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Author: Mary Gerardine

Lauren Bush Lauren on FEED Projects and World Hunger

The granddaughter of President George H.W. Bush, Lauren Bush Lauren, she launched the FEED Projects back in…

St. Frank: Mastering the Art of Social and of Enterprise

Cristina Bryant, St. Frank Founder and CEO, excels in the art of social and of enterprise. St. Frank…

Digbeth: The New Social Enterprise Quarter

Digbeth in Birmingham, England has been appointed as the new social enterprise quarter. Social enterprises are…

Cornwall as First-Ever Rural Social Enterprise Zone

Cornwall, England has been christened as the first-ever rural social enterprise zone. Minister for Civil Society…

Social Enterprises as Travel Attractions in Nepal

Nepal’s Hidden Journeys has been offering travelers a glimpse of of how Nepali social entrepreneurs operate. Hidden…

Social Incubator Villgro Invests on Three New Social Enterprises

India-based social enterprise incubator Villgro has recently funded three social enterprise start-ups: OneBreath, Ecozen Solutions and…

The Social Investment Tax Relief

The proposed Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR) has UK civil society and social organizations stirred up this…

DIGDEEP Brings Clean Water to Many American Homes

DIGDEEP Water, a human rights organization founded by  international human rights lawyer George McGraw, designs water access projects.…

Energy Giants Go Public on Carbon Pollution Pricing Strategies

Some of the biggest public companies in the United States, including Wal-Mart, Walt Disney Co., Microsoft, have adopted carbon pollution pricing…

World Economic Forum Launches Learning Exchange on Social Impact Investing

Recently, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has introduced the Global Learning Exchange on Social Impact Investing…

“Saving Seeds is a Political Act”

Vandana Shiva, a scientist and environmentalist known for her activism against GMOs, globalization, and patents…

Annie’s, Patagonia and Fund Good Jobs Share Tips on Social Entrepreneurship

Annie’s Homegrown, Patagonia, and Fund Good Jobs have shared their tips on social entrepreneurship. Annie’s Homegrown supports the…

Social Enterprise Supplies “Mother’s Best Friend” to Provide Communities with Homegrown Solutions

Oakland-based social enterprise Kuli Kuli has produced a snack bar with moringa. Moringa is known as one…

The “Lean Startup” Approach to Philanthropy

Homejoy, an affordable home cleaning service that caters to a broad audience and connects people…

Social Innovation Business Offers Financing Solutions to Youth

A Toronto-based organization, Youth Social Innovation (YSI), has recently announced two investments that involve Growth Mosaic and MENTORnetwork. The two companies will…

Partnerships in Social Enterprises Can Increase Social Impact

Chief executive of HCT, Dai Powell, shares the experiences and practical lessons he learned along the…

Social Enterprise Launches Hand-Woven Fashion to Empower Women

Uchit, operating as a social enterprise that means ‘fair’ or ‘just’ in Hindi, seeks to…

Social Enterprises Create ‘Buy Social’ Campaign

Research finds that a great number of social enterprises, businesses with social or environmental goals which…

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