Founders Pledge

Around 1 in 3 women worldwide suffer from acts of physical or sexual violence. We've investigated high-leverage pathways to reduce violence against women and girls. More research into this will be valuable, but we’ve found three especially promising interventions. Learn more in our report: https://lnkd.in/eG6ksrVu

⭐ New recommendation for protecting women and girls Raising Voices have developed an evidence-based community program to prevent violence against women. SASA! empowers activism to shift harmful social norms within local communities. Based in Uganda, they’re a leader in the field; their program has been implemented in at least 30 countries and more than 75 organizations. With more funding, they can scale up their programming and expand into new countries in West Africa. Learn more https://lnkd.in/ePuz9N9i

We’re always excited when we find a very promising project that could save lives. GOAL 3 is bringing durable, low-cost, easy-to-use vital signs monitoring (part of a comprehensive system) to aid neonatal and child healthcare in low-resource settings in Africa. We're happy that the Founders Pledge community can help them continue validating their system, which could accelerate their scale-up and expansion!

Maybe you are just at the beginning of your journey, but can you commit now to sharing a portion of your income when you “exit” your venture? Last week, we held a think tank meeting with 60 people under the umbrella of Founders Pledge in Agafay Desert in Morocco. It was a meeting where no business pitches were discussed, only how to do meaningful and high-impact work for the world. I could also describe it as a short camp that offered inspiring talks and training sessions. Founders Pledge is an organization that encourages entrepreneurs to donate a certain percentage of their gains to NGOs that benefit the world after achieving commercial success. During the process until your venture “exits,” they provide you with training on what the current global issues are, which problems you can help solve and through which NGOs you can do this. So, when you become a member, you make a commitment to “give back to society.” We made this commitment 8-9 years ago with the early discovery of Türkiye Entrepreneurship Foundation. We couldn’t remain indifferent to David Goldberg's extraordinary idea and inspiring entrepreneurship. Gaining the awareness of giving back to society at the beginning of the journey is already a tremendous necessity for the whole world. However, the training and guidance during the process are equally valuable. Because doing something that will impact society is one thing, but taking the right steps when you have the power to do so is another… Sometimes it is necessary to directly meet nutrition and medicine needs, while other times it may be more beneficial to provide solutions for the eyeglasses needs of people of a certain age, enabling them to participate in the production process and create an environment for them to earn their own income. A cultural change that affects the entire society is happening… In a period when the world’s problems are increasing day by day, it was inspiring to strip away everything and question “what can I do, how can I make an impact” and to do this together with high-impact leaders. While in the desert, some people opted for a camel tour 🐫 , but I found greater enjoyment in cycling. 🚴

How do you increase a country’s happiness? There are a number of ways, and the most promising might be by increasing GDP. In an analysis of Richard Easterlin’s latest research, Senior Researcher Vadim Albinsky reviewed the available data. He found that three of the other promising routes to boosting national happiness – health, pollution, a social safety net – appear to have a smaller impact than boosting GDP. It’s not the only solution, (in fact, we believe income is only part of what we should focus on), but we shouldn’t dismiss the potential of economic growth. See Vadim’s analysis: https://lnkd.in/gEAJpDRh Learn more about how we value economic growth: https://lnkd.in/g6aACKcd

⭐ New recommendation Taimaka treat childhood malnutrition in Nigeria with a proven method: community management of acute malnutrition. They work in an area where other nutrition-focused NGOs don’t operate, despite exceptionally high rates of malnutrition. Their program is especially cost-effective and shows high recovery rates among the children treated. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e8SuWmBT

Lead poisoning is a huge but solvable problem. That's why we've recommended Lead Exposure Elimination Project since 2022. They work with governments and manufacturers to regulate and remove lead from paint. And now they're partnering with USAID to scale. We're excited to see USAID, UNICEF & Open Philanthropy launch the Partnership for a Lead-Free Future and accelerate progress to end lead poisoning! https://lnkd.in/dn_hrkKV

Which intervention could have the biggest impact on people’s happiness and wellbeing?

We’re hiring an Advisor and an Advisory Associate! These roles will provide critical support for the team and for our members' philanthropic giving, allowing us to empower more entrepreneurs to do immense good. Learn more, share and apply: Advisor - https://lnkd.in/etsHiXMb Advisory Associate - https://lnkd.in/eT2SvmPg

📻 A new episode of the FLI Podcast is out now! 🆕 Tom Barnes from Founders Pledge joins to discuss layers of defense against unsafe AI, the shocking imbalance between funding for AI capabilities research vs. AI safety research, and how we can build a world more resilient to catastrophes. ⏯ Listen now at the link in the comments, or find it on your favourite podcast player!