Soiree 2017
A fundraising evening to impact the lives of children in our world
Social Entrepreneur
What we are looking for: If you are a social entrepreneur, and would like to learn more about our Award process please press the button below.
Applications for Gratitude Awards are now closed. We will be accepting new applications starting in January 2018.
What Is The Gratitude Network?
The Gratitude Network is a non-profit global leadership network, whose mission is to identify, nurture, mentor and fund highly innovative and scaleable organizations focused on impacting the lives of children and youth in the U.S. and abroad.
Who We Serve
Children and Youth
We serve people who need us most
A Sampling of All Our Gratitude Awardees
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San Francisco, California – Reset Foundation
Alternative rehabilitation for incarcerated US inmates
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Oakland – GoodWorld Solutions
Tools to give global workers a voice
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Mumbai, India – Team4Tech
Advancing 21st century education in underserved communities through technology volunteers
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USA – WIT
Provides social entrpreneur and leadrship program for high school student
5
CA (Marin County) – Dovetail
Building Resilience, Self-Mastery, & Empathy for Others
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Derek S Mitchell, CEO (Julien Phillips, Founder), CA / US – Partners in School Innovation
Create and foster more change agents in urban communitie
7
CEO Chris Padula, Nadine Burke Harris (Founder), San Francisco – Center for Youth Wellness
Addressing the health affects of childhood adverity so all children can thrive
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Sergio Medina, CA – RISE
Help refugee children live safer, healthier and longer lives
9
Guatamala – Cassa
Designs and builds sustainable social housing in Latin America
10
Chicago – Edovo
Tablet-based education and rehabilitation for encarcerated people
11
Port-au-Prince, Haiti – Vendedy
Mobile connection and e-commerce for city street vendors
12
Sally Sampson, MA – ChopChop
Teaching children for a lifetime of wellness
13
Philadelphia, PA – Springboard Collaborative –
Summer programs for disadvantaged students & families
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Miriam Altman, Alexandra Meis, New York City – Kinvolved
App that allows teachers to connect to parents/guardian
15
Michelle Brown, Washington DC – Common Lit
Ensure students in low income schools graduate with skillsfor college
16
New York, NY – Matchbook Learning
K-12 turn-around and learning management systems
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New York, NY – Library For All
Digital library platform for underserved in global education
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London, UK – Carbon Analytics
Analytics for global environmental impact
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Paris, France – CityTaps
Metering water services to urban under-served
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Lauren Bush Lauren, NY/Africa – FEED Projects
Creating Good Products that help feed the world
21
Nairobi, Kenya – Zana Africa
Equips East African females with vital feminine hygiene products and related health education
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Kenya, Africa – Kytabu
Textbooks and learning systems
23
Alison Naftalin, Ghana/Kenya – Lively Minds
Change mindset of parents to provide opportunity for their children
24
Nisha Ligon, Tanzania – Ubongo
Edutainment in Uganda & Tanzania
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Mumbai, India – CareNx Innovations
Healthcare services to remote patients using mobile platforms
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Mumbai, India – Zaya.org
K-12 learning management
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Hyderabad, India – Waste Capital Partners
Responsible waste management for municipalities and citizens
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Dakha, Bangladesh – Drinkwell
Micro-franchising of clean water systems
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Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Heather Ainsworth, CA – Representation Project
inspire people o challenge gender values and cultural norm
How We Serve
Unique, global, social entrepreneurship programs
“I just wanted to acknowledge how grateful I am for Scott’s support/coaching. He’s been incredible as I’ve navigated some challenging times. He is a great sounding board and always makes time to talk to me. I’m very grateful for him and for your creation of the Gratitude Network” -Sarah Hernholm, Founder, WIT
Meet the Gratitude Team
Gratitude Team, Super Mentors, Strategic Coaches & Mentors
Team Members
Randy Haykin
Founder and Chief Purpose Officer
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Laura Traxler
Co-Managing Director
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Meri McCoy Thompson
Director of Partnerships
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Arwen Thiel
Director of Social Impact
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Ann Singer
Director of Programs & Events
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Briana Harney Smith
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Steve Kirch
Director, Leadership and Training
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Tim Brown
CEO of IDEO
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Ed Catmull
Co-founder of Pixar, President of Pixar and Walt Disney
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Ron Conway
Founder and Co-Managing Partner of SV Angel
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Meg Garlinghouse
Leader of Social Impact programs at LinkedIn
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George Zachary
Charles River’s investment manager at Twitter, Udacity, Scribd and others
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