An Interview With Fred Mednick, Founder, Teachers Without Borders

Certain ideas make so much sense that one wonders why no one thought of them sooner. Case in point: Global leaders struggled for decades to think of a way to improve education. Ten years ago, Fred Mednick, Ph.D., started his nonprofit aimed at supporting those who can best provide that education.

Teachers Without Borders, based in Seattle and operating on nearly $2.4 million a year, started with nothing but a plan to advance “human welfare through teacher professional development.” Soon, the organization will have a dedicated fundraiser added to its eight-member staff, seven of whom work full time. That will give the nonprofit a chance to diversify its funding that now consists of corporate grants and unsolicited donations.