Changing the Climate by Leaving “Climate Change” Behind
Changing hearts and minds on any social issue – especially climate change – requires building connections with people through language and stories rooted in shared values.
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Solving Unusual Social Problems
From supermarket waste to affordable college textbooks, many social entrepreneurs have set their sights on solving everyday local problems as well as the big global ones.
Funding Innovations That Break the Mold
By Lateefah Simon & Timothy Silard Patrisse Cullors is creating a network of rapid responders, as an alternative to police, to support victims and survivors of state violence and mass criminalization. Raj Jayadev is helping individuals who face incarceration, their families, and their communities play an active role in their defense. Nicole Pittman is taking […]
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Ebonie Johnson Cooper Aims to Build Bridges Between Nonprofits and People of Color
African-Americans are highly supportive of charitable causes, research shows, even while they remain under-represented in nonprofit and foundation leadership roles.
Crowdfunding Platform Brings Together Social Entrepreneurs and “Regular Folks” as Investors
With Crowdfund Mainstreet, everyday people can “put their money where their heart is” as investors in social enterprise businesses.
UnlockedUnlocked, a Nashville Jewelry Company, Opens Doors for Homeless Women
The social enterprise helps employees earn money while learning a new skill and transitioning into secure housing.
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Sullivan Flashback
The Sullivans were art collectors and donators, and their collection lives on at Vanderbilt University
Planting the SEEDs
Sewanee’s social entrepreneurship intern program exposes students to new worlds
A bridge to the community
Newberry College’s Muller Center brings Lutheran philosophy to community service and individual growth
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Social Enterprise of the Day
While traveling in Argentina in 2006, TOMS Founder Blake Mycoskie witnessed the hardships faced by children growing up without shoes. Wanting to help, he created TOMS Shoes, a company that would match every pair of shoes purchased with a new pair of shoes for a child in need. One for One®. What began as a simple idea has evolved into a powerful business model that helps address need and advance health, education and economic opportunity for children and their communities around the world.