World Connect, Inc.
Ben Cushman is an accomplished leader with extensive experience in nonprofit governance and organizational development. Currently serving as Chair of the Board of Directors at Building Markets since July 2019, Cushman plays a pivotal role in connecting local entrepreneurs to opportunities in crisis-affected regions. Additionally, Cushman is a member of several boards, including Germantown Friends School, the International Rescue Committee’s Airbel R&D division, and World Connect, Inc., providing strategic oversight and growth strategy consultation. In previous roles, Cushman chaired boards and committees for organizations such as 10,000 Degrees and Sonoma Academy, contributing to educational equity and enhancing institutional governance. Educational credentials include a Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College and early schooling at Germantown Friends School and Wethersfield High School.
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World Connect, Inc.
World Connect believes that the power to drive progress exists at the center of every community worldwide. Communities are power centers and we invest with them to drive progress from the inside out. World Connect invests by giving grants directly to communities to activate ideas that originate within communities. 95% of the community-led development initiatives we invest in succeed because communities lead. 80% of our investments are sustaining at five years post-investment and 15% are showing compounding impact - ripple effects - from our initial investment. 60% of the communities we invest in are receiving their first investment. To date we have impacted 2.4+ million people around the globe with increased access to health, education, economic opportunity, and a safer environment. Join us in investing with the power inside communities to achieve more equitable and sustainable development momentum.