The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation is accepting applications for its grants program with an aim to achieve substantial positive change in the world. The team conducts deep diligence on social...

The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation is accepting applications for

its grants program with an aim to achieve substantial positive change in the world. The team conducts deep diligence on social enterprises that move to the final stages of consideration, as many of the proposed ventures are cutting edge. This includes a thorough scan of existing approaches to the issue at hand and the likelihood of success and sustained impact the proposed project could achieve, as well as the assessment of the entrepreneur's leadership ability. The Foundation will look for: -· Exceptional Entrepreneurs: The Foundation seeks out entrepreneurs who exhibit characteristics of extraordinary leadership: vision, intelligence, influence, ambition, discretion and follow-through. Draper Richards Kaplan entrepreneurs have proven track records that demonstrate a full spectrum of competencies. -· Potential to Scale: To affect meaningful change upon the major challenges of time, they need big solutions to big problems. They support social enterprises — non-profit, for-profit and hybrid organizations — that can expand enough to directly benefit a large number of beneficiaries and impart enough momentum to influence broader systems that encumber progress. Scaled organizations act as models to other groups in the sector and have the clout to affect policy, public opinion, and economies. -· Sustainable Impact: The Foundation looks for leveraged solutions that will create lasting positive change. They look for game-changing ideas that create better opportunities and outcomes for the future. Please use the above background to write the project proposal which addresses the following items:Problem and solution -Succinctly describe the mission and objectives of the organization -Describe the social problem your organization addresses -Describe the solution your organization provides Impact -Explain how your organization improves on existing efforts, with specific names of organizations addressing the same problem if possible/relevant -Explain how your approach is systemic and unique -Describe the organization's tangible results to date, detailing how you plan to measure organizational outcomes and success in the futureScale -Explain how you plan to scale the organization over time -Explain the main sources of income that your organization will use to sustain your work overtime