Archive for November, 2009
Interview with Eve Blossom, Founder of Lulan.com [Part 2 of 3]
This is Part II of a 3-Part Series featuring social entrepreneur Eve Blossom, Founder of Lulan.com. In this video interview, Eve encourages aspiring social entrepreneurs to follow her example, advising interested entrepreneurs to “copy my model, join me, create a business” – as a means to prevent human trafficking. Be sure to check out Part [...]
Interview with Eve Blossom, Founder of Lulan.com [Part 1 of 3]
Human trafficking, according to the United Nations, involves an act of recruiting, transporting, transfering, harbouring or receiving a person through a use of force, coercion or other means, for the purpose of exploiting them. In essence, human trafficking is modern-day slavery, most often sex slavery, and to a lesser degree, forced labor and other forms [...]
How to Learn WordPress, PHP, Social Media and More via Live, Interactive Classes on the Web
Want to learn from successful entrepreneurs for free? Want to develop new technology skills in WordPress or PHP, or gain insights on social media marketing and other areas of technology? An amazing new start-up in San Francisco, eduFire, is helping people gain the insight they need to start a company, ramp up quickly in tech [...]
Interview with Jon Bischke, Founder of eduFire
We met up with Jon Bischke, Founder of EduFire, in San Francisco to learn about the launch of EduFire’s new Tech Channel, an online video learning platform that provides live, interactive video classes in social media, PHP, WordPress, and other tech areas. In this video interview, Jon talks about the new Tech Channel and tells [...]
Interview w/Daniel Epstein & Teju Ravilochan, Co-Founders of The Unreasonable Institute
We had a fun chat with Daniel Epstein and Teju Ravilochan, Co-Founders of The Unreasonable Institute this past weekend. In this video interview, Daniel and Teju share the background story on why they started The Unreasonable Institute to provide training and mentorship for young social entrepreneurs. In this interview, learn about The Unreasonable Institute’s Fellows [...]
A Spectacular Evening: Samasource | Give Work Charity Gala
Last night I had the absolute pleasure to attend a charity gala at The University Club in San Francisco, California in support of the phenomenal work of Samasource, a social enterprise founded by Leila Chirayath Janah that provides digital work opportunities to marginalized people living in poverty worldwide. We are big supporters of Samasource here [...]
How A Model Promotes Sustainability | Summer Rayne Oakes, Eco-Model & Samasource Ambassador
How does a fashion model make a difference? We had a delightful chat with Summer Rayne-Oakes, eco-model and Samasource Ambassador earlier this week. In this interview, Summer shares a message with Samasource supporters and explains how she became involved in Samasource and why she supports this phenomenal organization that empowers refugees in Africa by providing [...]
How Youth Make a Difference Through Social Investing | Diana Ayton-Shenker, Founder of Fast Forward Fund
We met up with Diana Ayton-Shenker, Founder & CEO of Fast Forward Fund, in New York City following Clinton Global Initiative. In this video interview, Diana shares her passion for social entrepreneurship and tells us about her youth-led organization that lets youth take action and make a difference through smart investments. Diana also shares insights [...]
How Does Acumen Fund Measure Social Impact? | Interview with Molly Alexander of Acumen Fund
Molly Alexander, Manager of Business Development at Acumen Fund, explains how Acumen Fund measures social impact to evaluate the success of it ventures to end poverty worldwide.
What Does Acumen Fund Look For In Its Fellows Program? Interview w/Molly Alexander, Business Development Manager at Acumen Fund
We had a delightful chat with Molly Alexander, Manager of Business Development at Acumen Fund, at Acumen’s headquarters in New York City. In this interview, Molly tells us about Acumen Fund, in addition to how she got involved. Molly also shares insights on how Acumen Fellows are selected as well as the role they play [...]
