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January 15, 2010
RISE is the voice for South West England social enterprise and supports the development of sustainable social enterprises in the region. RISE is also the manager of the Social Enterprise Mark, something we're particularly interested in learning more about. RISE is a membership
organisation open to anyone who has an interest in the social
enterprise agenda and is based in South West England,...
December 29, 2009
Inspired
by the village bank model used in microfinance throughout the world,
Village Capital is an innovative investment model built on the
hypothesis that
entrepreneurs, working intimately together and providing peer support
to one
another, will be able to efficiently and wisely allocate investment to
one
another’s companies.First Light Ventures is
testing
the Village Capital model through four...
December 28, 2009
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) proposes a set of new
rules that builds community by supporting humanly scaled politics and
economics. The rules call for:
Decisions made by those impactedCommunities accepting responsibility for the welfare of their members and the next generation Households and communities possessing or owning sufficient productive capacity to generate real wealth
December 28, 2009
Changemakers is a community of action where we all collaborate on
solutions. We know we have the power to solve the world’s most pressing
social problems. We’re already doing it, one project, one idea at a
time. How do we do it? We talk about the issues, share stories and mentor, advise, and encourage each other in group forums, even engage in friendly competition.
We form surprising...
December 28, 2009
"What we do: We unite up to 25 high-impact social entrepreneurs
from around the world to attend our intensive 10-week summer institute.
There, we will incubate their ventures with rigorous skill training and
expert mentorship. At the end of the ten weeks, we will connect our
Fellows with the start-up capital and global network of support needed
to give their ventures wings."
December 28, 2009
The School for Social Entrepreneurs exists to provide training and
opportunities to enable people to use their creative and
entrepreneurial abilities more fully for social benefit. We also want
to recruit more innovative and capable people into voluntary and other
organisations.
November 24, 2009
The Resource Center, administered by ETR Associates, is the knowledge
management training and technical assistance provider to the Corporation for National and Community Service. It is the best source for connecting service programs with targeted training and information.Designed and maintained to share training and technical assistance information among the
Corporation's programs: Senior Corps,...
November 17, 2009
SocialDesignSite.com is a non-profit organisation that aims to
foster a discourse on social design through our international online
platform and the organization of and participation in projects,
exhibitions, conferences, lectures, etc.
November 17, 2009
The Skoll Foundation drives large-scale change by investing in,
connecting, and celebrating social entrepreneurs and other innovators
dedicated to solving the world’s most pressing problems. Social
entrepreneurs are proven leaders whose approaches and solutions to
social problems are helping to better the lives and circumstances of
countless underserved or disadvantaged individuals.
November 17, 2009
Our members
are leaders across every industry: media, retail, design, education,
real estate, health, technology, politics, science and more. Our
network unites more than 300 experts, thought leaders, CEOs, founders,
executive directors, change makers within larger organizations, and
emerging entrepreneurs, among others. Overall,
our leaders have a strong dedication toward contributing to the...
November 17, 2009
Serve.gov is your online resource
for not only finding volunteer opportunities in your community, but
also creating your own. Use Serve.gov
to help you do your part. America’s foundation will be built one
community at a time – and it starts with you.
November 17, 2009
The Brooklyn Food Coalition is a grassroots partnership of individuals
and groups who strive to give an effective voice to all those who live
in or serve Brooklyn and wish to achieve a just and sustainable system
for tasty, healthy, and affordable food.
November 17, 2009
Good 50x70 is "the project that helps social communication." The founding goals of the organization are to promote the value of social communication in the creative community, to provide charities with a (free) database of communication tools, and to inspire the public via graphic design.
November 17, 2009
Design Green Now was created to facilitate conversation, education
and action amongst those interested in creating a healthy planet with
clean air, pure water, and fertile earth, where humanity is happy and
ecosystems thrive.
In pursuit of this Design Green Now holds panel discussions,
sponsors contests, design jams and otherwise seeks to engage similarly
passionate people.
November 17, 2009
The Open Society Institute works to build vibrant and tolerant
democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. To
achieve its mission, OSI seeks to shape public policies that assure
greater fairness in political, legal, and economic systems and
safeguard fundamental rights. On a local level, OSI implements a range
of initiatives to advance justice, education, public health, and...
November 17, 2009
TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started
out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three
worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since
then its scope has become ever broader. Along with the annual TED
Conference in Long Beach, California, and the TEDGlobal conference in
Oxford UK, TED includes the award-winning TEDTalks video site, the Open...
November 17, 2009
TIME'S UP! is a grassroots environmental group that uses educational
outreach and direct action to promote a more sustainable, less toxic
city. For more than 20 years, TIME'S UP! has worked to educate people
about the environmental impacts of everyday decisions, from the food we
buy to the means of transportation we use.
November 17, 2009
An open exchange of ideas across industries and society is necessary to
produce lasting, sustainable, meaningful change. "The Feast" brings
together the world's leading creative entrepreneurs, revolutionaries,
radicals, doers and thinkers to inspire more action, share best
practices, and create valuable connections that will change the world.
November 17, 2009
Fund For The Public Interest is a national nonprofit
organization working to increase the visibility, membership and
political power of the nation’s leading environmental and progressive groups.
