Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
SEPTEMBER 5, 2008
The Social Enterprise World Forum 2008 was great for gaining a perspective on an island with a great deal of innovative social enterprise. Even though the legal regime is somewhat different, I found many parallels with social enterprisers here in the United States and around the world. Social investment wholesaler.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
OCTOBER 20, 2015
She’s an incredible social entrepreneur I just visited with in Nairobi, Kenya. She runs a for-profit social enterprise named Daproim that provides data entry services using disadvantaged students as their primary workforce. In 2008, we were the first customer of Samasource as they were getting started.
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
NOVEMBER 28, 2008
On my recent visit to Hong Kong, I was able to see the amount of excitement and interest in social entrepreneurism. In April 2008, 1KG More registered as a company and aimed to operate as a social enterprise model. Turns out that GLI is busy linking up the world with more information about social entrepreneurship: quite cool!
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
OCTOBER 19, 2013
From then on she’s been on a roll, developing initiatives that leverage the direct link between environmental restoration, economic revitalization and social progress. I look forward to seeing her continue to innovate with new enterprises that simultaneously develop viable businesses and generate environmental and social good.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JANUARY 5, 2015
And what are some of the social benefits and impact that may result from such a relationship? The Lavelle Fund exemplifies the tremendous social return that bold philanthropy can create. It is Benetech’s largest social enterprise and is making excellent strides towards solving the “accessible book famine” in the United States.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MARCH 16, 2009
According to the company, they had a record 107 books on the New York Times bestseller list in 2008, with 35 of them ranked #1. We're really excited about the social responsibility that Hachette has demonstrated through making this commitment!
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
OCTOBER 21, 2008
Well, I just got my first one out in 2008! Benetech Update: Summer 2008 I'm thrilled to be writing you this update, because this year is unusually exciting even by Benetech standards. You can imagine the impact of Bookshare.org going from a $1 million per year enterprise in 2006 to over $7 million in 2008.
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