Impact & Social Good Startups

Arksen designs and builds explorer vessels, performance apparel, and curated expedition experiences focused on ocean exploration and adventure travel. The company serves adventurers and explorers interested in immersive ocean experiences and extreme environment travel.

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Arma Karma is a B Corp certified insurtech offering subscription-based insurance that lets subscribers control their cover on demand and protect their valuables. It donates 25% of subscription income to charity partners and offsets its carbon emissions, positioning insurance as a force for good.

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A microfinance organization operating in Kazakhstan that provides credit and lending services to individuals and small businesses across multiple regions. The company has evolved from a small credit organization founded in 2001 to a regulated microfinance institution with 47 offices serving over 20,000 clients.

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Arogya Finance provides medical loans to underserved populations in India using alternative risk assessment tools to finance patients outside the formal banking system. The company operates as a non-bank financial company serving individuals seeking treatment at hospitals of their choice.

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ASATA is a Spanish social economy association based in Asturias that promotes cooperatives and social economy enterprises through training courses, grant guidance, awards, and development projects. It runs vocational and professional training programs and supports business competitiveness, rural development, and employment initiatives.

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Allegiance STEAM Academy Thrive (ASA) is a tuition-free public charter school in California serving students in grades TK-8 with a STEAM-focused, project-based curriculum. It offers personalized learning, over 25 clubs and sports, and emphasizes character development and family involvement.

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Asia Climate Hub is a platform that supports the climate tech ecosystem in the Asia-Pacific region by connecting innovators with investors. It serves the climate technology and sustainability sectors across APAC through content, events, and community engagement.

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The Asia Pacific Cultural Center (APCC) is a community organization that promotes Asian and Pacific Islander cultures through annual cultural events, celebrations, and community programs. It operates a building in Tacoma, Washington and relies on volunteers to serve the local community.

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Provides diver training, retail of diving equipment, and experience trips for divers in Southeast Asia, alongside initiatives supporting local education, employment, and financing access in Bali. Operates in the sports and recreation sector with an impact-oriented focus.

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Asian Credit Fund (АКФ) is a microfinance organization in Kazakhstan that provides microcredits to borrowers, with a focus on supporting rural youth through philanthropic programs. It has issued debut bonds on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE).

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APEN (Asian Pacific Environmental Network) is a grassroots organization that builds political power among Asian immigrant and refugee communities to fight polluters and advance environmental justice. It runs community organizing, advocacy, and youth leadership campaigns focused on frontline communities in Oakland Chinatown and Richmond, California.

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ASINDOWN is a nonprofit association (founded 1989) and foundation (founded 1994) in Valencia, Spain that supports people with Down syndrome and other intellectual disabilities and their families across all life stages. It runs services and projects focused on social inclusion, family support, and early childhood development.

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Nickels applies behavioral science principles to design solutions for financial hardship and other societal challenges at scale, having originated from work on energy conservation and student loan repayment interventions.

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Asociación AMA is a nonprofit organization based in Guatemala. The page states it received an "Equivalency Determination" from TechSoup's NGO Source, classifying it until December 31, 2026 as equivalent to a U.S. public charity.

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Asociación ANDAR is a nonprofit organization that promotes and defends human rights, focused on women, girls, and children, through community education, technical assistance, training, and tools to mobilize economic resources. It works with grassroots groups across Central America, with offices in Honduras, Costa Rica, and Guatemala.

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Another Way (AW) is a Spain-based organization focused on driving cultural and social change through culture, empathy and action, positioning itself against narratives of collapse and hopelessness.

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Coloria is a nonprofit (ONG) that runs creative writing workshops and produces "cuentos sin final" (stories without endings) for children, encouraging kids worldwide to develop creativity, self-esteem, emotional intelligence, and social awareness. It works with schools, libraries, companies, cultural centers, and other organizations, including children at risk of social exclusion.

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ConArte Internacional is an association that integrates arts into education, working with participating schools and institutes through its "Planters" project. It also offers training programs for artists and teachers and participates in collaborative education-focused initiatives.

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Conciencia Afro is an Afro-centered cultural initiative that organizes events, projects, and programming ("Espacio Afro") centering Afro-descendant communities and culture. It also offers services and accepts donations to support its work.

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Family Up is a non-profit organization that channels family-related policy proposals to the Spanish administration and promotes family welfare through advocacy, education, and support programs. The organization works to strengthen families in the Valencian Community by providing practical tools, promoting work-life balance, and organizing voluntary support networks for vulnerable households.

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Asociación Mangle is a nonprofit organization working to improve living conditions for communities in the Xiriualtique-Jiquilisco Biosphere Reserve through programs in community organizing, natural resource conservation, agroecological food production, youth engagement, and women's leadership. It focuses on economic, social, environmental, and gender justice in that region of El Salvador.

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n'UNDO is an organization that develops and spreads a theoretical framework for "post-growth" urbanism based on the principles of not building, rebuilding, and undoing. It produces research, cartography of excesses, models, publications, and events aimed at rethinking cities through restraint and sufficiency.

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AFA is an association of foundations and non-profit organizations in Andalusia that provides training, networking, and advisory services to the third sector. The organization operates meeting spaces, offers professional development courses for foundation leaders, and facilitates collaboration among member foundations.

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The Social Incubator is a Romanian nonprofit association that supports the social and professional integration of young people from vulnerable backgrounds through personalized services, mentorship, and entrepreneurship programs. Founded in 2014, it runs projects aimed at helping institutionalized and at-risk youth in Romania transition into adult life.

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