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Making a City Yours 
In LISC's stories, Tope Folarin shares the story of how the Associates in Commercial Real Estate, or ACRE, a program that has become a mainstay in Milwaukee, got started, its impact it has had in the...more
In LISC's stories, Tope Folarin shares the story of how the Associates in Commercial Real Estate, or ACRE, a program that has become a mainstay in Milwaukee, got started, its impact it has had in the...more
Digital Arts Programs Allow Students To Develop Leadership Skills 
The Long Beach Community Action Partnership's (LBCAP) Leadership Academy Mentoring Program (LAMP) helps students to develop their leadership and creative skills. According to Darick Simpson,...more
The Long Beach Community Action Partnership's (LBCAP) Leadership Academy Mentoring Program (LAMP) helps students to develop their leadership and creative skills. According to Darick Simpson,...more
Alabama Gets $6.3 Million to Combat Opioid Addiction 
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has recently announced grants of $6.3 million to be awarded to the state of Alabama to help fight opioid addiction. The grants will fund community...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has recently announced grants of $6.3 million to be awarded to the state of Alabama to help fight opioid addiction. The grants will fund community...more
Novel Giving Strategy - Letting Nonprofits Decide How to Use Funding 
Jeff Bezos, founder, CEO, and president of Amazon.com, decided to try something different with his new billion-dollar charity, Day One Families Fund. Bezos, through his charity, announced that he...more
Jeff Bezos, founder, CEO, and president of Amazon.com, decided to try something different with his new billion-dollar charity, Day One Families Fund. Bezos, through his charity, announced that he...more
New Program Helping SNAP Recipients Land New Careers 
The Food and Nutrition Services Employment and Training Program, a pilot program that is ajoint effort of the county Department of Social Services (DSS), Sandhills Community College (SCC), NC Works...more
The Food and Nutrition Services Employment and Training Program, a pilot program that is ajoint effort of the county Department of Social Services (DSS), Sandhills Community College (SCC), NC Works...more
Transforming Community through Photography 
Isaac Biosse, a Kenyan-born Ghanaian photojournalist, is also a social entrepreneur. He has worked with several companies and charities. He is now the founder and CEO of Aboki Foundation. Aboki...more
Isaac Biosse, a Kenyan-born Ghanaian photojournalist, is also a social entrepreneur. He has worked with several companies and charities. He is now the founder and CEO of Aboki Foundation. Aboki...more
Watering the Financial Desert 
In this Washington Post article, Gareth Ross, Head of Enterprise Technology & Experience at MassMutual, writes how lack of access to basic financial systems and tools enables countless low-income...more
In this Washington Post article, Gareth Ross, Head of Enterprise Technology & Experience at MassMutual, writes how lack of access to basic financial systems and tools enables countless low-income...more
Social Determinants of Health Innovation Challenge
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Dick Thompson, executive director and chief executive officer of the Quality Health Network (QHN) based in Grand Junction, often tells stories that offer examples of the social determinants that...more
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Dick Thompson, executive director and chief executive officer of the Quality Health Network (QHN) based in Grand Junction, often tells stories that offer examples of the social determinants that...more
How Impact Investing Can Foster Affordable Housing 
This opinion piece from MarketWatch highlights workforce housing, where impact investors can leverage on to create affordable housing. Meredith Jones, an alternative-investment consultant and...more
This opinion piece from MarketWatch highlights workforce housing, where impact investors can leverage on to create affordable housing. Meredith Jones, an alternative-investment consultant and...more
Non-profit Tech Company Designs App to Help Toronto's Homeless 
Tech nonprofit Ample Labs has developed a web-based app, called Chalmers, to help people experiencing homelessness. The app uses AI (artificial intelligence) to connect people to social services that...more
Tech nonprofit Ample Labs has developed a web-based app, called Chalmers, to help people experiencing homelessness. The app uses AI (artificial intelligence) to connect people to social services that...more
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Social Entrepreneurship
Spotlight
The First Billion-Dollar Social Enterprise in America
Mitt Romney’s Bain Capital has purchased 50 percent of TOMS, the One For One shoe, eyewear, and fashion social enterprise that has been providing products to kids in need from every customer’s purchase.
