Andrew Yang founded Venture for America to get recent college graduates to work at startups rather than take positions in finance, consulting, and law. And he's focusing his efforts in such economically depressed areas as Detroit, Providence, and New Orleans.READ»
Inspired by the impact of Teach for America, programmers will spend the year creating applications for cash-strapped (and technology befuddled) city governments.READ»
Teach for America looks for men and women who show "evidence" of such things as: achievement, perseverance, critical thinking, organizational skills, respect for others, interpersonal skills, and a "desire to work relentlessly in pursuit of our vision."READ»
We glorify our leaders and praise our visionary entrepreneurs, but Nancy Lublin says we should focus on the followers -- the people who get things done.READ»
College friends Rebecca Onie and Tara Abrahams followed their passions to address healthcare and poverty. Just over a decade after graduating from Harvard, each with a graduate degree now as well, they are leaders in social enterprise ...READ»
"Echoing Green deeply relies on the content expertise of its volunteers and supporters," according to Cheryl Dorsey, President of Echoing Green. Since 1987, Echoing Green has helped to launch 471 new social enterprises, including ...READ»
“Customers… are making purchase decisions based upon companies' behaviors. When companies do find the things that are important to their customers and go above and beyond with regard to the corporate responsibility that the ...READ»
On Monday evening, in a hotel room in London, Kjerstin Erickson made her hit list. Laid out in Excel, it is meticulous: name, organization, responsibility--65 names in all. The next day, Erickson boarded a train and made her way ...READ»
Nearly 20 years old, Teach For America (TFA) has prepared a force of 14,000 TFA alumni “to create massive and systemic changes to solve the inequities in education for students in low-income communities,” according ...READ»
