We are a coalition of disruptors focused on bringing our unique specialties together to create a thriving world.
We know we can’t do the work alone - that’s why our team includes our marketplace partners, interns, board of directors, partner non-profits, donors, volunteers, and community leaders.
Our team
Our full-time team is the catalyst that orchestrates the good brought by our broader coalition. We are a passionate group who have centered our lives on solving the world's biggest problems. Our decades of combined international experience working in startups, government, corporate philanthropy, international development, strategic communications, and higher education uniquely allow us to serve as original innovators in the anti-poverty space and unifiers of our talented network of highly specialized partners.
Mike Mannina
Co-Founder & CEO
Board Member
Whitney Stancil
Director of Operations
Molly Bond
Program & Community Manager
Gabriela Ureña Valverde
Community Relations & Logistics
Costa Rica
Michael Wyatt
2020 Fellow
Board of directors
Michael Jones
Founder & CEO, Thrive Farmers
Ken Lander
Founder & CSO, Thrive Farmers
Jay Hein
President, The Sagamore Institute
Interns
Our interns are part of our family. They propel us forward, and we in turn develop, train, teach, and propel them forward in their careers. Once a member of the family, always family - no matter where the world may take them.
We are
Purposeful
Innovative
Thoughtful
Implementors
Strategists
Connectors
Synergists
We stand for
Human flourishing
Collective impact
Local empowerment
Sustainable solutions
Inclusive economies
Integrated development
We avoid
Prescribed solutions
Inefficiencies
Silos
Mediocrity
Our structure
We're a 501(c)(3) nonprofit private operating foundation with an intentionally small, multi-disciplined team focused on designing poverty solutions and harnessing the talents of stakeholders to fulfill the mission. By leveraging the reach of others, we remain streamlined and only require minimal resources.
Disrupt with us
Do you get excited about solving the world's biggest problems? Are you passionate about helping the world's poorest populations? Do you want to be part of a movement that's truly changing the world? If this sounds like you, you should become a disruptor.
We run a super-efficient operation from broad-based funding that yields high social returns. We'd love for you to consider supporting our work.
We are always looking for partners to join the platfrom from the following fields:
Companies with international supply chains with a commitment to disruptive social impact.
Specialized nonprofits with a track record of excellence in their field and a collaborative approach willing to contribute their talents and assets to our platform. Our priority focuses include: economic opportunity, education, health, leadership, and environment.