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Month: November 2013

Pencils of Promise Picks up Entrepreneurial Momentum

Adam Braun, founder of Pencils of Promise, is giving nonprofits a no-nonsense way to bring entrepreneurship…

Honest Tea: Living Somewhere in the Grey

“TEO” and co-founder of Honest Tea, Seth Goldman, talks about living in a shade of…

Social Enterprise in the Baltic States

The Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) have seen a positive economic growth in the…

Plymouth Intern Launches Social Enterprise for Student Safety

Plymouth’s Entrepreneurship Centre intern, James Holden, launches Student Safety Ltd to keep students safe on the streets…

Celebrity Support in Social Enterprises

Although celebrity names and support associated with social enterprises can be an effective tool to promote…

GiveEasy – A Thriving Social Enterprise

GiveEasy is a social enterprise startup geared for growth after partnering with Australia Post, a move…

Rolled Into One: Locavesting, Social Entrepreneurship and Crowdfunding

Award-winning journalist and Forbes contributor, Anne Field, explains the ways in strengthening communities at the same…

Plymouth Nurses Launch Social Enterprise to Care for Dementia Patients

Laura Walker, a registered mental health nurse, and Kate Smith, a registered general nurse, put…

Social Entrepreneur Catches Waste of Opportunity

Steven Cornish, founder of aimwith, based in Silicon Valley, CA, is a social equity marketplace for impact where…

Top 10 Books to Spark the Social Entrepreneurial Spirit

The boon of social entrepreneurship serves as an inspiration to many to start their own…

Beyond the Four Walls are Empowered Rural Nepalese Women

Social entrepreneur, Stefan Wolf , founded the Beyond the Four Walls, which builds cyber “resource…

Recycled Water Bottle Roof for Disaster Housing

Stemming from a Kickstarter campaign, a recycled water bottle roof would provide shelter for disaster…

Contending Heroes for the 2013 Social Enterprise Champion

Five candidates from all walks of life int he nation are vying for this year’s Social…

Using Fashion as a Force for Social and Environmental Good

Jeff Denby co-founded PACT, a movement camouflaged as a clothing company. Denby and his team…

Nonprofits Bring Lasting Benefits in the Community

Nonprofit organizations often look for ways to improving the quality of lives among the residents…

The Road to Nonprofit Crowdfunding Success

Crowdfunding, while not a new model of funding, is used by nonprofits of collecting micro…

Essence of Social Entrepreneurship

The gist of social entrepreneurship: Why do people do it? Because they can. Lara Galinsky…

Five Innovative Volunteering Programs That Truly Gives

Here, five companies are marking their imprints to implement their corporate philanthropy goals. These companies…

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