Part Four in the "Organizations Doing Good" series. You can see the full list here. 1. Prison Entrepreneurship Program- known as PEP. Started by good friend Catherine Rohr. Working in multiple prisons throughout the state of Texas helping inmates re-enter culture with business skills and business models that will help them succeed.
2. 410 Bridge- strategically connecting churches in America with churches in Kenya through a number of partnerships and initiatives. Co-founded by longtime Catalyst emcee Lanny Donoho.
3. Charity: Water- organization focused on bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations. Founded by good friend Scott Harrison, they have raised over 7 million in a two year span to fund almost 1300 projects globally.
4. KIVA- connecting people through one-to-one lending for the sake of alleviating poverty. Co-founded by Jessica Jackley, KIVA has helped facilitate over 80 million in microfinance loans over the last 4 years.
5. I-Heart- initiative started by Joel Houston and good friends at Hillsong. Focused on bringing awareness to injustices around the world. Releasing a short film in the US in theaters across the country this fall. More info on the release date soon.