Samasource, a global nonprofit that uses the tools of the information age to provide work for those who need it most celebrated five years of service at its Give Work Gala on November 1, 2013. Some 400 philanthropists, entrepreneurs and tech executives gathered at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco. Thanks to Samasource, from Kenya to California, people can get connected in the most unlikely places. Watch the video to learn more:
At the event, Samasource founder and CEO Leila Janah presented its inaugural Impact Awards to representatives from Google, Walmart, Getty Images, 360 Incentives and the California Endowment, for their reliance on Samasource as part of their overall training and outsourcing strategy.
Scenes from the Samasource Give Work Gala:
Hiraa Kahn with SamaUSA’s Kosar Jahani at Samasource’s fifth annual Give Work Gala in San Francisco
Benjamin Leslie with Samasource founder and CEO Leila Janah and Vice President of Product for Facebook, Chris Cox
Samasource Give Work Gala honorary chair Merla Zellerbach with her husband, Lee Munson
Mark Walther with his wife, Samasource Give Work Gala event chair, Mylea Charvat
Internet start-up adviser Nina Stanford and Girls on the Run founder Carey Wintroub
Megan O’Connell, Celie Jenkins, Ashley Chin and Mary Forster
Blair Palmer, Kirsten Strobel and Jackie Cartwright
Samasource board member Sebastien de Halleux, Jocelyn Doe, Luke Pustejovsky and Ariane de Halleux
Greg Ferenstein, Josh Constine, Lane Wood and Gabor Cselle
Darius Golkar, Silvia Console Battilana, Kerah Cottrell, Karen Bergman
Representatives from Walmart at Samasource’s
Give Work Gala