In this episode we speak with Tiffany Yau, Founder & CEO of Fulphil, a nonprofit that empowers youth to build a social entrepreneurial mindset to make an impact and excel in their future careers. We discuss what it looks like to start a nonprofit from the perspective of our next generation of nonprofit leaders, how nonprofits are entrepreneurial, scrappy, and run like businesses, the effects of the pandemic on nonprofit programming, and what it takes to go from idea to execution in the nonprofit world. 

About Tiffany Yau

As recognized in Forbes and her TED talk, Tiffany Yau and Fulphil has inspired over three thousand youths to start their own companies, helping them get into college and even provide for their families. She is a dedicated social entrepreneur and community builder who cares about empowering individuals to realize their potential to make an impact on the world. She is a dual-degree graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (B.A.,M.S. Sociology & Nonprofit Leadership) who has started nationally scaled companies in edtech and health tech.

Yau has also co-founded Project Shields, an emergency COVID-response initiative that has mass-produced over 150,000 face shields for front-line workers. Yau also has a background in venture capital through her work with Red & Blue Ventures as a fellow of Venture for America, an organization founded by 2020 Democratic Candidate Andrew Yang.