“Venture capitalists were throwing money at for-profit entrepreneurial ventures to make consumerism more accessible, but none of these funds were being directed toward nonprofits,” she said. “This was especially useful when presenting to companies like American Express, convincing them to add a charity channel for reward points redemption that ultimately raised hundreds of millions of dollars for charity.” This finance experience proved valuable in teaching her to merge the for-profit models of efficiency and effectiveness within the world of social impact organizations. “I loved that WorldTeach sent teachers to Africa for a sabbatical to share education.”įrom Cambridge, MA, her path led to stints at Goldman Sachs and the World Bank. “This volunteer position in Cambridge gave me my first taste of learning about another continent so rich in culture but so poor in educational resources,” she said. It was founded in 1892 and is dedicated to charitable deeds.Īfter matriculating at Harvard, Kendall became part of a group of undergrads that helped launch WorldTeach in 1986 to serve the global community through education. Luke’s Society, the School’s oldest club.
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She is also a volunteer aid at a free health clinic, an EMT in her hometown of Weston, CT, and a long-serving board member of Nurturing Minds, a nonprofit that aims “to support quality education, life skills, and entrepreneurship to help vulnerable girls in Tanzania become leaders in their communities.” Her inclination to help others surfaced at Hotchkiss where she served as a leader of St. Kendall is the founder and executive director of, an online giving platform that enables individuals to donate to their favorite charities. Kendall Webb Kendall ’82 followed the advice she learned at Hotchkiss and “listened to her inner voice.” Drawing inspiration from a poem she first heard in an English class-Robert Frost’s The Road Not Taken-she has devoted most of her life to giving back.
Kendall Webb Kendall ’82, center, at the Secondary Education for Girls’ Advancement (SEGA) school in Tanzania
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