This whole Ning experiment has yielded quite telling results. For better or worse, it just hasn't worked out. No worries. It was worth a shot. But just in case anyone still checks these updates, I thought it'd be good to repost our partner profile videos. These are the people we support. Their courage and perseverance is inspirational. It's what keeps us going here at the Elias Fund.

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Check out the new EF promo video! We are launching a new campaign hopefully by the end of this week that will incorporate this Zimbabwean principle. Be on the look for the movement dedicated to living out the notion, "I am strong if you are strong"

More info here.



I AM STRONG - IF YOU ARE STRONG from Elias Fund on Vimeo. Continue

We’re excited to announce that the Elias Fund recently won the Shine a Light Charity Contest through music group O.A.R.’s Heard the World foundation! Thanks to the initiative of Liz Dropo, we’ve been awarded $5,000. The gifted funds will go to our partners at Albert Street School, empowering over 400 Zimbabwean refugee children in South Africa with holistic education. Many thanks to Liz and the guys of O.A.R.! Now let’s take it a step further…

We want to take O.A.R.’s support and demonstrate th… Continue

It's getting close. We're heading back to Zim and South Africa to pay a visit to our partners, and for the first time since EF's inception we want YOU to follow along as we travel. You can meet the team going over through these… Continue

Trip to Our Partners in Africa intro from Elias Fund on Vimeo.


Going to visit our partners in Zimbabwe and South Africa mid-April (leaving 14 April). I'm particularly excited to be accompanied by Adam Delp from The 1010 Project and Greg Althoff from b… Continue