From Paper to Clean Water: We speak with the founders of Folia Water
In this episode of In the Business of Change we speak with Teri Dankovich and Jonathan Levine, founders of Folia Water, an innovative silver-infused filter paper that has the potential to save billions of people worldwide from the effects of unsafe drinking water....
Chicago Preschool Launches Program for Underserved Children in Zambia
Early childhood education can be a key in propelling students towards a path for success. In the United States, investment in early childhood education programing has been shown to yield around $12 for every dollar invested.[1] The opportunity to have a profound...
Coffee on a Mission: New Street Café in City of Sunnyvale Combats Homelessness
It’s coffee with a karma catch: order your cappuccino at Downtown Streets Team’s (DST) KARTMA Street Café and know you’re paying it forward, because every cup purchased goes towards ending homelessness. The 100 percent electric coffee cart employs individuals...
In Convo with Tamra Ryan, CEO of Women’s Bean Project
This piece was originally published as part of REDF's The Business of Social Enterprise an ongoing series profiling social entrepreneurs who are applying their business skills learned through many years of experience in the for-profit sector toward transforming...
RSF Social Finance Launches Fellowship to Leverage Capital for Long-Term Change
New program teaches powerful strategies to leverage diverse capital as a tool for long-term change San Francisco, March 13, 2017—In its latest initiative to revolutionize investing and giving, RSF Social Finance today opens applications for the Integrated Capital...
The Power of Play with Ilana Ben-Ari, Founder of Twenty One Toys
In this episode of In the Business of Change, we speak with Ilana Ben-Ari, founder of Twenty One Toys and producer of the Empathy Toy which is gaining ground in classrooms and organizations everywhere. We talk about the power of play, the rising importance of...
Cambodian Company “Closes the Loop” with Zero-Waste Fashion
We live in an increasingly waste-filled world, and clothing companies are some of the worst offenders. Cloth left on the cutting room floor is discarded; materials that could be recycled are thrown away. Enter Tonlé, the fashion company that has chosen to respond...
Eating Sustainably: We talk cricket chips with Laura D’Asaro of Chirps Chips
In this episode of In the Business of Change we speak with Laura D'Asaro of Chirps Chips about why she and her co-founders decided to produce chips and other products from cricket flour. Apparently, insects are the food of the future and the most sustainable...
Red Bull Launches Social Entrepreneur Academy in Baltimore
Red Bull Amaphiko, a global program supporting social entrepreneurs has arrived in the U.S. Launched by energy drink company Red Bull, the mission of Amaphiko - which translates into "wings" in the South African language of Zulu - is to support, to give wings ("Red...
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