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Mira Scholars Foundation (Mira)
is a social benefit organization with a mission to address the educational gap of marginalized and exploited children in developing countries.[1] With support from the Lien Centre for Social Innovation and the San Francisco Bar's Volunteer Legal Services Program, Mira formally registered as a non-profit organization in 2010. Mira is based in San Francisco, California and is supported entirely through public contributions from donors.

Donation Structure
Mira partners with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in developing regions. These organizations send Mira applications for small grants to support their programs and services. Mira uses a crowdsourcing model to develop the funds requested by the partnering organizations. Each grant is showcased on Mira's website www.mirascholars.org. On the website, donors can view all of the active grants, with a small description of the goods needed and the corresponding funds requested. Individual donors support a grant or cause by providing a donation amount of their choosing. When donors fulfill the goal of these proposed grants, Mira forwards the donations to each respective organization. After the donation has been sent to the organization, Mira informs the participating donors via online photos and story updates on the progress of the grant and the communities which the donors are directly supporting.

Since its inception, Mira has helped over 800 young learners by funding various projects that focus on education, vocational training, and youth empowerment.

Notoriety

 * 2009 - Lien i3 Challenge Award: Innovate, Implement, Impact
 * 2010 - Nomination, Young Nonprofit Professionals Network, Young Executive Director of the Year
 * 2011 - Nomination, Women’s Initiative for Self Employment for Mira's Executive Director as Woman Entrepreneur of the Year
 * 2012 - Nomination, Global Exchange's 10th Annual Human Rights Award
 * 2013 - Panelist, Women in Leadership Conference, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business

Executive Director

 * Sara Ortega Roliz

Board of Directors

 * Korin Hoffman
 * Deniz Kebabci Tudor
 * Mike Ma
 * Sara Ortega Roliz
 * Adriana Solís López

Board of Advisors

 * Alec Detwile
 * Shawn McHale
 * Alex Sum
 * Frank Yetter
 * Gabrielle Yetter