This article is an excerpt from the book In the Business of Change: How Social Entrepreneurs are Disrupting Business as Usual written by Elisa Birnbaum. More on the book below. If you’ve heard the adage “It takes a village,” you know there’s truth behind its timeless...
From Dagenham to Detroit, neighborhoods are struggling to cope with our rapidly changing world. How can places ensure people can access the entire economic system? We need innovative ways for communities to meet their complex needs in order to be healthy and to...
What do you do when it feels like your world is being swallowed up due to an environmental disaster? Who do you turn to when your leaders seem oblivious or disinterested in the challenges you and your community are facing? Two documentaries at this year’s Hot Docs...
According to the United Nations, since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011, some 400,000 Syrians have died, more than five million have become refugees, and over six million Syrians are now internally displaced. One woman – Rania Kinge, founder of social...
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” – Benjamin Franklin In the fall of 1727 Benjamin Franklin organized a group of 12 friends to discuss ideas for improving themselves and their community. Through the Junto Club, whose name...
The first thing that strikes you when you step off the boat from Belize City is the change in pace. Everything seems to be set to slo-mo in this picturesque island of Caye Caulker, where you can traverse its entire length in 20 minutes and where walking is the most...
