Archive for May 2010

May 6th, 2010By No Comments

When we hear the word “incubator,” the image that comes to mind is big heat lamp glowing above a newborn or maybe a basket of eggs.  To the entrepreneur, both business and social, the word conjures up a friendly place where nascent ideas ...

May 5th, 2010By No Comments

Last week Changemakers interviewed our director, Emily Spivack, about her experiences as the founder of Shop Well with You, a body-image resource for women with cancer. Emily started Shop Well with You as an undergraduate at Brown University and, nine years later, the ...

May 5th, 2010By Comments (1)

Dowser is hiring an editing whiz with a knack for writing knockout content about social innovation. We’re looking for a smart, committed, resourceful type to come on board to fill our Editorial Manager position. Misanthropes need not apply. Applications will be accepted on ...

May 3rd, 2010By , No Comments

Last November, student activists won what the New York Times called the “biggest victory by far” in the history of the anti-sweatshop movement. Ten months earlier, Russell Athletic, the sportswear company, closed a factory in Honduras shortly after the workers unionized. In response, ...