Esq. Apprentice Featured on The Root
Esq. Apprentice, 2017 JMK Innovation Prize awardee, was recently featured on The Root. Click here to watch the video: These Future Attorneys Are Skipping Law School
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David Muhammed on Youth Justice
David Muhammed, a 2017 JMK Innovation Prize Awardee, writes about the desperately needed paradigm shift in the administration of youth justice in Juvenile Justice Information Exchange. Click here to read more: Local Restorative Justice Could Be Best Kind of Diversion
Brandon Dennison Named West Virginian of the Year
Brandon Dennison, one of the Fund's 2015 JMK Innovation Prize awardees, was named WV Living's West Virginian of the Year. Read the whole article here: Revisioning Appalachia
Op-Ed About 2017 J.M.K. Innovation Prize in Chronicle of Philanthropy
Chronicle of Philanthropy published Peter Davidson and Amy Freitag's op-ed that reflects upon the role of the Prize in the Fund's grantmaking, especially within this political climate. Read more here:The Power of Social Enterprise and Grass-Roots Decision Making: Lessons
The J.M. Kaplan Fund Announces the 2017 J.M.K. Innovation Prize Awardees
The J.M. Kaplan Fund is excited to announce our 2017 J.M.K. Innovation Prize Awardees. Read the press release here: Ten Emerging Social Initiatives Win 2017 J.M.K. Innovation Prize
GRINNELL COLLEGE AWARDS GRINNELL PRIZE TO GINA CLAYTON, FOUNDER OF ESSIE JUSTICE GROUP
Gina Clayton, 2015 Awardee of The J.M.K. Innovation Prize and Founder of the Essie Justice Group, was awarded the Grinnell College Innovator for Social Justice Prize - the highest prize offered by an American college for social justice work. Read the
DIGITAL TRADE UNIONS WILL EMPOWER TOMORROW'S SHARING ECONOMY EMPLOYEES
Coworker.org, 2015 Awardee of The J.M.K. Innovation Prize, is mentioned multiple times in Wire for their innovative idea, which many say is changing the future of worker's rights. Read the full article here: Digital Trade Unions Will Empower Tomorrow's Sharing Economy
A PLACE TO LEARN THE DO-IT-YOURSELF ARTS
Behold! New Lebanon, a 2015 Awardee of The J.M.K. Innovation Prize, received coverage in The Wall Street Journal in an August 1, 2016 article that talked about the organization's commitment toward creating a model for community economic development for tiny, rural towns
SEEDS OF HOPE
Innovation Prize Awardee and newly appointed President of the Board of Directors of Growing Veterans, Chris Brown, was featured in the University of Washington's online newsletter, in an article titled "Seeds of Hope". It outline's Chris' experiences as a veteran,
Coalfield Wins Grant for On-the-Job Training Program
The Herald-Dispatch ran an article announcing the selection of Reclaim Appalachia as an Awardee of The J.M.K. Innovation Prize. Reclaim Appalachia, an organization based out of West Virginia, was founded by Brandon Denison and provides paid on-the-job training for