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Maverick Collective: royally rewarding
FINANCIAL TIMES Maverick Collective was featured in the May 2017 edition of FT Wealth. The candid interview with co-founder’s HRH The Crown Princess of Norway Mette-Marit and PSI Senior Vice President Kate Roberts covered the journey of Maverick Collective to-date. Both co-founders talk of the moment of truth that lead them to establishing Maverick Collective through […]
Progress Under Foreign Assistance Cuts – Can private philanthropy rescue innovation?
PSI IMPACT By Colleen Gregerson, Managing Director, Maverick Collective/PSI The President’s 2018 budget to Congress proposed a 28.5% reduction in funding to the foreign aid. The impact of such cuts will result in lives lost, security compromised and reduced diplomatic clout. I am also worried about the impact on innovation. When sequestration took hold in […]
For the Greatest Social Return on Investment, Look to Women’s Health
PHILANTHROPY IMPACT MAGAZINE By Meghan Ball, Associate Program Manager for Maverick Collective, PSI Women and girls have finally arrived. After years in the making, women’s issues exploded onto the scene in 2016, inundating Twitter feeds, newspaper headlines and even presidential elections. Look no further than the UN’s inclusion of Gender Equality in the Sustainable Development […]
Women to Watch Media Interview with Co-Founder Kate Roberts
WOMEN TO WATCH MEDIA It was almost routine in Kate Roberts house growing up in Southport near Liverpool for Kate’s Mom to say, “Well we’re off on another adventure with Dad!” Kate’s father Peter was a sea captain on cruise liners and cargo ships and often took his family along. Whether it was those experiences […]
Ana Morales: Building on her Family Legacy with Philanthropy in Mexico
PHILANTHROPY WOMEN When you meet Ana Morales you are immediately struck by her charm. She is warm, funny, approachable, accessible. But if you stop there, you’d be missing out on the full picture. Morales is also a philanthropist who is constantly working to understand the world and give back. And given how fearlessly she approaches […]
Both Child and Slave
THE HUFFINGTON POST It’s been the same routine for eight years, since she was eight years old. Rising every morning at 4:00 a.m., Jesula disposes of the family’s waste, walks an hour-and-a-half for water and prepares breakfast for the family of ten. Next comes the washing of dishes, sweeping, cleaning, shopping for food, preparation and […]
Young Moms Know Best
THE HUFFINGTON POST Standing over the stove in the humid kitchen, peeling vegetables for her family’s lunch while her young daughter tugged at her jeans, Kayla told me that she wished she never met him. She was referring to her live-in partner, the father of her child who is still technically married to another woman, […]
Turns Out, Girls and Women Aren’t the Answer
PSI IMPACT So, before anyone starts trolling me on Twitter, I am for empowered girls and women. In fact, I am investing in work to help young women break free from violence and unintended pregnancy in El Salvador, a country that has the highest rate of teen pregnancy in Latin America. Almost half of all […]
Foreign Policy Magazine Names Maverick Collective Co-Founders as one of its top 100 Leading Global Thinkers
FOREIGN POLICY MAGAZINE Maverick Collective co-founders Kate Roberts & HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Co-Chair, Melinda Gates have today been named in Foreign Policy Magazine’s 2016 100 Leading Global Thinkers. Foreign Policy magazine recognizes the world’s preeminent thought leaders and public intellectuals in its annual issue, “100 Leading Global Thinkers”. The list has become one of Foreign Policy‘s most-read […]
It Is A Big Deal, And It Happened to Me
THE HUFFINGTON POST The unusual topic of conversation seems to follow me. At business meetings, dinner parties, and coffee dates, people keep talking to me about their childhood abuse. It makes sense: my story of abuse motivates my work, and I don’t stop talking about my mission to end violence in every home (TEDTalk). Because […]