Socially responsible investing, which aims to maximize both financial return and social good, often gets a bad rap. There’s a perception that returns in the sector fall victim to social goals, or vice versa. Josh Cohen believes his firm, City Light ...Read More
B-corp, L3C, LLC, 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), for-profit corporation. The existing array of legal structures that social enterprises can be defined under is dizzying. In this article, tax lawyer Robert Wexler lays out this "menu of legal structures," offering a clear ...Read More
MUMBAI|NEW DELHI: Zeus, for once, was thwarted as the driving rain and rolling thunder failed to dampen the cheery mood at the concluding chapter of The Power of Ideas programme in Mumbai. The Times of India building was the venue for ...Read More
Very interesting for-profit, non-profit, governmental partnership in Uganda. "Grameen Foundation’s AppLab has released a new suite of mobile phone applications developed in Uganda, using Google SMS Search and in partnership with MTN Uganda as the mobile operator. The services include: Farmer’s Friend: ...Read More
When Derek Ellerman and Katherine Chon entered their business idea into Brown University's annual entrepreneurship competition in 2002, they knew winning would be a stretch. After all, their idea called the Polaris Project started out as a web portal providing ...Read More
From Nextbillion.com, an article on Akvo.org - a water and sanitation collaboration and funding website. Definitely make sure to check out the akvopedia site... very interesting. With this long overdue post I want to direct your attention to an innovative, relevant ...Read More
For graduating students at Stanford University, it's all too clear that the economy's in the tank. The venture capital industry, with its epicenter just down the road, is stalled. The unemployment rate in Santa Clara County has doubled in the ...Read More
Neal Keny-Guyer SOM '82, the chief executive officer of the humanitarian organization Mercy Corps, has been elected to a six-year term on the Yale Corporation. Yale alumni who voted over the past two months chose Keny-Guyer for one of the Corporation's ...Read More
Here's a sampler of organizations and funds that back social entrepreneurs seeking debt and equity financing By John Tozzi During the past two decades social entrepreneurship has gained popularity, and a growing array of specialized funding sources now exist, from angels ...Read More
Community-led creative and arts based social enterprises are addressing the most complex social or environmental needs The creative heart of social enterprise - Times Online. Read More