Tagged ‘Steve Spillman’

October 1st, 2010By No Comments

Search for the hashtag #socent and you’ll find wide-ranging interest in social entrepreneurship on Twitter. Here’s a roundup of a few thought-provoking tweets from the last week: Just as we went to press with last week’s Twitter Roundup, Google (@google) announced the winners ...

September 24th, 2010By No Comments

Search for the hashtag #socent and you’ll find wide-ranging interest in social entrepreneurship on Twitter. Here’s a roundup of a few thought-provoking tweets from the last week: That’s right, microlending leader Kiva (@Kiva) is now financing student loans in the developing world. Similar ...

September 17th, 2010By No Comments

Search for the hashtag #socent and you’ll find wide-ranging interest in social entrepreneurship on Twitter. Here’s a roundup of a few thought-provoking tweets from the last week: According to the BBC (@bbcnews), the U.K. government has released the first of what it’s calling ...

September 16th, 2010By No Comments

From the grassroots to the mainstream, a growing number of Americans are learning about ways to offset their carbon footprints for a more sustainable future. There’s even an entire cable channel dedicated to the movement.  But for all the information and awareness, individualized ...

September 10th, 2010By No Comments

Search for the hashtag #socent and you’ll find wide-ranging interest in social entrepreneurship on Twitter. Here’s a roundup of a few thought-provoking tweets from the last week: FrontlineSMS is free software that helps NGOs reach large groups of people anywhere there’s a mobile ...

September 3rd, 2010By No Comments

Search for the hashtag #socent and you'll find wide-ranging interest in social entrepreneurship on Twitter. Here's a roundup of a few thought-provoking tweets from the last week: More than 50 carrot farmers from around the country have banded together this week to take ...

August 27th, 2010By No Comments

Search for the hashtag #socent and you'll find wide-ranging interest in social entrepreneurship on Twitter. Here's a roundup of a few thought-provoking tweets from the last week: From the city that brought you gay marriage last year comes another progressive decision this week. ...

August 20th, 2010By No Comments

Search for the hashtag #socent and you'll find wide-ranging interest in social entrepreneurship on Twitter. Here's a roundup of a few thought-provoking tweets from the last week: At this point, you’ve probably heard of (or even used) Groupon, the social coupon site where ...

August 19th, 2010By No Comments

When’s the last time you flew a kite? If it’s been a while, there’s an interesting event in New York City this weekend that could help fix that. FlyNY, drawing on last year’s success, returns for a full day of kite-flying festivities this ...

August 17th, 2010By Comments (3)

Two months ago, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett formally announced their new endeavor, the Giving Pledge.  Each man pledged to give the majority of his billion-dollar fortune to philanthropic causes.  They then urged others to follow suit.  In a short time, the program ...