So many goodies in this article about the rise of social venture funds: This year, socially conscious venture funds are ramping up at an unprecedented scale. At least seven new and follow-on funds billed as mission-driven investment vehicles are on track to raise about $750 million this year “It’s really peaked in the last six… Continue reading The Rise of Social Venture Funds
Month: June 2008
Debating Bill Gates’s theory of philanthropy
Check out Creative Capitalism blog: Creative Capitalism: A Conversation is a web experiment designed to produce a book — a collection of essays and commentary on capitalism, philanthropy and global development — to be edited by us and published by Simon and Schuster in the fall of 2008. The book takes as its starting point… Continue reading Debating Bill Gates’s theory of philanthropy
BUILD: Summer Intern and Manager Positions
BUILD’s mission is to provide real-world entrepreneurial experience that empowers youth from under-resourced communities to excel in education, lead in their communities, and succeed professionally. By supporting students in developing and actually running their own small businesses, BUILD puts entrepreneurial education far beyond the classroom into a tangible context. BUILD students come from neighborhoods where… Continue reading BUILD: Summer Intern and Manager Positions
Calling All Social Entrepreneurs: 2nd Annual Social Venture Network Innovation Awards Applications Now Being Accepted
Social Venture Network (SVN), the country’s leading network of socially responsible entrepreneurs, announced today that it is now accepting applications for the 2nd Annual SVN Innovation Awards. The Innovation Awards program supports the “next generation” of socially responsible business and nonprofit leaders by providing them access to the people and resources to help develop their… Continue reading Calling All Social Entrepreneurs: 2nd Annual Social Venture Network Innovation Awards Applications Now Being Accepted
More Affinity Search From Microsoft: Search And Give
One of the most exciting developments we’ve had in the last year was the success of our inaugural Search and Give program where your queries helped to raise more than $250,000 for local schools and non-profits. By signing up at http://www.searchandgive.com/, consumers can start donating one cent per search to more than 100,000 schools and… Continue reading More Affinity Search From Microsoft: Search And Give
Casual gaming for good causes
EA’s new casual games boss discusses why titles aimed at wider audiences offer designers greater opportunities to innovate. Nashak also talks about Games for Change, a festival uniting do-good nonprofits with game makers. Link
Press Release from MicroPlace, an eBay Company
“MicroPlace, [is] the world’s only online brokerage specializing in socially responsible investments that alleviate poverty. Today we are launching a nationwide campaign to help the everyday investor address poverty with as little as $100 – using the spare change that is laying around your house.” Link to press release
Mosquito Nets Become Trendy
From NY Times: Donating $10 to buy a mosquito net to save an African child from malaria has become a hip way to show you care, especially for teenagers. The movement is like a modern version of the March of Dimes, created in 1938 to defeat polio, or like collecting pennies for Unicef on Halloween.… Continue reading Mosquito Nets Become Trendy