News, ideas, projects, resources, and inspiration for people who want to change the world through business.
Posted 1 year ago
You’ve never seen a fundraising video like this before. Check out Mahindra Foundation’s “A Girl Story” campaign and watch the video series following Tarla, an underprivileged Indian girl. But there’s a catch: donations are required to keep the story going.
Amazing use of technology and the YouTube API. Only complaint is that I wish the website were clearer about where a donation would go and how it will be used to make a difference.
Posted 1 year ago
In under 4 years, supporters of charity: water have funded 2600+ projects in 17 countries that bring clean water to over 1.2 million people. If you’re a graduate student in New York City with experience in fundraising, apply for this internship immediately.
Posted 1 year ago
If every charity was run with more of a business focus, the world would be a better place. We’ve created what I consider to be a hybrid organization—the best of charity merged with the best of business.
Posted 1 year ago
Now in its third year, the Environmental Defense Fund’s Climate Corps—in partnership with Net Impact—has matched 51 students from leading business schools with companies looking to develop actionable energy efficiency plans.
Last year, Climate Corps identified $54 million in energy savings at leading corporations.
While the results of this year’s have yet to be seen, I recommend following the progress of the fellows on the EDF blog. Some very interesting reads.
Thanks to EDF and Net Impact for actively sharing this knowledge. Personally, I’m looking forward to seeing this program continue to grow over the next few years.
Posted 1 year ago
Interesting initiative coming from The Blind Project called Biographe, a new sustainable style brand that helps victims and survivors of the commercial sex trade in Southeast Asia.
They’re holding a design contest that runs until September 15, 2010. You read stories of victims on their website, choose the story you want to represent, become their “biographer” by telling their story through design, and submit your entry.
Winning designs will then be turned into t-shirts and sold, with profits being reinvested into the victims’ communities. Check it out!
Posted 1 year ago
And less mail would be better for the economy, better for businesses and consumers, and better for the environment.
Daniel Gross in “Going Postal” on Slate.com.
A very interesting perspective on the U.S. Postal Service’s request for a 2-cent increase in first-class postage.
Posted 1 year ago
“The Oregon Sustainability Center, slated for construction at the edge of Portland State University’s downtown campus, will generate all of its electricity, consume only the rain that falls upon it, and process all of its wastewater. The ‘triple-net-zero’ building will have offices for businesses with an eye on the triple bottom line—economic, social and environmental sustainability—as well as space for municipal urban planners, nonprofit environmental groups, and university administrators, faculty and students.
‘We aspire to this driving Portland as an icon of sustainability,’ said Lisa Abuaf, a senior project manager with the Portland Development Commission, the city’s urban renewal agency. ‘At the same time, we want it to be something replicable, so that the knowledge base created by this building is exportable.’”
Posted 1 year ago
“A new website connects lawyers who want to volunteer time with non profits and social entrepreneurs looking for free legal services.
TrustLaw Connect is an online service promoting pro bono legal work around the world. It works a bit like Kiva in that people requesting and people donating help are vetted and then matched through the service, which is run by the Thomson Reuters Foundation. It’s free to both beneficiaries and providers.”
Thanks to Marc Smolowitz for originally posting to Facebook.
Posted 1 year ago
TechCrunch interviews Samasource CEO Leila Janah in How Samasource Helps The World. According to its website, Samasource is “Microwork for the next billion.” They bring dignified, computer-based work to women, youth, and refugees living in poverty.
In the video, they talk about Samasource’s model, its challenges, its competitive advantage, and why it’s run as a nonprofit instead of a business.
Posted 1 year ago
I think building a company is the best way to change the world, because it’s the best way to align the interests of a lot of smart people and a lot of partners to build something that’s great and that serves people. You can’t do that if you’re an individual because it’s just you and there’s no one to align, and you can’t do it if you’re a nonprofit because you have no resources and you’re constantly out trying to raise money instead of generating it and being self-sufficient.
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, Facebook in an interview for Inside Facebook
His sister, Randi Zuckerberg, works on Creative & Buzz Marketing, Politics, and Social Change at Facebook, and provides a lot of support for nonprofits. Interesting. How do you react to this comment?
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