The People’s IPO

By Anne Stuhldreher

Lower-income patrons of Market Creek Plaza can now invest in the shopping center.

Making It to McDonald’s

By Kirsten Olsen

How Fair Trade coffee moved out of its niche and into the most mainstream market of all.

Weaving Businesses Together

By Catherine Potter 2

Organic Exchange uses its global network to promote environmentally friendly fibers.

Color Your World

By Paul Kilduff

The San Francisco Recycling Center gussies up the globe with recycled paint.

From Marble to Formica

By Laura Beaudin

How the Union Bank of California attracts lower-income people to traditional banking.

The Oldest Profession

By John Laurenson

How a German nonprofit is repurposing sex workers’ skills.

With Vigor and VIM

By Leslie Berger 5

How retired healthcare professionals are taking care of the uninsured.

Balkan Boom to Bust

By Beth Kampschror

Vanishing NGOs in Bosnia leave lessons in their wake.

Carving out a Niche

By Will Tizard

A Czech social enterprise uses woodworking to help drug addicts.

Organic Growth

By Ricardo Sandoval

How an all-natural Mexican farming cooperative is improving its community while making a bundle.