has been recognized and supported by funders and community partners, and they continue to make a difference in the lives of DC youth through their programs and initiatives.Generated from the website

The American Benefits Council is a prominent public policy organization based in Washington, DC, dedicated to advocating for employers committed to enhancing the health and financial well-being of their workers, retirees, and families. As the largest organization focused exclusively on employee benefits matters, it represents over 220 of the world's largest companies, ensuring their voices are heard in shaping national, state, and global benefits policy. Through its various initiatives, the Council addresses critical issues such as retirement and health plan sponsorship, compliance with regulations, and the coordination of paid family leave programs. By engaging with lawmakers and stakeholders, the organization strives to protect multistate employers from disruptive state and local benefit laws while promoting best-in-class solutions for employee benefits. Generated from the website

HistoryIn 1997, World Bank executives Mari Kuraishi and Dennis Whittle were asked to develop innovative ways to combat poverty. They created the World Bank's Development Marketplace, a first-of-its-kind event where people from around the world competed for World Bank funds. The event's success unveiled the enormous potential of a global marketplace for philanthropy, and participants asked for a real marketplace that was open year round and operated virtually. Mari and Dennis saw the brilliance of this idea, left the World Bank and launched GlobalGiving.SpecialtiesThe world is full of problems. GlobalGiving is full of solutions. Solutions run by innovative, grassroots projects and organizations that are working to educate children, feed the hungry, build houses, train women (and men) with job skills, and hundreds of other amazing things. GlobalGiving is a charity fundraising web site that gives social entrepreneurs and non-profits from anywhere in the world a chance to raise the money that they need to improve their communities. Since 2002, GlobalGiving has raised more than $150 million from more than 400,000 donors who have supported 10,000+ projects in 160 countries.