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Month: February 2014

How to Get Company Leaders Participate in Employee Volunteer and Giving Programs

Get your company’s top dogs engaged more in volunteer work and giving back programs through…

Social Enterprise Incubator Garners Funds to Help Social Enterprises in New Zealand

Hikurangi, a registered charity founded in 2008 and has since morphed into a social enterprise incubator,…

A Love Affair with Social Enterprise After Graduation

How did Sanum Jain, a University of Manchester graduate, ended up working for a small…

Just Ask Domestic Services Lands Social Enterprise Mark

Just Ask Domestic Services founders, Sarah and Steve Hulbert , were awarded the Social Enterprise Mark by…

Social Enterprise Rollercoaster: Riding it in 2014

Cliff Prior, chief executive of UnLtd, a UK-based foundation for social entrepreneurs, writes his preconceived notions…

Hugh Jackman: Fair Trade Entrepreneur

Renowned actor, Hugh Jackman, talks about how he started becoming a fair trade entrepreneur. Jackman is…

Using Crowd-Sourced Technology for Social Good

Crowd-sourcing is deemed an effective and useful tool to preserve and protect the earth’s species.…

How to Fund Your Social Enterprise With or Without Cash

Jonathan May, chief executive of hubbub and contributor for The Guardian Professional, provides a step-by-step guide on how to…

Nonprofits, Social Enterprises Fire Up Their Missions with NetSuite.org

Hundreds of nonprofits and social enterprises have benefited from NetSuite.org by leveraging NetSuite software to manage admin operations…

Social Enterprises: Key to Enhancing a Nation’s Health

Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) has launched a series of noteworthy research projects to learn if…

Bixi Bikes – A Lesson for Social Enterprises

John Brothers, Principal of Quidoo Consulting, writes about the Montreal-based company Bixi who are mostly known…

New Solar Energy Harvesting System Creates Buzz

It’s not just the aesthetic shape that’s creating hype; it’s also the reason why it’s…

Acumen Invests on Rwanda-based Coffee, Helps Rural Women

Nonprofit impact investing firm, Acumen, has invested $1.2 million to KZ Noir, a Rwanda-based coffee processing company…