Awards & Recognition

Skoll Foundation, April 2010: The Skoll Foundation’s mission is to drive large-scale change by investing in, connecting and celebrating social entrepreneurs and other innovators dedicated to solving the world’s most pressing problems. One Acre Fund was one of five organizations to win the prestigious 2010 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, which includes a $765,000 awarded over three years.

Mulago Social Investments, June 2007: Mulago Social Investments awarded One Acre Fund a $100,000 grant, and increased their 2008 grant to $200,000. Mulago Social Investments systematically chooses the best high-impact, scalable non-profit solutions in the developing world.

Draper Richards, January 2007: The Draper Richards Foundation carefully funds the best early-stage non-profit organizations, and awarded One Acre Fund $100,000 per year for three years in January 2007. The rigorous application process involved a panel of twelve top agricultural leaders and references, who all believed in our basic program model of investing in farmers to end poverty.

Echoing Green, May 2006: Echoing Green identifies individuals with ideas for social change and provides them with seed money and strategic support to help them launch new organizations. One Acre Fund was one of 12 young "social start-ups" selected by the Echoing Green Foundation, out of 850 applicants, for a two-year startup grant.

Stanford and Yale social business plan competitions, May 2006: First place.