As a bright-eyed college volunteer for AmeriCorps, I spent time in some of the poorest neighborhoods in Puerto Rico. It was probably the hardest year of my life and the most eye-opening. In the aftermath of Hurricane Georges, I traveled around the island with FEMA...
Subscribe: SpotifyIt’s often been said that society’s most intractable problems require innovative and audacious solutions. Most recently, we’ve witnessed the growth of impact investing, for example, investment made into companies, organizations, and funds...
Portsmouth, NH-based nonprofit Social Ventures Foundation (SVF) facilitates the building of sustainable businesses that create jobs and lift the livelihoods of the poor. SEE Change recently sat down with founder and executive director Marc Blumenthal to discuss...
For every movement of social change, there are the tools, resources and support systems that empower those who forge the path forward. Some go even a step further. They stand shoulder to shoulder with the changemakers, helping push the boulders up the hill, shouting...
In the social enterprise sphere, impact is at the core. Social entrepreneurs see a problem in the world and they choose to actively do something about it. But without a clear culture or mindset of adaptation, organizations can run the risk of becoming irrelevant. Or...
