The LifeStraw is an invention created by Torben Vestergaard Frandsen, a Danish innovator who hopes that it will help third world countries where millions of people die from water-borne diseases each year. Water from most sources can be drunk if done so through the LifeStraw say the makers of the product.. However, naysayers say that… Continue reading LifeStraw Purifies Water As You Drink
Category: Social Entrepreneur Spotlight
Ford Helps Their Customers Buy Emission Offsets
When companies announce a plan to get X percent of their energy from wind, solar, or other reneable energy source, it most likely means that they will do it by buying energy credits. However, the public might perceive these announcements to imply a different story– that a huge number of solar panels were ordered and… Continue reading Ford Helps Their Customers Buy Emission Offsets
Barefoot College– Bunker Roy Fights Poverty By Using Entrepreneurship
Barefoot College was started in 1972 to help teach local Indian communities how to solve mass poverty. The organization has recently generated some buzz and Fast Company covers it in their most recent issue. (The article should be accessible to the public in a few weeks) An Indian named Bunker Roy, 60, whose Tilonia-based group,… Continue reading Barefoot College– Bunker Roy Fights Poverty By Using Entrepreneurship
FreePledge Lets You Donate To Non-Profits While Shopping At Your Favorite Online Retailer
FreePledge is a social venture started by Stanford alumni, students, and affiliates. FreePledge aims to strengthen non-profits by helping them tap into the power of Internet and Technology. The primary offering is an e-commerce platform that leverages marketing programs set up by retailers and turns commissions into donations: each time consumers use FreePledge for their… Continue reading FreePledge Lets You Donate To Non-Profits While Shopping At Your Favorite Online Retailer