Chris Soukup’s company has been pioneering accessible communication technologies for the deaf community for 50 years. We were first introduced to Soukup and Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD), in 2018 when we published this piece. Today, Soukup continues...
In a world where over 1.5 billion plastic bottles are bought daily and microplastics – found in oceans and soil – are eaten by every level of the food chain, it shouldn’t be surprising to learn that plastic poses a real danger to human health. A new...
In the U.S. alone, the widening racial wealth gap is estimated to cost the country up to $1.5 trillion in economic growth by 2028. To address the disparity, Echoing Green and the Global Alliance for Social Entrepreneurship have released a new report that focuses on...
Approximately 122,000 people sit in solitary confinement in the United States prison system today. And that’s troubling. With research demonstrating that the practice can cause significant mental, physical and emotional harm, the reality is troubling. Though the...
Typically, films for kids are created by – and through the eyes of – adults. But, what if we gave young people the tools to tell their own stories on film? That’s the mission of nonprofit BYkids, which recently launched the fourth season of their...
With a mission of promoting environmental and economic stewardship through regenerative agriculture, Steward provides flexible loans to human-scale farms, ranches, fisheries, and food producers looking to propel their operations forward. With the help of the lending...