September 8 - For a “Mad Men” (AMC TV) junkie who also happens to thrive on philanthropy and service, this week’s episode was a particular thrill! Ad man boss Bertram Cooper, played by Robert Morse, reports enthusiastically ...READ»
September 7 - This week, the ServiceNation Summit in New York City will focus national attention on citizen service. Business leaders will be among the featured speakers and sponsors.
For business leaders who seek to advance ...READ»
On this third anniversary of Katrina, and in Gustav’s wake, we see the power of the media to engage us in bearing witness. Reporters bring the stories into our homes. Anderson Cooper stirred our minds and hearts with his candor ...READ»
The confluence of business and social interests! It is too much fun! Look at this one.
Harvard Business Review’s September issue features a piece called “Lessons from the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race.” As an ...READ»
Welcome to my first post. I am so excited for the opportunity to engage in a conversation with people who are innovative and entrepreneurial in helping their businesses and their communities to be stronger and more vibrant. ...READ»
You nominated companies. You rated them. You commented on them. In the end, we have the 50 companies that you, our readers, have chosen as the most innovative.READ»
Saatchi & Saatchi offers awards for ground-breakingly innovative ideas that have the potential to make a positive difference, and even change the world.READ»
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KickStart
Martin Fisher, CEO
San Francisco, California
kickstart.org
KickStart presents a new way to fight poverty. KickStart sells inexpensive technologies, such as human ...READ»
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Housing Partnership Network
Boston, MA 02109
Founded: 1990
President Thomas Bledsoe
www.housingpartnership.net
Social Mission. Private Enterprise.
The Housing Partnership Network is ...READ»
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PATH Seattle, WA Year founded: 1977 President: Christopher Elias www.path.org PATH: A Catalyst for Global Health What if products and strategies for improving health in the developing world ...READ»
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Heifer International
Little Rock, AR
Year founded: 1944
CEO: Jo Luck
www.heifer.org
Heifer provides livestock to poor families in developing nations to use for farming, food ...READ»
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Endeavor Global
Linda Rottenberg, CEO
New York, New York
endeavor.org
Mission
Endeavor transforms emerging-market economies by identifying and supporting high-impact ...READ»
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KIPP Foundation
Richard Barth, CEO
San Francisco, California
kipp.org
KIPP, the Knowledge Is Power Program, is a network of free, open-enrollment, college-preparatory public ...READ»
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First Book
Kyle Zimmer, president
Washington, D.C.
firstbook.org
First Book is a nonprofit organization with a simple mission: to give children from low-income ...READ»
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Network for Good
Bill Strathmann, CEO
Bethesda, Maryland
networkforgood.org
Mission and Goals
Imagine what the world would be like if every time you were inspired to help someone ...READ»
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Mercy Corps
Neal Keny-Guyer, CEO
Portland, Oregon
mercycorps.org
Mercy Corps never shies away from a challenge. For more than 25 years, the global humanitarian organization ...READ»
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New Leaders for New Schools
Jon Schnur, CEO
New York, New York
nlns.org
New Leaders CEO Jon Schnur and a team of other social entrepreneurs founded New Leaders for New Schools in ...READ»
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PeaceWorks Foundation
Daniel Lubetzky, president
New York, New York
peaceworks.net
Since its inception in 2002, Peaceworks' OneVoice grassroots movement has taken a bold approach to ...READ»
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The New Teacher Project
Ariela Rozman, president
New York, New York
tntp.org
Teachers matter. That simple conviction is behind the wide-ranging work of The New Teacher Project (TNTP), ...READ»
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Points of Light & Hands On Network
Michelle Nunn, CEO
Atlanta, Georgia
handsonnetwork.org
On August 1, 2007, The Points of Light Foundation and Hands On Network merged ...READ»
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Public Allies
Paul Schmitz, president and CEO
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
publicallies.org
Mission
Public Allies advances new leadership to strengthen communities, nonprofits, ...READ»
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PSI
Karl Hofmann, president and CEO
Washington, DC
psi.org
PSI uses the private sector to improve the health of millions of low-income people in more than 60 developing countries. ...READ»
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Rare
Brett Jenks, CEO
Arlington, Virginia
rareconservation.org
Rare appears on Fast Company's and Monitor Group's Social Capitalist Awards list for the fourth year in a ...READ»
