A Matter of Hope

“Instead of allowing the personal pain he’s experienced to be an excuse to turn away from life’s hardest challenges, Jim Bildner embraces them with a fierceness that is breathtaking. With real examples, he offers hard-won, practical advice on tackling the problems most of us assume are unsolvable in our lifetimes … The ingredient that must infuse all this work is hope, he insists, and when you put the book down, you’ll have a lot more of it.”
—Judy Woodruff, former Anchor, PBS NewsHour; Peabody Award Winner; and Nationally and Internationally Acclaimed Journalist

“Hope isn’t wishful thinking—it’s built on a foundation of belief in the essential humanity in each of us. Jim Bildner’s very life journey, and the powerful examples in his uplifting book, reinforce—or restore—our confidence in the future. A great read at a critical time in our nation.”
—General Stan McChrystal, US Army, Ret.; CEO and Chairman, McChrystal Group

“I am in awe over what Jim and his team at DRK have achieved. In this book, Jim describes their work and true achievements, and offers a crisp playlist for current and new entrepreneurs in building scalable and successful social impact enterprises. It’s a must-read.”
—Tim Koogle, former CEO and Chairman, Yahoo!; former Chairman and Investor, Method; and Chairman, Ripple Foods, OllyPBC

“A Matter of Hope is one of those singular books you cannot put down. From tears of joy to goosebumps while you read—Jim shows us how literally anyone can move hope to action.”
—Carrie Morgridge, CEO, Morgridge Family Foundation

“A Matter of Hope tells the stories of a wide range of heroic people who dedicated themselves to making the world a better place … We can all be extraordinary this way if we just believe in ourselves, our ideas, and the possibilities of a better future.”
—Larry Kramer, President and Vice Chancellor, London School of Economics and Political Science; former President, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation; and former Dean, Stanford Law School

Jim Bildner is the CEO of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation (DRK), one of the largest venture philanthropy firms in the world. DRK has made more than 250 investments in early-stage nonprofit and for-profit social enterprises working to solve complex societal issues. Bildner is also an adjunct lecturer in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and has served as a senior research fellow at the Hauser Institute for Civil Society and the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard University. He also teaches a foundational course on the role of for-profit and nonprofit social enterprises in creating lasting impact when tackling complex societal issues.

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