Were Out to Design a Better World.

IDEO.org works with: Nonprots, Social Enterprises and Foundations.

IDEO has been working in the social sector for more than ten years. Recently, it became clear that launching a nonprot organization focused solely on social innovation would allow IDEO to make an even bigger impact on global poverty. Enter, IDEO.org! Through Human-Centered Design projects, we're bringing stability, hope, and dignity to communities around the world that are wrestling with poverty. Along the way, were sharing what we learn and accomplish with everyoneso were all learning together. And through the IDEO.org Fellowship Program, were fostering a community of future leaders with expertise in design thinking, then letting them loose on the world. To establish IDEO.org, IDEO provided substantial seed funding. Now, as

a separate 501(c)(3) nonprot, IDEO.org relies on fees for service and philanthropic donations to cover our costs. We ask the nonprot partners we work with to pay the direct costs of our work with them. And we raise money through fundraising to cover our indirect costs, which include our Fellowship Program and our storytelling and knowledge-sharing efforts. By raising philanthropic capital, we are able to select the projects we undertake based on their potential for impact, rather than an organization's ability to pay.

What kind of projects do we tackle?

1. The projects are poverty related. 2. The clients are nonprots, social enterprises, or foundations. 3. The approach, opportunities and results are open + shareable. 4. The projects yield measurable impact.