Earlier this year, Billy Williams received an invitation from Forbes to join the Forbes Coaches Council. Forbes Coaches Council Is an Invitation-Only Community for Leading Business and Career Coaches, and Billy is now am now a member! Billy counts it as an honor to join other Forbes Coaches Council members, who are hand-selected, to become part of …
ADAMA—The Charities and Societies Agency (ChSA) within Ethiopia has awarded an “A” grade to Nuru Ethiopia. The grading system is based on how well NGOs comply with ChSA guidelines and how effectively NGOs are working within their communities. For this new grading exercise, ChSA considered over 3,000 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), including over 400 international NGOs. Nuru Ethiopia …
WASHINGTON, DC—InsideNGO honored Nuru International’s Director of Finance, Elizabeth Atherton, with its 2016 Excellence Award in Finance at its annual conference held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The InsideNGO Excellence Awards were established in 2010 to recognize professionals within the development sector who are innovating, collaborating and ensuring operational excellence within their organizations. …
BOSTON, MA–Classy, the world’s first social impact platform with the goal of helping organizations solve social problems more effectively and efficiently, announced Nuru International as a finalist for the 6th Annual Classy Awards. The Collaborative + Classy Awards bring together top social innovators from around the world for a unique three-day experience of speaker series and …
PHILADELPHIA—On December 10, 2015, the Travis Manion Foundation hosted its 4th Annual “If Not Me, Then Who…” Gala at the historic Union League of Philadelphia. This black tie event, which is a national recognition of character and leadership, had attendees from across the country who were being honored for their dedication to selfless service within …
Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) is recognizing Nuru International CEO Jake Harriman as one of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2015 at its Builders + Innovators Summit in Santa Barbara, California from October 14-16, 2015. Goldman Sachs selected Jake Harriman as one of 100 entrepreneurs from multiple industries to be honored at the two-day event. Jake …
With the opportunity to speak on behalf of his graduating class, Nuru International Founder and CEO gave an impassioned speech about the idea that is America while calling on all Presidential Leadership Scholars to dare greatly. The Bush Institute posted A Strong Call of Duty: Jake Harriman’s Presidential Leadership Scholar Graduation Speech. In his closing, Jake introduced …
Akilah.net, the career advice website for the Akilah Institute for Women in East Africa, named Nuru International in 2015 list of The 6 Most Inspiring Companies to Work For in East Africa. Bennadette Mugita—who oversees the Agriculture, Financial Inclusion, Healthcare and Education Programs as Nuru Kenya’s Impact Program Manager—shares about her experience: Q: What do you find …
Locus is a new initiative dedicated to finding new solutions to development challenges, focusing on integrated approaches to development and a search for evidence-based, local solutions. Through shared research, pilot projects, global forums, publications, academic courses and a virtual knowledge hub, Locus aims to change the way the international development community approaches funding and implementation. Its …
2015 was the first year that Nuru International received an invitation to attend the Skoll World Forum. For me to attend was an awe-inspiring and humbling experience. Once a year, top social entrepreneurs, impact-focused investors, and academics from around the world convene in Oxford to share latest findings from the field and wrestle with some …
Each year, nearly 1,000 of the world’s most influential social entrepreneurs, key thought leaders and strategic partners gather at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School to exchange ideas, solutions and information. The Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship is the premier international platform for advancing entrepreneurial approaches and solutions to the world’s most pressing …
Last week, I had the privilege of convening with 59 other leaders from across the country at Mount Vernon, George Washington’s home in Virginia, to kick off the first week of the inaugural class of the Presidential Leadership Scholars (PLS) Program. PLS is an unprecedented program co-sponsored by the presidential libraries of George W. Bush, …
Jake Harriman, CEO and Founder of Nuru International, has been selected to be a member of the inaugural class of Presidential Leadership Scholars, a unique leadership development initiative that draws upon the resources of the U.S. presidential centers of Lyndon B. Johnson, George H.W. Bush, William J. Clinton, and George W. Bush. These presidential centers have …
Veronica M. Olazabal, Monitoring & Evaluation Director at Nuru International, an organization seeking to end extreme poverty in remote, rural areas, is an evaluation professional with more than 15 years of program and research management experience. She is strategic and results-driven, but also practical and realistic, striving to balance her experience using both quantitative and …
Recently, Nuru’s CEO Jake Harriman was nominated to participate in the White House Champions of Change program. Through this program, The White House recognizes everyday Americans who are doing extraordinary things to empower and inspire members of their communities. This particular Champions of Change event will honor veterans who exemplify entrepreneurship. It will also provide others looking to start …