Can a Community-Supported Theater Revive a New York Town Best Known for a Prison?
Residents of Ossining, NY, hope a rehabilitated 19th century theater will serve as an anchor for a revived downtown.
All posts in Social Enterprise/Impact Investing
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April 3, 2015
Life Post-Shark Tank for Scholarship App Startup Scholly
Life has been good for social enterprise Scholly since it won a $40,000 investment during an appearance on ABC’s Shark Tank.
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April 3, 2015
A Coworking Site for Civic Tech
A new coworking space aimed at entrepreneurs and individuals involved with civic technology just opened for business in New York City.
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April 3, 2015
A New Startup Incubator for Chicago’s Music Ecosystem
There’s a new startup incubator aimed at helping to create an all-in-one creative ecosystem for the music industry.
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February 27, 2015
Transforming Lives in Kenya with Solar-Powered Backpacks
The Soular Backpack is a product with the potential transform the lives of the people who buy it.
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February 27, 2015
Community Foundations Embrace Impact Investing
A small but growing number of community foundations are turning to impact investing in a big way.
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September 30, 2014
Jewelry Startup Funds Micro-Loans in Kenya
Social enterprise Bird & Stone sells jewelry to help fund micro-loans for women in Kenya
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September 30, 2014
More Impact Investors Are Going ‘All In’
100% IMPACT Network is a fledgling group of wealthy people investing all their money in impact investments.
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August 4, 2014
A Supply Chain Overhaul to Boost Coffee Farmers’ Income 400%
Social enterprise Vega aims to remake the coffee supply chain and give farmers a more equitable piece of the pie.
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August 4, 2014
Social Enterprise in Haiti Transforms the Lives of Peanut Farmers
Acceso Peanut Enterprise Corp., the latest social enterprise from Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership, targets the more than 12,000 small holder peanut farmers in Haiti.