{"id":39887,"date":"2021-11-17T13:10:08","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T13:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glg.tempsite.space\/news\/glg-announces-new-class-of-social-impact-fellows\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T08:41:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T12:41:57","slug":"glg-announces-new-class-of-social-impact-fellows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glginsights.com\/zh-hans\/news\/glg-announces-new-class-of-social-impact-fellows\/","title":{"rendered":"GLG Announces New Class of Social Impact Fellows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ten social innovators partner with world\u2019s insight network to accelerate their impact<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>New York, New York; November 17, 2021<\/strong> \u2013 GLG, the world\u2019s insight network, today announced its new class of Social Impact Fellows, 10 social sector leaders advancing innovative solutions to the world\u2019s most urgent problems. The GLG Social Impact Fellowship, now in its eighth year, provides pro bono access to GLG\u2019s platform and full suite of products through a multi-year partnership.<\/p>\n<p>GLG is the world\u2019s insight network, bringing decision makers the insight it takes to get ahead. <a href=\"https:\/\/glginsights.com\/glg-social-impact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GLG Social Impact<\/a> makes available the company\u2019s model and resources to some of the world\u2019s most innovative nonprofits, foundations, philanthropies, and social entrepreneurs. Over the last year alone, GLG has supported over 200 social sector organizations in more than 40 countries. GLG\u2019s network of experts is the world\u2019s largest and most varied source of first-hand expertise, with thousands of new experts recruited every week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese ambitious leaders are tackling issues that we as a global community cannot afford to neglect, from public health to education equity and the survival of our planet\u2019s oceans,\u201d said GLG CEO Paul Todd. \u201cWe considered more than 100 strong applications, and this group stood out with special potential to leverage GLG\u2019s unique resources and insights. We are proud to welcome this new class and support their critical efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Social Impact Fellows and their organizations are global in reach, tackling a broad array of critical issues in every region worldwide. They are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joe Agoada of <a href=\"https:\/\/sostento.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sostento<\/a> (U.S.), which responds to public health emergencies with strategic funding, digital tools, and network organizing<\/li>\n<li>Aimee Ansari of <a href=\"https:\/\/clearglobal.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLEAR Global<\/a> (Global), which translates critical materials into marginalized languages<\/li>\n<li>Tarun Cherukuri of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indusaction.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Indus Action<\/a> (India), which helps families in India access legislated rights, including education, healthcare, and social security<\/li>\n<li>Aparna Hegde of <a href=\"https:\/\/armman.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ARMMAN<\/a> (India), which improves maternal and child care with training for health workers and information for mothers<\/li>\n<li>Fion Leung of <a href=\"https:\/\/timeauction.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Time Auction<\/a> (Hong Kong), which connects people to skills-based volunteer opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Mona Mourshed of <a href=\"https:\/\/generation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Generation: You Employed<\/a> (Global), which helps underemployed people prepare for and start new careers<\/li>\n<li>Swapna Reddy of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asylumadvocacy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project<\/a> (U.S.), which helps asylum seekers build new lives in the U.S.<\/li>\n<li>Evin Floyd Robinson of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americaontech.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">America On Tech<\/a> (U.S.), which creates pathways for students of color to pursue careers in tech<\/li>\n<li>Ashwin Vasan of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fountainhouse.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Fountain House<\/a> (U.S.), which supports people with serious mental illnesses through direct services and advocacy<\/li>\n<li>Nick Wise of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oceanmind.global\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">OceanMind<\/a> (UK), which combines data, AI, and marine expertise to protect the world\u2019s oceans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThe Fellowship brings GLG\u2019s purpose to life in uniquely powerful ways,\u201d said GLG Vice President and Head of Social Impact Jen Field. &#8220;We know that in the social sector, a single GLG expert interaction can change thousands of lives. We are excited to play a part in expanding the impact these social innovators and their organizations make around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 2021 class brings the total number of GLG Social Impact Fellows to 75 since the annual Fellowship first launched in 2014. Learn more about the GLG Fellows\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/glginsights.com\/glg-social-impact\/glg-social-impact-fellowship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About GLG<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>GLG is the world\u2019s insight network. We connect decision makers to the right experts so they can act with the confidence that comes from true clarity. Our network of experts is the world\u2019s largest and most varied source of first-hand expertise, and we recruit hundreds of new experts every day. We bring the power of insight to every great professional decision. Visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/glginsights.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GLGinsights.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ten social innovators partner with world\u2019s insight netw [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":39740,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[579,580],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-press-releases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glginsights.com\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/glginsights.com\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/glginsights.com\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glginsights.com\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glginsights.com\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39887"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/glginsights.com\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39887\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glginsights.com\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glginsights.com\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glginsights.com\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glginsights.com\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}