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Org-based fellowships $10.2M
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Public-sector orgs 200
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Seed grants $2M
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Seed-grant orgs founded 19
Harvard Law School alumni are making substantial impacts worldwide through nonprofit ventures, thanks in part to the Public Service Venture Fund. This year, the PSVF celebrates 10 years of providing a ‘bridge to practice’ for attorneys working in civil rights, immigration, and many other public interest fields.
Harvard Law entrepreneurs make a difference
See how some alumni are using funds to build a better world
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Power to the people
With Beyond Legal Aid, Lam Ho ’08 establishes a new model for public interest law
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Tackling injustices of the Louisiana carceral system
Co-founder of the Promise of Justice Initiative, Mercedes Montagnes has thrown herself into all aspects of criminal justice reform
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Supporting underserved communities in New Jersey
Lauren Herman serves her community as legal director for Make the Road New Jersey
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‘PSVF support has contributed significantly to the work I do’
A clinic fact-finding mission on the Thai-Burma border changed the course of Jason Gelbort’s career
History of the PSVF
See the faculty, senior administrators, and alumni on the PSVF governing board. Learn how to make a donation to the PSVF.