Archive for October, 2009
How Media & Craigslist Help People Worldwide | Craig Newmark, Founder of Craigslist
At Africa Social Enterprise Forum in NYC, we had the good fortune to meet up with Craig Newmark, Founder of Craigslist. In this video interview with Jennifer Sly, Field Producer at envisionGood.tv, Craig explains how Craigslist, Craigslist Foundation Nonprofit Bootcamp, and online media are helping to connect people worldwide, and tells us about AllForGood.org, a [...]
Ella Gorgla, Founding Member of The Khana Group, On Africa & Entrepreneurs
We had a delightful chat with Ella Gorgla, Managing Director and Co-Founder of The Khana Group, in New York City at Africa Social Enterprise Forum. In this video interview, Ella tells us about the new face of Africa, and the role that Africans like herself are playing to develop the continent – in Ella’s case [...]
LIVE BLOG – BSR Conference: Corporate Social Responsibility & Public Policy: Best Practices
BSR Conference: Sustainability in a Reset World – A Conversation with Pamela Passman This two-hour working session will probe the challenge of how business is exercising influence in the public policy arena. The new agenda for business’ involvement focuses on what can be contributed and how engagement drives responsibility. What is the need and role [...]
Jacqueline Muna Musiitwa, Founder of Hoja Law Group, On Start-ups, Social Enterprise, & Africa
Jacqueline Muna Musiitwa, Founder of Hoja Law Group, joined envisionGood.tv for a short chat at Africa Social Enterprise Forum in NYC. In this video interview, Jacqueline tells us about challenges faced when starting a new social enterprise and ways to overcome these challenges by developing a solid advisory board and business plan, and raising funds. [...]
Leila Chirayath Janah, Founder of Samasource & Lukas Biewald, Founder of CrowdFlower, On “GIVE WORK”, iPhone apps, & Refugees [VIDEO]
This is truly the hottest iPhone app ever! Samasource and CrowdFlower have teamed up to present Give Work, their new iPhone application. Give Work lets you support refugees in Dadaab, Kenya—the world’s largest refugee site—in minutes by completing short, on-screen tasks. In this video interview, Leila Chirayath Janah, Founder of Samasource, and Lukas Biewald, Founder [...]
Fred Swaniker, Founder of African Leadership Academy, on Leadership, Africa, & Social Entrepreneurs
At Africa Social Enterprise Forum in NYC, Katrina of envisionGood.tv spoke with Fred Swaniker, Founder of African Leadership Academy. In this video interview, Fred highlights achievements from the inaugural first academic year at African Leadership Academy, located in Johannesburg, South Africa. With 180 students from 40 countries, the Academy serves as a training institute for [...]
West Coast Green: David McConville, Co-Founder of The Elumenati, On Buckminster Fuller Institute & Social Entrepreneurship (Part I)
envisionGood.tv‘s SF Field Producer, Maya G, met up with David McConville at the recent West Coast Green conference in San Francisco last week. In this video interview, David shares the amazing work the Buckminster Fuller Institute is doing at the moment to encourage social and environmental entrepreneurship, including the Buckminster Fuller $100K Challenge. In addition, [...]
Clinton Global Initiative: Tim Hanstad, CEO of Rural Development Institute (RDI), On Women & Land Rights
At Clinton Global Initiative in NYC, Katrina of envisionGood.tv had the good fortune to meet up with Tim Hanstad, CEO of Rural Development Institute (RDI). In this video interview, Tim explains the connection between land rights (or lack of) and poverty worldwide, and underscores the importance of land rights especially for women. Watch this video [...]
Clinton Global Initiative: Kevin McGovern, Founder of The Water Initiative, On Water & Social Entrepreneurship
Kevin McGovern, Founder of The Water Initiative, speaks with Katrina of envisionGood.tv, at Clinton Global Initiative. Kevin reports that 5,000 children/day die from water-born diseases and explains what his new social enterprise is doing to address this urgent problem. Learn about The Water Initiative, and how Kevin is leveraging his 20+ years of experience in [...]
Gary Bauer, Founder of Bauer’s Intelligent Transportation Bus, On Entrepreneurship & Green Business
Gary Bauer, Founder of Bauer’s Intelligent Transportation Bus, speaks with Maya Gorton, envisionGood.tv’s SF Field Producer, at West Coast Green Conference in San Francisco, about how he got started with his business of green buses that serve Silicon Valley and beyond. Starting out sharing a car with some friends, Gary saw business potential when he [...]
