Positive Ripples started at St. Bonaventure University in Olean, NY, as a joint effort between BonaResponds, Haiti Scholarships, BonaSimm, and Enactus. Twenty years later it's still volunteer-run, board-governed, and accountable to the communities the work happens in.
The board is unpaid, the trips are self-funded, and the work is governed by the communities, not by us. These are the directors who keep the org accountable.
Finance professor at St. Bonaventure University and the founder of BonaResponds, formed in the weeks after Hurricane Katrina. The long-running engine behind Positive Ripples and the person who has flown into more disaster zones than most aid workers do in a career.
Board director and one of the people who kept the lights on through twenty years of disasters and recoveries. Long-standing volunteer organizer.
Board director. Active in BonaResponds field operations and Positive Ripples program oversight.
Positive Ripples is the joint effort of several St. Bonaventure University clubs and groups. Together, they make the work possible.
Formed in the weeks after Hurricane Katrina to help wherever helping was needed. Still our boots on the ground in disaster zones.
Fundraises globally to put Haitian kids through Haitian schools. Increases teacher jobs and improves education for students who otherwise couldn't afford to go.
Students in Money Management at SBU manage a real $500K+ investment portfolio. One-third of earnings goes to charity.
Entrepreneurship-for-good chapter at St. Bonaventure. Joins us on field work in the Bahamas, Haiti, and Houston.
All-volunteer. No overhead skim, no executive pay. Choose the size of your ripple, or write your own amount on PayPal.
501(c)(3) · EIN 47-4880953 · All gifts tax-deductible