Weekly Roundup: CA’s Cap-And-Trade, Occupy Oakland’s Street Battles, And Mitigating Student Debt
Every week, we provide a roundup of the latest news in social change and innovation. White House Unveils Less Burdensome Student Loan Program On Tuesday, the White House announced some…
Preparing For Cold In Zuccotti Park
“Next week it’s gonna be very, very cold here. Temperatures at night are gonna be in the low forties, upper thirties – and with wind it’s gonna feel like it’s…
Weekly Roundup: Social Media And The Occupy Wall Street Movement, and A New, Greener Energy Paradigm
Every week, we provide a roundup of the latest news in social change and innovation. Actually, The Revolution Will Be Tweeted. And Facebooked, And LiveStreamed, And Blogged… This week, the…
How Novozymes Aims To Create A Profitable Social Enterprise In Africa
Some people look at sub-Saharan Africa and see conflict, hardship, and poverty. Others look at Africa and see a potential market in the millions of people who constitute the Base…
Designing Social Change: Sustainable Cities
The “Designing Social Change” series examines the rapidly-growing movement to apply design approaches to social problems. Imagine that you and your family have just moved to an informal settlement on…
Weekly Roundup: B-Corps Get Ok’ed In CA, Alternatives To Big Banks, and Food’s Future On A Crowded Planet
Every week, we provide a roundup of the latest news in social change and innovation California B-Corp Law Goes Into Effect A bill allowing Benefit Corporations was signed into effect…
Weekly Roundup: The SEC Considers Crowdfunded Investing, Impact Investment Is Buzzing, and Solyndra Debate Continues
Every week, we provide a roundup of the latest news in social change and innovation. Obama Jobs Plan Calls For Less Red-Tape In Crowdfunding The future of crowdfunding is at…
Occupy Wall Street: They Are The 99 Percent (And So Are You)
Most media outlets have been and continue to be critical of the Occupy Wall Street protest in New York City, now in its third week. The protesters’ message tries to…
Weekly Roundup: Hunger for change, Wangari Maathai’s legacy, and renewable energy abroad
Every week, we report on the conversations surrounding the big issues in the world of social entrepreneurship and change. Debates on Food Take Center Stage in the U.S. Americans appear…
Sowing Seeds of Peace Where Peace Seems Impossible
Twenty-year-old Mahmoud Jabari is a Palestinian photographer and journalist from the West Bank city of Hebron. He believes that youth will provide a way forward for the long-standing, seemingly perpetually…
Harvard Undergraduate Business for Good Competition Improves Its Strategies Along the Way
More and more, university students in the US and elsewhere are using their knowledge and drive to launch social enterprises right out of college instead of waiting until their careers…
Mashable Social Good Summit: Day 1
The Mashable Social Good Summit, a four-day conference on tech and social change hosted by Mashable, the UN Foundation, Ericsson and the 92Y, kicked-off on Monday in New York City.
Innovating New Models for Change With ITP and The Grameen Creative Lab
The notion that change requires a model, and that certain models are more effective than others, was the driving force behind Change Model, a two-day conference held this weekend at…
Weekly Roundup: Solyndra scandal, climate change denialism, and alternatives to unemployment
Solyndra Green Jobs Scandal This Wednesday, the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee held a hearing about a failed $528 million government loan to Solyndra, a solar equipment manufacturer that recently…
Weekly Roundup: SOCAP11, the Green Jobs Debate and Boosting Small Business
Every week, we report on the conversations surrounding the big issues in the world of social entrepreneurship and change. SOCAP 2011 SOCAP11, the four-day conference that brings together global leaders…
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