Our grantmaking programs partner with institutions, nonprofits, and NGOs working in health, education, agriculture, and livelihoods. We run our own programs in leadership and entrepreneurial development as well as in community engagement. Through programs such as the Champions, Deshpande Fellowship Program, Entrepreneurship Academy, Global Exchange and LEAD, we catalyze leadership, passion, and initiative.
In the MVS: On Thursday, May 5 from 5 to 8 p.m., the Sandbox's first program, Campus Catalyst, will celebrate the entrepreneurial projects of 36 teams of students from the four partner colleges. Over 100 students will showcase their semester-long initiatives addressing social challenges and sparking new economic development in the Merrimack Valley.
The event is open and free to the public and will be held at Merrimack College, 315 Turnpike St., North Andover. To RSVP, please visit www.eventbrite.com/event/981590965.
Our Featured Partner Podcast highlights The Teacher's Foundation. TTF's mission is to make a significant shift in the kind of education that is routinely managed and imparted in this country by adding value to all educators and educational institutions, helping them to achieve and maintain the vital edge that distinguishes successful outward-looking individuals and institutions from the mediocre ones.
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Marshalling Global Perspectives to Create Local Solutions
The Deshpande Foundation promotes three principles – innovation, entrepreneurship, and scale – in its pursuit of economic development. Through our Social Innovation Sandbox Initiatives, we carefully select entrepreneurs, ideas, and strategies and in turn connect these to resources, networks, and opportunities for further engagement and growth.
