Welcome From the Founder

Founded in 2006, CARTHA doer in Sanskrit) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. We share with you our vision, our program portfolio, and exciting pilot initiatives in this short summary. We are dedicated to fashioning a new type of bridging professional—a Collaborative Doer—who leverages academic-practitioner collaborations to enhance the positive impact of technological and social innovations. With our C2G2 — Training Model Building- Collaborative Competence (C2) within Multisector Partnerships for Global Good (G2)—we inspire, connect, and help mobilize resources for Collaborative Doers in Academic-Public-Private Partnerships, Global Health, Sustainability, and Social Responsibility. Our current programs result from work with a range of scientists, researchers, writers, entrepreneurs, and filmmakers in the US, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, UK, Kenya, and India.

We invite you to browse our website. For more information, please call CARTHA founder Usha R. Balakrishnan at 319-248-9625 or write to her.