In recent years, a new breed of venture capital firms has emerged to make an impact beyond just profitability. Social venture capital funds are adding a new mission in combination with positive financial returns: social and environmental impact. Highlighting social ...Read More
The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship is a not-for-profit, independent and neutral organization, founded in 1998, with the purpose to advance social entrepreneurship and to foster social entrepreneurs as an important catalyst for societal innovation and progress. The Foundation is ...Read More
Focusing on the business of social innovation, Volans is part think-tank, part consultancy, part broker and part incubator. We are a for-profit company based in London and Singapore and we work globally with entrepreneurs, businesses, investors and governments to develop ...Read More
Trickle Up helps very poor people make their way out of poverty. We provide business training, seed capital grants and support to ...Read More
The awarding of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize to Mohammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank gave international recognition to the quiet movement of microfinance- a concept that converged two very different views of development, social development and market-driven development, together. Grameen ...Read More
blueEnergy is a nonprofit organization that provides a sustainable solution to the energy needs of marginalized communities through the construction, installation, and maintenance of hybrid wind and solar electric systems. blueEnergy manufactures wind turbines and other key components locally, near ...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
VillageReach’s mission is to to save lives and improve well being ...Read More
Ripple Effect. This project is a collaboration between Acumen Fund and IDEO and many other partners, to address the challenges of water transport and storage in the developing world. From retrieval to consumption, the journey of water is complex and ...Read More
Today the global community stands witness to a momentous time in history where progressive change is not only necessary, but imminent. At NetSquared, we recognize that mandate and believe the social Web is key to making change. NetSquared works toward ...Read More