By — Azhar Merchant Azhar Merchant Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/a-matter-of-hope-shines-light-on-social-entrepreneurs-tackling-big-issues Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio Jim Bildner is the CEO of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, one of the world's largest venture philanthropy organizations. It finds and funds entrepreneurs tackling big issues from health care access to clean water initiatives. In his new book, "A Matter of Hope," Bildner shares stories of impact and how hope fuels that work. He sat down with Amna Nawaz to discuss more. Listen to this Segment By — Azhar Merchant Azhar Merchant Azhar Merchant is Associate Producer for National Affairs. @AzharMerchant_
'A Matter of Hope' shines light on social entrepreneurs tackling big issues
In short
In his newly released book, Jim Bildner documents the vital efforts of social entrepreneurs dedicated to solving complex global problems. His foundation operates as one of the largest venture philanthropy organizations globally, dedicated to discovering and funding high-impact changemakers. Bildner also recently participated in a sit-down interview with Amna Nawaz to explore these core themes and the broader social entrepreneurship ecosystem.
Key points
- Venture philanthropy plays a critical role in discovering and funding solutions to large-…: Venture philanthropy plays a critical role in discovering and funding solutions to large-scale global problems.
- Social entrepreneurs rely on hope as a central driver to push their impactful missions fo…: Social entrepreneurs rely on hope as a central driver to push their impactful missions forward.
- Real-world interventions can successfully address complex crises when backed by strategic…: Real-world interventions can successfully address complex crises when backed by strategic philanthropic resources.