Remembering Greg Dees, Social Entrepreneurship Education Pioneer
J. Gregory Dees, an internationally acclaimed Professor of the Practice of Social Entrepreneurship and co-founder of…
A £11.5 Million Fund to Develop Northeast England’s Social Investment
Established by Big Society Capital and the Northern Rock Foundation, the North East Social Investment Company is…
Youths in the Middle East Address Unemployment By Creating New Businesses
Youths in the Middle East deal with the world’s social problems such as high youth…
The Financial Services Sector: What it Means for Impact Investing
A recruiting trends report by Michigan State University’s (MSU) Collegiate Employment Research Institute discovers that the financial services…
Google Awards Kiva $3 Million for Global Impact Initiative
Kiva, the leading online “microfinance” for good that enables individuals lend as little as $25 to…
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…