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This Bank Not Only Serves B Corps It Is a B Corp

BDC is the only bank in Canada focused entirely on serving entrepreneurs. The bank is so excited about serving social entrepreneurs that it has a wide-ranging program to support them and provide the...

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Attorney, Educator, Social Entrepreneur Shares Insights In Important New Book

Kathleen Kelly Janus, Stanford Lecturer and author of Social Startup Success, began her education in social entrepreneurship as a child, skipping church with her parents to help the homeless. That...

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This Social Entrepreneur Built An Organization To Serve The Youth Others Reject

This post was originally produced for Forbes. You can download an audio podcast here or subscribe via iTunes or Google Play. Fresh out of college, Rob Gitin took a job working in homeless services...

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He Built An Organization From Trash To Restore Human Dignity

This post was originally produced for Forbes. You can download an audio podcast here or subscribe via iTunes or Google Play. At 29, Brett Durbin went to Tegucigalpa, Honduras to find a cause for his...

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How Will You Increase Your Impact In 2018?

This post was originally produced for Forbes. Frankly, I put this question, “How will you increase your impact in 2018?” to dozens of social entrepreneurs and others in the impact space to help me...

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Successful African-American Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Feels ‘Like A Black...

This post was originally produced for Forbes. You can download an audio podcast here or subscribe via iTunes or Google Play. Originally from inner-city Baltimore, Maryland, successful tech entrepreneur...

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Her Reality Is Different, More Fulfilling Than Her Vision

Ann Webb envisioned herself on stage, making a fortune and changing the world. She set out to do just that. Then an “impression” inspired her to head in another direction. Unsure if it would work,...

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Founder Hopes This Will Be the Best Deodorant for the World

After a health crisis in her family, Margaux Khoury began working to create a healthy, environmentally friendly deodorant for herself and her family. After developing one that worked, she decided to...

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This Organization Works To Help Community College Students Finish 4-Year Degrees

With most community college students hoping to transfer to a four-year college, statistics show that most don’t transfer and only half of those who do, finish. The Kaplan Educational Foundation,...

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Their Plan to End the Deforestation of Haiti Is Gaining Traction

Kevin Adair and Franz “Franky Fanfan started working on the Island of Hispañola in 2005, hoping to bring solar cooking to the Dominican Republic. Slowly, over the years, their focus has shifted to...

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This Company Makes Halal Investing Easy

This post was originally produced for Forbes. You can download an audio podcast here or subscribe via iTunes or Google Play. Halal investing forbids investing in debt, making many traditional...

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Life Led James Hagen To Deliver Better Health By Mouth

This post was originally produced for Forbes. You can download an audio podcast here or subscribe via iTunes or Google Play. James Hagen admits his health wasn’t great while working as a hedge fund...

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This New App Lets You Ask For Help When You Need It, Give It When You Can

John Popel joined me to tell me about his new app, Chummy, that helps you ask for help when you need it and give help when you can. It is available both in app store for IOS devices and in Google Play...

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Indian Leaders Are Scaling Solutions To The Country’s Challenges

This post was originally produced for Forbes. Watch my interview with Atul Satija above. You can download an audio podcast here or subscribe via iTunes or Google Play. Even as India is increasingly...

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We Are In ‘The Golden Age Of Purpose’ So How Do We Capitalize On It?

This post was originally produced for Forbes. You can download an audio podcast here or subscribe via iTunes or Google Play. Nancy Mahon, SVP of global philanthropy and corporate citizenship for The...

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Deaf Professor Brings Transparent Surgical Mask to US Healthcare to...

Anne McIntosh didn’t plan to become an entrepreneur, but when she delivered her baby, her world changed. When she needed an emergency c-section, everyone donned masks. Hard of hearing, she lost her...

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Votem To Use Blockchain To Record Immutable Voting Records

Pete Martin was challenged to come up with an idea to impact 1 billion people in a way that would positively impact their lives. He decided to reinvent voting by using blockchain technology to create...

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Heathcare Philanthropy Plays Vital Role In US

The role of healthcare philanthropists in the U.S. has never been more important than it is today. Gail Rudolph heads up the planning for the annual conference of top leaders in healthcare...

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Entrepreneur Launches Tech Company To Help Incarcerated People Connect With...

This post was originally produced for Forbes. You can download an audio podcast here or subscribe via iTunes or Google Play. “Getting mail in prison is like hitting the lottery ,” says successful...

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Slow, But Steady: The Growth of Impact Investing and Social Enterprise

PATHFINDER Interview with Assaf Weisz, co-founder of Purpose Capital In January this year, we connected with Purpose Capital’s co-founder, Mr. Assaf Weisz, to check in on the (financial) health of the...

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