Private Sector Develop Blog informs us that the Net Impact 2005 Conference webcasts and audio files are available for download via the Stanford Business School website (Stanford Graduate School of Business hosted the event). There’s a lot of material there so knock yourself out. Of course I immediately drilled down to the social entrepreneurship section… Continue reading Net Impact 2005 Conference Webcast Online
Month: February 2006
Add Charity Shopping To Your Website To Generate Funds
Check out this post on TechSoup, called Add Charity Shopping to Your Web Site which details how to add a charity shopping mall to your website. If someone ends up buying something through your shopping mall, you get a small percentage of the profits. For some motivation, TechSoup provides some numbers from a case study:… Continue reading Add Charity Shopping To Your Website To Generate Funds
How Charities Can Get FREE Online Advertising
Stephen Baker of Businessweek writes on Blogspotting that: When advertisers research the effectiveness of an online advertisement, they typically populate half of the pages with the ad–and the other half, the control group, with a filler ad, a placebo. This is valuable advertising real estate that is often given away. He ends the post by… Continue reading How Charities Can Get FREE Online Advertising
Social Entrepreneurship: Recycling Old Cell Phones
I just read an article in Red Herring about a company called ReCellular, which is the number one U.S. cell phone recycling company. ReCellular refurbishes and resells cell phones instead of scrapping them for their metals. Although, the article focuses on a new technology that ReCelluar has developed to help triple its profits this year,… Continue reading Social Entrepreneurship: Recycling Old Cell Phones
Google Appoints Executive Director for Its Philanthropic Arm
Link to press release here. Google today announced the appointment of Dr. Larry Brilliant as Executive Director of Google.org, which administers Google’s philanthropic activities. In this role he will work with the company’s co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin to define the mission and strategic goals of Google’s philanthropy. Dr. Brilliant is a founder and… Continue reading Google Appoints Executive Director for Its Philanthropic Arm
Social Entrepreneurship In The News- Venture Capitalists Are Investing in Educational Reform
The NYTimes recently ran a piece titled “Venture Capitalists Are Investing in Educational Reform,” (sub. req.) which discusses John Doerr’s role in founding the New Schools Venture Fund in San Francisco. Although New Schools has been covered pretty well by the press, this article is a good piece about social entrepreneurship: Unlike Kleiner Perkins Caufield… Continue reading Social Entrepreneurship In The News- Venture Capitalists Are Investing in Educational Reform
Investment in Biofuels
Cnet reports that Xerox PARC, a technology research powerhouse, and Kleiner Perkins, a venture capital powerhouse have increased their commitment to “the emerging field of clean technologies.” Kleiner Perkins has created a $100 million fund dedicated to green technologies, and Xerox PARC announced a collaboration with a venture called SolFocus, to develop and improve solar… Continue reading Investment in Biofuels
Tech Resources for Non Profits/Social Ventures: TechSoup
I recently found out about TechSoup through this CNet Blog post covering TechSoup’s new project called NetSquared. Before we get into NetSquared, I think I need to cover TechSoup first because it could be helpful to many of you out there running your own non profit or social venture. TechSoup offers “nonprofits a one-stop resource… Continue reading Tech Resources for Non Profits/Social Ventures: TechSoup
Negroponte Steps Down From MIT Media Lab to Pursue $100 Laptop Initiative
It looks like Nicholas Negroponte has stepped down as Chairman of MIT’s Media Lab to pursue the $100 Laptop Initiative. I’ve covered the $100 Laptop Initiative fairly well on this blog– here are a collection of links to previous posts: Hal Varian Plugs the $100 Laptop In The NY Times Technology Review Defends the $100… Continue reading Negroponte Steps Down From MIT Media Lab to Pursue $100 Laptop Initiative
Google and Social Responsibility in China
A few weeks ago, Google made an agreement with the Chinese government to remove specific websites from its search engine in return for getting unblocked access to China’s internet users. You can read more about it in this BBC News article from Jan 25th. Since the announcement, there has been significant “buzz” in the blogosphere… Continue reading Google and Social Responsibility in China