JUMPSTART

Jumpstart was founded in 2008 by Joshua Avedon and Shawn Landres as a "thinkubator" for new approaches to building organizations within and beyond the Jewish community. The impetus was an explosion of creative social entrepreneurship giving shape to emergent projects growing outside the walls of institutional organizations. This new approach was evidenced across faith communities as creative leaders sought ways to express their values using the latest tools and technologies for social benefit and community building... Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has created a human calamity on a scale unseen in recent history. Ukrainians are under siege, increasingly without clean water, electricity, phone, internet, food, and medicine. Millions of refugees are trying to get out, streaming into neighboring countries, and under threat. This is the largest movement of refugees since World War II. Jumpstart is providing fast-track approval to fiscally sponsor new projects seeking to help the..

Also known as: jumpstart labs

Primary location: Santa Monica United States