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Research Friday: Why Give to International Charities?

ASU Lodestar Center

They are entrepreneurs, even in places that don’t always welcome them with open arms, they accomplish a lot. Catholic Relief Services uses microfinancing to create alternatives to migration, and Solace International , headquartered in Tucson, invests in social entrepreneurship. Over 75,000 refugees came to the U.S. in 2010 alone.

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Research Friday: Legal Structure Alternatives to Lead Social Change

ASU Lodestar Center

They do it through corporate foundations, intermediary charities such as United Way, and by directly supporting social causes. An alternative that is available in Arizona is for a for-profit company to become a certified B-Corporation through B-Lab. Yet another alternative is to form a Social Cooperative.