Westly Foundation

We appreciate everyone who applied to the Westly Prize and those who encouraged or referred applicants. Your support is essential to this process! ??? References for potential finalists will be contacted in late November or early December, and we’re excited to announce the finalists in early January 2025. Stay tuned! ???? #WestlyPrize #SocialInnovation #ThankYou

? LAST CALL! This is it. Applications for the Westly Prize close tonight at 11:59 PM! $145K in unrestricted funding will be awarded. Don't miss your chance at one of three $40K top prizes! #WestlyPrize #Deadline #Socialimpact

2016 Westly Prize Winner Mingming Jiang is a learning design consultant for companies such as Airbnb, Partnership on AI, Slack, and Techstars, as well as higher education organizations including Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning, Stanford Graduate School of Business, and UC Berkeley Executive Education. ?? We ae fortunate to have her join us in January 2025 to help select our top three $40K Westly Prize winners. See below for her perspective on winning the Westly Prize and her advice for aspiring innovators applying this year. #WestlyPrize #Socialimpact #CommunityImpact

Finalizing your Westly Prize application THIS WEEKEND before next Wednesday’s deadline! ?? Check out these helpful tips to make your application shine! ???? #WestlyPrize #SocialImpact #ApplicationTips

Final week to apply for the Westly Prize for Social Innovation is on! ?? Early-stage innovators and changemakers, here's your chance to If you're making a difference in secure $40K in unrestricted funding to use as you wish. The time is NOW to join our esteemed network of social entrepreneurs and elevate your impact. ? Deadline: Wednesday, October 16th, 2024 Apply now! ?? https://lnkd.in/g8Y7Vr3t #WestlyPrize #SocialInnovation #OneWeekLeft

Congratulations to our 2024 Westly Prize Finalist, Saanvi Arora for being named a 2024 Young Innovator in Behavioral Health! ?? Her work with the Youth Power Project has been recognized by Hopelab, Pivotal Ventures, Manatt Health, Headstream Innovation, Behavioral Health Tech, and Resonance Philanthropies for driving change in digital mental health. We wish you continued success, Saanvi! #WestlyPrize #YouthPowerProject #MentalHealthInnovator

Congratulations to our 2024-2025 Obama Foundation Leader, George Wang (2012 Westly Prize Winner), for his incredible work as the Co-Founder of SIRUM ?? George's nonprofit, Supporting Initiatives to Redistribute Unused Medicine (SIRUM), is revolutionizing healthcare access by donating surplus medicine to underserved patients. Under his leadership, SIRUM has provided over 2 million prescriptions worth $200 million to 150,000+ patients in need. We are proud to see George recognized for his impactful work and wish him continued success! #Westlyprize #ObamaFoundation #SIRUM #HealthcareInnovation

Congratulations to our 2024 Westly Prize Finalist, Saanvi Arora for being named a 2024 Young Innovator in Behavioral Health! ?? Her work with the Youth Power Project has been recognized by Hopelab, Pivotal Ventures, Manatt Health, Headstream Innovation, Behavioral Health Tech, and Resonance Philanthropies for driving change in digital mental health. We wish you continued success, Saanvi! #WestlyPrize #YouthPowerProject #MentalHealthInnovator

? Less than 2 weeks left to apply for $145K in unrestricted funding! Don’t miss out—deadline is October 16th! ?? #WestlyPrize #SocialInnovation #Changemakers #AI #CivicEngagement #TechForGood #YouthDevelopment #Sustainability #Innovators #CommunityImpact #Appl

Calling all young innovators! The Westly Prize for Social Innovation is awarding groundbreaking projects in a variety of areas like AI, education, health, the arts, and more. If you’re a changemaker working to create a positive impact, this is your chance! Learn more and apply by October 16th ?? ?? #WestlyPrize #SocialInnovation #Changemakers #AI #CivicEngagement #TechForGood #YouthDevelopment #Sustainability #Innovators #CommunityImpact #ApplyNow