Social Entrepreneurs

Interview With Jennifer Sly, Founder of YouthAssets | On The Importance of Mobile & Google Maps in Swaziland, Africa

Jennifer Sly explains how she found the homestead of a young boy in Swaziland using Google Maps and her Google Gi phone.

Interview with Kyle Westaway & Anthony Dodero | The Blind Project: Empowering Survivors of Human Trafficking in Southeast Asia

Over 12 million people are forced into modern-day slavery each year. Kyle and Anthony of The Blind Project tell us what their team is doing about it.

How Does Better Place Change The World? | Loic LeMeur Interviews Shai Agassi [VIDEO]

In this video, Loic LeMeur of Seesmic interviews entrepreneur Shai Agassi, Founder of Better Place, the global leader of electric vehicle services.

MakeSense Co-Founders Interview Shabnam Aggarwal, Founder of Millee | Mobile Education For Rural Students in India

Christian Vanizette and Romain Raguin, co-founders of MakeSense, share their latest video interview with social innovator, Shabnam, in southeast Asia.

Part II: Interview with Shivani Siroya, Founder of InVenture Fund | Microfinance vs. Micro Venture Capital: How Do They Differ?

In Part II of this two-part series, learn how micro venture capital differs from microfinance and learn why persistence & iteration are critical for start-ups.

Shivani Siroya, Founder: InVenture Fund | How Does Micro Venture Capital Help The “Missing Middle”?

In this interview, Shivani explains how InVenture Fund helps alleviate systemic poverty and tells us about a successful pilot program in Mali.

Interview with Dan Morrison, Founder of Citizen Effect: The Importance Of A Strong Advisory Board

In this interview, Dan talks about his background and explains how a strong advisory board is critical when launching a new venture.

Interview with Dan Morrison, Founder of Citizen Effect: How Citizen Effect Got Started

In this video interview, Dan explains the idea of “citizen philanthropy” and shares the behind-the-scenes story that led him to start Citizen Effect.

How To Recycle Your Phone & Help Save Lives: HopePhones.org [Video]

Do you have an old mobile phone sitting in a drawer that you are not using anymore? What do you do with it? In the spirit of Earth Day today, check out our interview above with Josh Nesbit, co-founder of HopePhones.org and FrontlineSMS: Medic. Learn how you can recycle your phone and help save lives [...]

Interview: How Are Social Innovators Changing The World? | Lorna Li, GreenMarketing.tv

envisionGood: GreenMarketing.tv GreenMarketing.tv is brought to you by Lorna Li, in partnership with Steve Morozumi of SFEnthusiast. Special thanks to TacticsofHope.org. Filmed at West Coast Green, David Hopkins, co-author of Tactics of Hope: How Social Entrepreneurs Are Changing Our World, highlights the work of some great social entrepreneurs, and offers suggestions on where social entrepreneurs [...]