Social Entrepreneurship

Gates urges rich countries not to cut health aid

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:48:30 PST

Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Wednesday said he was worried the global financial crisis he says could last two to three years might drive rich countries to cut back...

Root Capital

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:20:38 PDT

Root Capital is a nonprofit social investment fund that is pioneering finance for grassroots businesses in the developing world. We work with artisan and farmer...

Helping the poor lift themselves out of poverty

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:14:56 PDT

Grameen Foundation uses microfinance and innovative technology to fight global poverty and bring opportunities to the world's poorest people. With tiny loans and...

Gates Sees Slump in `Rich-World' Generosity From Market Crisis

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:11:08 PDT

Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates said the U.S. financial crisis would likely reduce support of Western governments for programs to combat hunger, poverty and disease to...

Loans that change lives

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:05:47 PST

Make a loan to an entrepreneur in the developing world for as little as $25. Kiva is the world's first online lending platform connecting online lenders to entrepreneurs...

Social Edge: Connecting and Empowering Social Entrepreneurs

Sun, 07 Jan 2007 12:38:55 PST

A provocative online community designed to empower social entrepreneurs and their philanthropic and nonprofit partners.

The Skoll Foundation

Sun, 19 Nov 2006 01:11:34 PST

The Skoll Foundations mission is to advance systemic change to benefit communities around the world by investing in, connecting and celebrating social entrepreneurs.

ASHOKA CELEBRATING 25 YEARS

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 14:29:18 PST

Fusing Local and Global Impact

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 14:22:04 PST

What is a Social Entrepreneur?

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 14:10:56 PST

A pragmatic visionary who achieves large scale, systemic and sustainable social change through a new invention, a different approach, a more rigorous application of known...

How to Change the World

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 13:42:37 PST

Social Venture Network

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:05:58 PST

The Social Venture Network (SVN) transforms the way the world does business by leveraging its members' collective strengths of leadership, knowledge and enterprise for a...