A Year Up: Building an Inclusive Economy
Gerald Chertavian meets with one of Boston’s Year Up participants. (Photo Courtesy of subject) Gerald Chertavian started YearUp to give young people from disadvantaged backgrounds better access to the professional…
“Maximize Impact without being a Jerk” in Social Enterprise: iOnPoverty Series
Our next video comes from Jacob Harold of Hewlett Packard Foundation. Sage advice for social entrepreneurs looking to get funding. For more videos with Harold, go to iOnPoverty.tv
Water.org: the Non-Profit with a Venture Fund
Damon and White discuss with local partner for Water.org, SIDUR, in Hyderabad, India.(Photo Courtesy of Subject) This originally appeared in San Francisco Chronicle. – Water.org isn’t your typical nonprofit –…
Small Starting Salaries in Social Enterprise
Recently Jonathan Lewis, an entrepreneur, started iOnPoverty, to answer the fundamental question: how did you get that job in social enterprise? Hundreds of young graduates are looking for gigs in…
10 Little and Big Things You Can Do to Make Change: Story of Stuff Continued…
Recently, we ran an interview with Ann Leonard, founder of the Story of Stuff. Leonard and co-director, Michael O’Heaney compiled a list (though lists are just the beginning of…
The Story of Change: Story of Stuff Part II
Ann Leonard exemplifies new media – by fusing cartoony graphics with activism, her first video, The Story of Stuff, went viral in 2007 getting over 15 million views online. …
Kumi Naidoo of Greenpeace: Thoughts post Rio+20
KUMI Naidoo of South Africa has emerged as the Intl. Executive Director of Greenpeace after a lifetime of activism. He was recently seen at the much publicized Rio+20 conference….
Jugaad: Frugal Innovation – Lessons for Corporates
Dr. Ahuja in a village near Wankaner, Gujarat with MittiCool innovator Mansukh Prajapati. (Photo Courtesy of subject) A new book titled Jugaad Innovation looks at lessons from emerging markets in frugal innovation for…
Learning from Frugal Health
Last year, a book was published that narrated the story of an eye doctor who was performing free surgeries for the poor. The book, “Infinite Vision,” had nothing to do…
Talking Action: the Do Good Conferences
The number of conferences that I receive notices about these days is staggering. It seems that we’ve found a new pastime — talking action. It’s fashionable to dress up, look…
12 Countries in 12 Months with Heifer
Photo Courtesy of Subject BETTY LONDERGAN started a blog, WHAT GIVES 365, to give $100 to a nonprofit each day of the year. It got wildly popular and led Londergan…
The School Fund Looks to Music to Crowdfund Education
Palo-Alto based, The School Fund, has used crowdsourcing to finance the studies of over 200 students worldwide for the past three years. Now, they’re partnering with 28-year-old Grammy-nominated singer Carolyn…
WIN-WIN For Women: Calvert Foundation
DC-Based Calvert Foundation announced a new initiative WIN-WIN, which will invest $20 million in organizations and individuals that support women, in the US and globally. Dowser spoke with Lisa Hall,…
Verizon Goes Green: More than CSR?
Jim Gowen, Corporate Sustainability Officer of Verizon, was recently at the UN Social Innovation Summit. He spoke to Dowser about the “green” strides that Verizon is taking within the…
Starbucks: Digital Innovation And Creating Jobs?
Adam Brotman serves as Chief Digital Officer at Starbucks and attended the UN Social Innovation Summit recently. He speaks to Dowser about Starbucks’ Create Jobs campaign and how…
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