“My day may be full of stress, but I find peace at night knowing that we’ve made a difference in a child’s life.”
1000 Social Enterprise
Making the Next Move a Success
Social entrepreneur Nancy Lublin talks to Claudia Chan about why she left her startup Dress for Success to turn around a flailing company.
Elevating Millennial Women in the Workplace
Caroline Ghosn of Levo League talks to Claudia Chan about trying to help young women launch their careers.
Nancy Taylor of San Diego Science Alliance: STEM for a New Generation
“The real indicators of success are the teachers, students, families and community partners who enthusiastically get involved in SDSA programs to improve their understanding of the world we live in.”
Cleaning Up Our E-Waste Mess
Find out how Traci Phillips got into the business of preserving Mother Earth.
Marina Warren Nash of The Agora Projects: Design for Global Change
“The Agora Projects are comprehensive impact-driven solutions to many of today’s global issues.”
Fostering Female Social Entrepreneurs
Longtime activist Servane Mouazan says women are drawn to mission-based businesses. She hopes her London network will help thousands grow their social enterprises.
Tze Chun: Art Collection Made Simple
With Uprise Art, we’re creating a sustainable model for art creation and collecting.
Christine Sommers: ePact Network — Connecting Loved Ones When Disaster Strikes
In March 2011, Tokyo was struck by a massive earthquake and tsunami. For 24 terrifying hours, our friend Ayumi did not know if her kids were alive or not. Her story inspired us to build ePact.
Liz Forkin Bohannon: Sseko Designs – Educating and Empowering Uganda’s Women
This is a story of hope, beauty and success.
Sarah Gross: Rescue Chocolates — Saving Animals by Selling Chocolate
Success is having enough of a profit each month to turn over a donation to an animal rescue organization, and knowing that my funds are used to save the lives of homeless or abused animals.
Cindy Gallop: MakeLoveNotPorn — Redefining Sex!
Our vision is to socialize sex, and to make #realworldsex socially acceptable and socially shareable, so that everyone, children included, understands the difference between porn and #realworldsex
Juliette Brindak: Miss O & Friends — A Safe Virtual Place for Kids to Play
Everything we do is “by girls, for girls” and when girls see that and thank us, I know we’re successful.
Gail Romero: Collective Changes — UPDATE
UPDATE: Today, Collective Changes offers just in time business expertise and education using IBM/World Bank Entrepreneurs Tool kit, mentors with business expertise and the opportunity to access credit.
Molly Kellogg: Bulu Mango — Taking Away the Need for Aid & Directly Investing in Real Talent
Look good, feel good, do good – this is how Bulu Mango defines success.