In September 2017, the storm hit. We received a flurry of anxious calls from people desperately in need. Hurricane Maria had just devastated Puerto Rico. The electrical grid was down and fuel scarce and expensive – many gas generators sat idle and useless. Portable...
Despite enormous investments of time and money, are we making a enough of a dent on the social and environmental challenges of our time? What if we could exponentially increase our impact? Those are the questions posed by Ann Mei Chang who claims that people working...
The whole world is on a campaign against plastic waste. Some rely on legal prohibitions, others argue for practical alternatives or develop tools to clean up the oceans. A group of women in the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific are using their creativity as a...
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...
Subscribe: SpotifyBrad and Bryan Manning are on a mission. At a young age, the brothers were both diagnosed with an eye disease that causes blindness over time. Determined to find a cure for themselves and others like them, they left careers in finance and sales to...
