APPENDIX: HIGHLIGHTED NONPROFITS

For readers who might be moved to support any of the inspiring nonprofits that I mentioned in this book, I provide the list below. All of them are exceptional in their respective areas, and each works to build heart, mind, and will. I receive no material compensation from any of them, but for full disclosure, an asterisk marks those on whose boards I sit. Of course, the list reflects my limited knowledge; it is not meant to exclude other worthy organizations.

       •  Ashesi University (www.ashesi.org) is a world-class, nonprofit, four-year university in Ghana focused on educating ethical, entrepreneurial African leaders.

       •  Digital Green* (www.digitalgreen.org) uses a unique video-based teaching methodology to improve agriculture, health, and nutrition in South Asia and Africa.

       •  Innovations for Poverty Action* (www.poverty-action.org) applies evidence gathered from randomized controlled trials to develop and scale up solutions for the developing world.

       •  Pradan (www.pradan.net) assists self-help groups to form, organize, and improve livelihoods of poor families in rural India.

       •  Seva Mandir (www.sevamandir.org) supports communities in southern Rajasthan in their effort to improve their lives via democratic, participatory development.

       •  Shanti Bhavan (www.shantibhavanonline.org) provides India’s most disadvantaged children with a world-class education that emphasizes globally shared values and high career aspirations.

       •  Technology Access Foundation (www.techaccess.org) equips Washington State students of color for success in college and life through the power of a STEM education.

       •  Village Health Works* (www.villagehealthworks.org) delivers world-class, community-driven medical care and local development initiatives in the rural community of Kigutu, Burundi.