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Date Published
Author
Erika Balbuena
Word count
620
Language
English
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None

Summary

Twilio.org has announced its latest funding recipients for its Impact Fund, supporting three nonprofits and one social enterprise in their efforts to leverage innovative communications to deliver impact at scale. The organization's mission is to fuel communications that give hope, power, and freedom, and it plans to award an additional $1.5 million in 2018, following the $1.5 million awarded in 2017. Twilio.org has invested in Edovo, a social enterprise working to decrease recidivism rates through correctional education and communication with loved ones, as well as three nonprofits, including the International Rescue Committee, MindRight, and Caravan Studios, which will use their grants for projects such as improving client-caseworker communications, empowering youth of color to heal from trauma, and deploying skilled volunteers to time-sensitive tasks.