{
  "id": 9340342,
  "title": "Mercy Corps is now Prosper Global. Its CEO explains why",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/mercy-corps-is-now-prosper-global-its-ceo-explains-why",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-23T12:11:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fast Company",
    "slug": "fast-company",
    "url": "https://www.fastcompany.com/91611279/mercy-corps-is-now-prosper-global-its-ceo-explains-why"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tjada McKenna, CEO of Prosper Global, discusses the organization's rebranding and the humanitarian crises she has witnessed across the globe. She shares insights into the severe flooding in Nepal, the impact of the Strait of Hormuz conflict on food shortages worldwide, and Russia's expanding influence on conflicts. The rebranding to Prosper Global is aimed at reflecting the organization's shift towards focusing on prosperity rather than mere survival. McKenna highlights the organization's continued commitment to helping people live their best, full, productive lives, particularly those affected by poverty, conflict, and climate change.",
  "summary": "The world has never faced so many humanitarian crises at once, and the systems built to respond to them are fraying. Tjada McKenna, CEO of Prosper Global—the organization long known as Mercy Corps—shares what she’s seeing firsthand from Syria to Sudan to Ukraine to Gaza, and why she rebranded a 40-year-old institution in the middle of a funding crisis. She also explains how the Strait of Hormuz…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}