Archive for the ‘Social Enterprise’ Category

06 May2010
2 Great #SocEnternship Opportunities!!!

If you are looking for an internship in social entrepreneurship (or what I’m trademarking a #SocEnternship), I’ve got two great ones for you! Samasource.org is looking for a Quality Assurance summer intern. Samasource brings dignified, computer-based work to people in poverty. The intern will work over the computer with talented residents of some of the [...]

06 May2010
Compass Fellows Embody Social Entrepreneurship in DC

A few weeks ago I published a post about the rising culture of entrepreneurship in Washington, DC. One of the major inspirations of that post was the emergence of Compass Partners — a social entrepreneurship education/mentorship/incubator-type program started by students at Georgetown University and on the way to a campus near you! I attended the [...]

04 May2010

I had the privilege to meet Paul Sika a few weeks ago at AfricaGathering in DC, and was instantly inspired by his charisma and vision. Paul is a photographer and emerging businessman from Cote d’Ivoire. He gave an amazing talk at the conference that not only reflected his lighthearted and energetic personality, but also a [...]

26 Apr2010
AfricaGathering // Washington, DC

Over the weekend I have the privlege to attend AfricaGathering in DC. What I liked most about this conference was its size: very small and intimate. So many conferences are large, made up of niche group, and difficult to really develop strong relationships out of. AfricaGathering really excelled in creating a TED-like format event, focused [...]

13 Mar2010

I had an opportunity recently to share an introductory presentation on social intra/entrepreneurship with a class of high school seniors at The Culver Academies on March 10, 2010. These students were sharp and did a great job of outlining the case for “Good Business” at the beginning of the presentation and asked fantastic questions throughout! Despite [...]

07 Mar2010
Reflecting on the 2010 StartingBloc Boston Institute

Just a few weeks ago — Feb 11-15th — I had the great opportunity to join fellow social innovators from around the world at the 2010 StartingBloc Social Innovation Institute in Boston. I absolutely love attending events such as this (including GES, SOCAP, The Feast, and the upcoming SVC/SE Conferences). It’s a rare opportunity for [...]

23 Nov2009

Menstruation is a major issue when looking at girls and women in the developing world having equal access to education and jobs. The numbers presented in this video are direct and to the point: Each year girls and women miss 50 days of school or work because of menstruation — 5 years over the course of [...]

23 Nov2009

Here’s your Daily Brief for November 23rd: TerraCycle // Outsmarting Waste – This is a very cool up-and-coming venture that is taking trash collected by members of their site and turning it into eco-friendly products for sale. They currently sell over 50 products available at retailers including Walmart, Target, Home Depot, OfficeMax, Petco, and Whole [...]

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