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= Overview =
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">[http://www.echoinggreen.org Echoing Green’s Green]’s roots can be traced to one of the most influential philanthropists in modern history, Charles Feeney. Charles Feeney and Robert Warren Miller reached considerable financial status after the success of their joint venture, the Duty Free Shopper’s Group. </span>
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Feeney’s personal beliefs led him to donate the majority of his wealth to launch a philanthropic foundation, the Atlantic Philanthropies. In 1980, General Atlantic was founded as a private investment firm which would be responsible for investing Charles Feeney’s considerable wealth. General Atlantic is now a leading global growth and private equity firm which maintains its founding commitments to philanthropy. </span>
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Echoing Green began by supporting one individual, Diana Propper de Callejon, in creating alternative livelihoods for Amazonian people that were not based on deforestation. Since then, Echoing Green has supported over 500 fellows, investing over $30 million dollars in seed funding. Programs and organizations which have stemmed from an Echoing Green fellowship include Teach For America, Public Allies, Family Van, and Jumpstart. </span>
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">In 2002, Cheryl Dorsey guided the organization out of possible dissolution and into a new role as a global nonprofit. A Harvard Business School Case Study detailing Cheryl Dorsey and Echoing Green can be found </span>[http://www.echoinggreen.org/sites/default/files/Echoing_Green_Case_Statement.pdf <span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(11, 34, 162); ">http://wwwHarvard Business School Case Study] detailing the involvement of Cheryl Dorsey with Echoing Green shows how the organization regained stability and broadened its base of funders.echoinggreen.org/sites/default/files/Echoing_Green_Case_Statement.pdf</span>]
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">As of today, Echoing Green remains a leader in encouraging young people to pursue social entrepreneurship. Echoing Green fellowships have been awarded to individuals and teams launching social ventures dealing with youth development, education, health services, civil rights, environmental justice, food security, and immigration. Echoing Green has also added new programs to support their mission, including the Work on Purpose program , the Black Male Achievement Fellowship and the Fellowship Search Partnership program.</span>
= Purpose =