This funding approach can help social entrepreneurs weather the COVID-19 storm

Nov 17, 2020

A child, part of a small group aged between 6 to 10 years-old, gets his temperature taken before returning to school as part of a pilot test to see how social distancing can work in schools throughout the region of Piedmont, proposed by the mayor of Borgosesia Paolo Tiramani, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, near Vercelli, Italy, May 12, 2020. REUTERS/Massimo Pinca - RC2ZMG9LKA7V

A child, part of a small group aged between 6 to 10 years-old, gets his temperature taken during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, near Vercelli, Italy, May 12, 2020. Image: REUTERS/Massimo Pinca

Maya Winkelstein

Chief Executive Officer, Open Road Alliance

Chris Berger

Senior Director, Global Platforms & Engagement, GHR Foundation

Carolien de Bruin

Head, COVID Response Alliance for Social Entrepreneurs, World Economic Forum

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