Four years ago, our Founder, Jill Iscol, passed the torch to the next generation and we embarked on an adventure to grow and transform IF Hummingbird Foundation’s Hearts on Fire Program.
In the beginning, Hearts on Fire was created to inspire people from all walks of life to join the social change movement by profiling extraordinary individuals, our Visionaries, applying their talents and passions to improve the lives of others.
In 2016, inspired by IF Hummingbird Foundation’s early work, we formally launched our Visionary Initiative to foster and support our Visionaries by assisting them with their everyday concerns and needs.
The framework was built to provide connections, opportunities, tailored deep-dive support, and a sacred community of like-minded individuals for peer-to-peer collaboration.
As we continue to highlight new Visionary leaders and expand our Visionary Initiative, we have also launched our Educational Initiative which brings speakers into the classroom via Skype in order to inspire students to #BeTheSpark of change they want to see in the world.
We thank you for all your love and support and for helping us get to where we are today. Please see below for a snapshot of the people, partnerships and programs we’re honored to highlight.
With love,
Kiva, Sara & Zoe
We are so excited to see some of our Visionaries receive the recognition they deserve!
2018 MacArthur Genius Award
Becca Heller, International Refugee Assistance Project
Raj Jayadev, Silicon Valley De Bug
2018 CNN Hero
Brisa DeAngulo, A Breeze of Hope
Waislitz 2018 Global Citizen’s Choice Award
Tabitha Mpamira-Kaguri, EDJA Foundation
The Be The Spark Award is given to Visionaries who have generously opened their arms to their fellow Visionaries providing peer-to-peer support both personally and professionally
2018 Awardee
Becky Straw, The Adventure Project
2017 Awardees
Holly Carter, BYkids
Jimmie Briggs, Man Up Campaign
2016 Awardees
Raj Jayadev, Silicon Valley De-Bug
Becca Heller, International Refugee Assistance Project
2015 Awardees
Ana Reyes, I Challenge Myself
James Kofi Annan, Challenging Heights
We are thrilled to announce new partnerships helping us to expand and
grow our Visionary Initiative
Special thanks to our early partners for their continued support
and collaboration
And can’t forget our sourcing partners!
Tabitha Mpamira-Kaguri | Edja Foundation
Lonnie Hackett | Healthy Kids/ Brighter Future
Danny Meyer | Under a Tree
Shadrack Frimpong | Cocoa360
Frederick Marx | Warrior Films
Meet the rest of our fabulous speakers here!