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Help Unreasonable Institute 14 Ventures Get to the Institute 14 ventures from 9 countries are working to scale their ventures to improve the lives of 1 million people each. Help them get to the 2013 Unreasonable Institute where they will learn from 50 mentors, gain intimate access
Want to get into an accelerator program, like Unreasonable Institute, Techstars or Y Combinator? Then read three 3 lessons to know where we tripped up, and how you can succeed. Not interested in an accelerator program? Then still read this as these are the fundamental
In a short and informative video by HBR’s Ideacast team, Nancy Koehn explains how socially responsible businesses date back to capitalism’s founding era, and highlights what we can learn from them. A Company’s Social Footprint is Related to a Company’s Financial Footprint The better companies
As a startup social enterprise, it’s important to keep current on exciting social enterprise news, and even more vital to not burn valuable time doing just that. Here are my most visited sites… and why I visit them. One caveat before I highlight my favorites:
Whether you are a social entrepreneur looking to grow a for-benefit business, or if you’re trying to drive social responsibility within your existing company, these 4 moving talks from TED.com will help 1. Jacqueline Novagratz: Inspiring a Life of Immersion In this talk “Novogratz introduces
If you have an idea to help change the world, there are online tools to connect you to the right people and funding to make it happen. Whether it is a new business, new product, new cause, or new invention, these different categories of ‘Crowdfunding
Here is a list of the top Twitter hashtags for social entrepreneurs, enterprises, and investors. If you are trying to learn from this group, promote to it, engage with it, and/or follow exciting trends in how business is being used to create social and environmental
The desire to “do good” is becoming increasingly popular, and powerful . In addition to the nearly $300 billion donated to charities this past year, an extra 8.1 billion hours were donated, valued at nearly $175 billion. Beyond these massive numbers, legislative bodies have harnessed