US EditionHow Nest Turned a $24,000 Idea Into a Global Movement Supporting Women Artisans
- Rebecca van Bergen won $24,000 in a 2005 innovation contest and used it to launch Nest Inc., a nonprofit supporting women artisans globally.
- Nest grew from a two-person team to 33 staff, expanding domestically to assist artisans in 47 U.S. states and 125 countries.
- Nest provides coaching, grants, and marketing support through partnerships like Etsy's Uplift Makers Program, helping artisans build sustainable businesses.
- In 2025, Nest earned $7.2 million in revenue, nearly double that of 2019, and received over $10 million in grants including $300,000 from Mastercard for Appalachian artisans.
- Nest's work has strengthened artisan economies, preserving cultural crafts and enabling many women to transition from informal work to sustainable ownership.
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How Nest turned a $24,000 idea into a global movement supporting women artisans
In 2005, Rebecca van Bergen was a graduate student in social work at Washington University when she won $24,000 in a school innovation contest.
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