Funding the Future in China
Qifang, an online peer-to-peer lending platform, expands access to education for the world's largest student population.
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The Entrepreneurial Union
Freelance workers, whose numbers are growing, are left without health insurance, a retirement plan, or a work community. The Freelancers Union meets these needs.
Making the B List
The B Corp seal of approval distinguishes truly responsible businesses from mere poseurs.
The Parent of Invention
RAMP nurtures local inventors in India, Peru, and Indonesia.
Art Mimics Art
Manchester Bidwell Corporation replicates by adapting general strategies to local cultures.
Millennials MoveOn
To propel young folks to the polls, a political organization mixed Web 2.0 tools with social science savvy.
Tongue-Tied at the Top
While boards sat in silence, executives milked American University and the Smithsonian.
Root Solutions
Nonprofit lender Root Capital connects rural farmers and artisans with the corporations that crave their products.
Nau and Again
When Nau, an outdoor clothing start-up from Portland, Ore., launched in 2005, word on the street had it that the company would push socially responsible business to new heights. But barely a year after putting its earth-toned parkas and virgin merino wool sweaters up for sale in its übercool “webfront” stores, Nau pulled the plug. Find out how Nau tried on too much, too fast.
Eyeing Talent
VisionSpring picks promising social entrepreneurs to restore the eyesight of poor people.