The Invent Your World Challenge, sponsored by the Lemelson Foundation, is a competition in which we are calling for ideas and project proposals from young innovators, 12-20 in the North America and Europe, and 12-24 in all other regions, using a new or adapted technology to improve the lives of others. There will be several… Continue reading The Invent Your World Challenge, sponsored by Ashoka’s Youth Venture
Month: March 2009
Social entrepreneurs go mainstream
Social entrepreneurs take this economic upheaval to be a blessing, providing a chance for business to transition from an anonymous, complex system to one that is direct and transparent. Read here: http://www.odemagazine.com/doc/61/social-entrepreneurs-mainstream
Ending Soon- The Invent Your World Challenge
The Invent Your World Challenge, sponsored by The Lemelson Foundation, which seeks the most innovative and creative youths that use technology to create positive change: http://www.inventyourworld.org
Solving a Social Problem, Without Going the Nonprofit Route
The New York Times: D.light, a company cofounded by Sam Goldman, who spent four years in the Peace Corps in Benin before earning a master’s degree in business from Stanford University, is an example. Mr. Goldman started D.light with the mission of replacing millions of kerosene lamps now used in poor, rural parts of the… Continue reading Solving a Social Problem, Without Going the Nonprofit Route
Social entrepreneurs are people who want to bring about non-routine projects, collaborations, or organizations where they didn’t previously exist in order to solve a perceived social problem.
Thought I’d link to this thoughtful post: Social entrepreneurs are people who want to bring about non-routine projects, collaborations, or organizations where they didn’t previously exist in order to solve a perceived social problem. This is very different from working within an existing organization and using its official resources to bring about a particular result.… Continue reading Social entrepreneurs are people who want to bring about non-routine projects, collaborations, or organizations where they didn’t previously exist in order to solve a perceived social problem.