Cycling for Change: Solo bike journey through Silk Road focuses on microloans
SEE Change is continuously impressed with the brave, impassioned men and women who go out on their own in pursuit of social and environmental change. And we try our best to empower them, the only way we truly can - by helping them tell their story. We asked one...
9 Pearls of Wisdom: Advice to younger social entrepreneurs
As social entrepreneurs, we are lucky. We live each day knowing that we are making a difference in the lives of others. It is a blessing, but it isn’t always easy. Now we have a new generation of millennial social entrepreneurs starting out – inspired by hundreds...
Houston’s Farm Dirt: Change from the ground up
I have a confession – I love dirt. This stems from growing up on a potato farm; I can close my eyes and bring myself back to my childhood where my father would come home from work and give me a big hug, smelling like nothing other than rich, wonderful dirt. Apart...
New Model of Employment-Focused Social Enterprises Helps Workers Re-Enter Economy
Originally published as part of Washington Monthly’s Successes in Philanthropy blog series In today’s political climate, it’s easy to assume that our civic systems are broken, and accomplishments—when they are not denigrated or outright dismissed by the “other...
From Poverty to Wall Street and Back Again: My journey as a social entrepreneur
Poverty, especially children living in poverty, has overarching ramifications for the global economy. According to Global Issues, 1 billion children live in poverty (out of 2.2 billion children), and more than 121 million children do not receive an education....
A Brighter Investment: Supporting students in the developing world
Social entrepreneurship is often hailed for its ability to hijack the system, so to speak; a social enterprise gives us a new approach to our way of life and the chance to reform it. Yet, its uncharted nature can prove its greatest difficulty. This conundrum faced...
9 Lessons from a Founding Father of Social Enterprise
I knew of Jerr Boschee long before I met him – he is a legend in the social enterprise space. I now am lucky enough to count him as a close friend and mentor. A standout in the field, he has held many noteworthy positions throughout his career. He is a former CEO...
Social Entrepreneurs: What’s in a revenue stream?
I have a pretty high standard on what I consider a revenue stream. A start-up venture would identify startup capital (funding) and sales from a product/service (revenue). They wouldn’t count startup capital as revenue. Both are valuable financial resources, but...
How Creating a Sustainable, Healthier Caesar Led to Entrepreneurial Success
The vast majority of Caesars are made with a watery mix containing added MSG, colouring, and high-fructose corn syrup. Zack Silverman and Aaron Harowitz, co-creators of Walter Craft Caesar Mix wanted to produce something different. Their product is not only made...
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