Resilience through collaboration: How funders and ventures win together

Rippleworks is a global nonprofit that partners directly with entrepreneurs and social impact organizations, helping them overcome critical operational challenges and unlock their potential to grow. By connecting ventures with experienced operators, providing practical support, and backing their leaders with hands-on expertise, Rippleworks has become a trusted partner to hundreds of organizations working to create lasting change.

This session will bring together Rippleworks CEO Doug Galen and TBC for an engaging 2-on-1 interview to explore the founder’s journey to scale: what it takes to move from vision to execution, the hurdles encountered along the way, and how Rippleworks’ collaborative model helped strengthen their capacity to do more good.

This conversation aims to amplify the voices of entrepreneurs on the ground, showcase real-world lessons from scaling social ventures, and spark dialogue on how funders, practitioners, and partners can better collaborate to accelerate impact to reimagine what is possible in global health, education, livelihoods, and beyond. By sharing stories of resilience, growth, and partnership, this session underscores the importance of investing in entrepreneurs who are reshaping the development landscape and reminds us that the right kind of support can ripple outward to transform entire communities.