Principal, Rotary Club and Students Develop and Share Tools for Blind Students
Dr. John Patterson was the first president of his Liverpool-based Rotary Club. He is also the principal at St. Vincent’s, a school for visually impaired and blind children. Working with the children,...
View ArticleWhen You Look For Kindness You Will Find It On Every Corner.
This is a guest post from Karen Palmer, the founder of The #Globalkindness Revolution. When I began my online shows in 2014 I felt like a person on an island of kindness. I was hearing so many horrific...
View ArticleThis Veteran Seeks To Reinvent The Employment Ecosystem For Salaried Careers
This post was originally produced for Forbes. You can download an audio podcast here or subscribe via iTunes or Google Play. Felix W. Ortiz III, 34, is a U.S. Army veteran who is working to reinvent...
View ArticleNPX Achieves First Close With New Impact Security; Raises $800k For The Last...
This post was originally produced for Forbes. You can download an audio podcast here or subscribe via iTunes or Google Play. Last December, I reported here that NPX, Inc., had developed a new concept...
View ArticleThese 2 Are Having Fun While Making Money and Doing Good
Zach Adamson and David Monhait, co-founders of DIVERTbrands, have found a way to do what they love, have fun, do good and make money. They are living the dream! Interview with Zach Adamson, the...
View ArticleWith Help From Rotary, This Clinic Offers Leading Neurorehabilitation in Africa
Mo Sbai lost his brother to a tragic accident that left him struggling for years to regain full capacity. The loss inspired him to open a neurorehabilitation clinic in Marrakech. It has become one of...
View ArticleCould Crickets Be Our Future Food? Chirps Sells Chips From Crickets Today!
Animal agriculture as practiced today is not only cruel to the animals but also harsh on the environment, requiring huge tracts of land, vast quantities of water and producing millions of tons of...
View ArticleThis Coffee Shop Proves That Differently Abled People Can Be Well Qualified
After about eight cups of coffee, chatting about the idea of creating a company where they could employ people with disabilities, the pair suddenly hit upon the obvious. They started a coffee shop....
View ArticleDesign Thinking May Not Only Change Education, It May Change the World
Kathleen Fritz has been working to teach K-12 teachers how to teach design thinking skills to their students. Along the way, she’s helped them learn skills that improve their teaching in all areas....
View ArticleElite US Doctors Share Expertise With Developing World To Improve Global Health
This post was originally produced for Forbes. You can download an audio podcast here or subscribe via iTunes or Google Play. Bhavya Rehani, 37, and her husband, Ankur Bharija, also 37, are physicians...
View ArticleBusiness Is Booming For This Social Entrepreneur and ‘That’s A Bad Thing’
John Hanrahan, co-founder and medical director of the People’s Health Clinic in Park City, Utah will provide 9,000 patient visits this year to uninsured members of the community. Business is...
View Article18 Impact Investing Trends You Haven’t Seen Before And 1 You Have
This post was originally produced for Forbes. Below are 19 trends in the impact investing world that are most likely unknown to you, because they are developing in pockets and corners of the arena...
View ArticleWorld Humanitarian Day 2018: Launching the first ever Living Petition
This is a guest post from Isabela Medina-Mate. World Humanitarian Day (WHD) takes place every year on August 19th, and was designated by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly to coincide with the...
View ArticleThey Say To ‘Follow Your Passion’ But How Exactly Do You Do That?
This post was originally produced for Forbes. The advice to “follow your passion” is so common as to be considered by thoughtful writers of original prose to be a cliché. That doesn’t necessarily mean...
View ArticleThe Bigger the Problem, the More Creative We Must Be! Learn How!
Monica Kang is an expert on creativity and passionate about solving the world’s big problems. She shares how to be more creative in her new book, Rethink Creativity. Interview with Monica Kang, the...
View ArticleSuccessful Social Entrepreneur Launches New Venture Selling Toys With A Purpose
This post was originally produced for Forbes. You can download an audio podcast here or subscribe via iTunes or Google Play. After creating the top-selling organic baby food company, Happy Family, and...
View ArticleAccelerating Progress Toward Global Solutions Requires Collaboration, Says...
Rick Ulfik, the founder and board chair of We, The World, says the impact of organizations acting independently is limited. He argues for active collaboration among the world’s leading NGOs so they...
View ArticleSo, An Impact Investor, A Social Entrepreneur And A Sea Turtle Walk Into A Bar…
This post was originally produced for Forbes. You can download an audio podcast here or subscribe via iTunes or Google Play. Okay, an impact investor, a social entrepreneur and a sea turtle didn’t...
View ArticleThis Young Haitian Journalist Is Out To Change The World
Daniella Jacques has recognized from her earliest memories that women face challenges in the world that men don’t face, don’t understand and seem not to care about. Women are often not even in the...
View ArticleThis Pioneer In Social Enterprise Still Leading Innovation After 3 Decades
This post was originally produced for Forbes. You can download an audio podcast here or subscribe via iTunes or Google Play. Echoing Green has been investing in social entrepreneurs and innovation for...
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