Civic Ventures

2009 Encore Opportunity Award Winners...Retirement, Redefined

There are four major work+life fit transitions that spark a fundamental rethinking of the way work fits into the rest of life: parenthood, illness, elder care, and retirement.  Historically, our response to each of these reset ...READ»

Social Enterprises of the Year

These ten organizations comprise our honor roll of 2009 Social Enterprises of the Year. Will all of these ideas work in the long run and on a grand scale? Perhaps not. But they represent the kind of innovative thinking that can transform lives and change our world.READ»

Civic Ventures: Silicon Valley Encore Initiative

President: Marc FreedmanREAD»

• Edward Norton's $9,000,000,000 Housing Project (that's $9 Billion)
• A High Point
• Eureka!: Social Enterprises of the Year
• Do Something: An IPO
• Mercy Corps: The Bank of Banks
• The Academy for Urban School Leadership: A Teacher-Training Residency
• DataDyne: EpiSurveyor
• The Institute for OneWorld Health: Not-for-profit Drugmaking
• The Acumen Fund: Portfolio Data Management System
• Husk Power Systems: Rice-Fired Electricity
• Hopelab: Video Games for Health

The 10 Best Social Enterprises of 2009

We have found them: Nine bold and timely ideas that wow us -- and that have earned these organizations a place alongside Enterprise Community Partners on our honor roll of 2009 Social Enterprises of the Year. Will all of these ...READ»

• Edward Norton's $9,000,000,000 Housing Project (that's $9 Billion)
• A High Point
• Do Something: An IPO
• Mercy Corps: The Bank of Banks
• The Academy for Urban School Leadership: A Teacher-Training Residency
• DataDyne: EpiSurveyor
• Civic Ventures: Silicon Valley Encore Initiative
• The Institute for OneWorld Health: Not-for-profit Drugmaking
• The Acumen Fund: Portfolio Data Management System
• Husk Power Systems: Rice-Fired Electricity
• Hopelab: Video Games for Health