Harvard is hosting the 7th Annual Social Enterprise Conference this weekend. The panel topics are more interesting than ever, and the schedule is packed with events such as the “Pitch for Change” Competition (which is a business competition with a slight twist), various networking opportunities, and a career fair. I’ve created an “events” category on… Continue reading Harvard Social Enterprise Conference- Mar 5th, 2006
Month: March 2006
WorldChanging Tries To Bring Out the Social Entrepreneur In Us All
WorldChanging is a great website I recently found and added to the “Blogs I Read” section on the right. WorldChanging is one of those websites where I knew exactly what it was about as soon as I saw it BUT even after reading the “About Us” page, I had trouble putting together the words to… Continue reading WorldChanging Tries To Bring Out the Social Entrepreneur In Us All
Lily Pad –Closing the Digital Divide in Cincinnati
A few days ago, I wrote this post on social entrepreneurs trying to close the digital divide. Well, here is another free wifi initiative that seems to be working, but using a slightly different approach. Project Lily Pad is a free wifi initiative based in Cincinnati, Ohio. What differentiates Project Lily Pad from other free… Continue reading Lily Pad –Closing the Digital Divide in Cincinnati
Social Entrepreneurs Focused On Closing the Digital Divide
I’ve been spending a bit of time researching free and advertising-supported wi-fi because I think its a practicial solution for the digital divide issue that we face today. The 100 dollar laptop project is related but focuses on international, whereas I am concentrating specifically on solving the problem in the inner cities of the US.… Continue reading Social Entrepreneurs Focused On Closing the Digital Divide