“You can just literally make energy from dirt,†said Aviva Presser, a graduate student at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. “And there’s a lot of dirt in Africa.†New York Times Link to Lebone website Lebônê Light + Energy = Opportunity Lebônê Solutions, Inc. is a social enterprise working in off-grid energy… Continue reading Lebone Solutions– Developing fuel cells from the bacteria in soil or waste.
NetHope
Filing this one under digital divide: This device, called a Network Relief Kit, weighs less than four pounds and “is a grand slam invention,†Mr. Lopes said. “It’s portable, light and brings the outside world to the most remote, disconnected places.†It was created by NetHope, a collaboration of nonprofit organizations and technology companies working… Continue reading NetHope
Al Gore: “Web 2.0 has to have a purpose”
“The purpose, I would urge all of you — as many of you as are willing to take it up — is to bring about a higher level of consciousness about our planet and the imminent danger and opportunity we face because of the radical transformation in the relationship between human beings and the Earth,  Continue reading Al Gore: “Web 2.0 has to have a purpose”
To create socio-economic value for rural and corporate worlds through empowered outsourcing
A guest post from Rishabh Kaul at Source Pilani: Inside Goenka Public School, which is situated in the bustling centre of Pilani village, is housed one of India’s fastest growing rural BPO’s. Welcome to the world of Source Pilani. A brainchild of L K MaheswarI (the current Vice Chancellor of BITS Pilani), who convinced the… Continue reading To create socio-economic value for rural and corporate worlds through empowered outsourcing
The Fifth Annual Pace Pitch Contest will be held on Thursday evening, December 4th
The Fifth Annual Pace Pitch Contest will be held on Thursday evening, December 4th. The event will be held in the Schimmel Center, a 750-seat theatre on Pace’s campus in downtown Manhattan, across from City Hall.  Directions here. However, for those budding entrepreneurs who wish to participate,  November 21 is the deadline for applications. For… Continue reading The Fifth Annual Pace Pitch Contest will be held on Thursday evening, December 4th
Socially Responsible Investing Holds Up Well Relative To Other Fund Types
According to this marketwatch article: The market’s meltdown has left every category of stock mutual funds in the red this year, but one area that has held up better than most is socially responsible investing. “It used to be thought that you had to give up returns to get those [ethical] screens,” said TIAA-CREF’s O’Brien.… Continue reading Socially Responsible Investing Holds Up Well Relative To Other Fund Types
Dean Kamen Urges Innovators To Help Solve The World’s Problems
From Cnet: Kamen gave a talk at the Lux Executive Summit here about science and innovation. But he had a clear ulterior motive: convince a room full of technologists to address the “chilling” need for more scientists and engineers to solve the world’s worsening problems. Kamen said that addressing the basic needs–such as water and… Continue reading Dean Kamen Urges Innovators To Help Solve The World’s Problems
Tactical Philanthropy Forum: Featuring Paul Brest and Bill Somerville
Registration:http://tacticalphilanthropy.eventbrite.com/ The Tactical Philanthropy Forum is a regular gathering of the thinkers and doers who are building a new and better social sector. This event will feature a conversation with Paul Brest, president of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and Bill Somerville, president and founder of the Philanthropic Ventures Foundation. Sean Stannard-Stockton, author of… Continue reading Tactical Philanthropy Forum: Featuring Paul Brest and Bill Somerville
Research shows that cause-related marketing can increase sales by as much as 74 percent
Cause-related marketing can increase sales as much as 74 percent in certain consumer-goods categories, and consumers spend twice as long looking at cause-related ads than generic corporate ones, according to a study by Cone and Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, MarketingCharts reports. The 2008 Cone/Duke University Behavioral Cause Study finds a strong link between… Continue reading Research shows that cause-related marketing can increase sales by as much as 74 percent
“The opportunity to focus technology and tech entrepreneurs on the unaddressed, underserved segments of society is enormous,”
Jim Schorr, who lectures on social entrepreneurship at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, says he can’t imagine “a higher calling for the next generation of tech entrepreneurs.” “The opportunity to focus technology and tech entrepreneurs on the unaddressed, underserved segments of society is enormous,” Schorr said. “Developing and extending technologies with limited profit potential,… Continue reading “The opportunity to focus technology and tech entrepreneurs on the unaddressed, underserved segments of society is enormous,”