Category: Tech + Social Ventures

A couple of nonprofits are using technology to make foodie philanthropy easier this holiday season. First, for every $50 you donate via Fresh Direct’s website, Robin Hood will deliver a turkey and fixings to a food organization such as the Food Bank For New York City (Robin Hood is the bank’s largest supplier). Second, City… Continue reading Feed the Needy From the Comfort of Your Phone (via grubstreet)

GOOD makes some waves by raising a round of venture capital.  Here’s the details from TechCrunch: GOOD, an integrated media platform for people who “want to live well and do good”, has announced that it has recently closed a Series A round of funding led by its co-founder and CEO Ben Goldhirsh and a number… Continue reading GOOD, an integrated media platform for people who “want to live well and do good”

Vittana is an early-stage non-profit startup bringing student loans to the developing world through the power of person-to-person microfinance. We are a different kind of non-profit: we are designed from the ground up to be scalable, cost-effective, and just get things done. We are an Internet startup, we just happen to be in the business… Continue reading Vittana is an early-stage non-profit startup bringing student loans to the developing world

VillageReach, the Seattle-based social enterprise that increases access to healthcare for remote last mile communities, and the Foundation for Community Development (FDC), a Mozambique non profit that strengthens the capacities of underprivileged communities, today announced that the Oasis Fund, a European commercial investment fund specializing in social entrepreneurship, has committed a $1.375 million investment in… Continue reading The Oasis Fund, specializing in social entrepreneurship, invests in VidaGas

The latest project from Virgance: How Lend Works: Lend Me Some Sugar is essentially American Idol for social entrepreneurs. We will run a series of themed contests, each one sponsored by a large brand. For example Pepsi may likely sponsor a contest in which the contestants are entrepreneurs with great ideas for how to supply… Continue reading “Lend Me Some Sugar” is essentially American Idol for social entrepreneurs

This comes from TechCrunch as well: Yesterday, we wrote about Microsoft’s pledge to feed the hungry if you download their web browser. That campaign is misleading, and it really shows when you compare it to another campaign of a similar nature. Today, while at Facebook’s new headquarters in Palo Alto, we noticed that it too… Continue reading Facebook’s Hunger Program: ShareYourLunch.net asks you to “Share Your Lunch With 20 Children For Just $10

Not sure what’s up with Silicon Valley churning out the love these days but here’s Mozilla’s efforts: This September, Mozilla is challenging users to earn their Internet merit badges by donating their time and talents to public benefit institutions, non-profits, and those in need. According to an email we received from Mozilla, “Everyone should have… Continue reading Mozilla Encourages Users To Participate in Service Week

via TechCrunch: A coalition of non-profit organizations, technology developers, designers, marketers and others has unveiled the alpha version of a new Web service dubbed All for Good in an effort to build some sort of ‘Craigslist for volunteer services’. The metaphor stands, and not only because Craig Newmark from the popular free classifieds service is… Continue reading All For Good: A Craigslist for volunteer services