Without fail, the reading partners program on our trips always stands out as an important highlight for our travelers. This program rewards top students with one-on-one reading time with our volunteers. What started as a way of fostering collaborative learning, has turned into...
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Each of our Impact Travel trips are unique as those who travel with us always have something new and exciting to offer to our partner organization here. This trip, we have two special projects underway. One will improve the connectivity of the teachers and students...
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Greetings from Zambia where our trip has been in full swing since Sunday. All 16 trip participants are already making fast friends. As always, we kicked off our first day with a warm welcome filled with music and exuberant dancing, a bit of which...
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Spark Ventures partners with organizations that prioritize the empowerment of women and girls. Thanks to strategic and financial support provided by Spark Ventures, our social impact partners are on the front lines of empowering girls who otherwise could be left behind. This year, Spark's annual event,...
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The time has come for our July impact travel trip to Zambia! Rich and Arnold have already left for Zambia, and our travelers will be arriving Sunday, July 12. With 16 adventurers in this group it is one of the largest group we've taken to...
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Our Director of Social Impact Investments, Lucy Jodlowska, also happens to be our in-house photographer extraordinaire. Thanks to her incredible skills, you are able to see our work in action in vivid detail - and since she's in the field so frequently, we get lots...
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We are happy to announce our newest summer team members, Katherine Heckel and Kaley Shannon! We asked them a few questions on their first day to help us introduce them to you. Where are you currently going to school and what are you studying? Katherine: I attend...
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Our social impact partner's poultry farm in Zambia, like any business, benefits from economy of scale. As the farm grows, the profit margins on their production increase - leading to more net revenue and more funds that can be transferred to support the operations of...
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Over the last seven years, Spark has developed a world-class impact travel program, hosting over 300 participants on trips to Nicaragua and Zambia. What do we mean by "Impact Travel"? 1. A first hand look at Spark's international impact investing via our business driven philanthropy model 2. Volunteering...
Read MoreWhen people ask us about Spark Ventures' business driven philanthropy model or the impact this model has on hundreds of children in Nicaragua and Zambia, we often find ourselves saying at some point in the conversation: "Come and see for yourself!" Last week we had...
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