Not-So-Starving Artists

By Vinay Jain

Artists for Humanity students are also employees.

Community Capitalists

By Michael Fitzgerald

The Oakland, Calif.-based office supply company, Give Something Back, donates all of its profits to charity. This practice has turned off some potential customers.

Cirque du Soleil Thinks Globally

By Brenda Branswell

Cirque du Soleil devotes 1 percent of ticket sale revenue -- or about $6.2 million -- to outreach programs for at-risk kids, many of whom struggle with poverty, drug addiction, or homelessness.

Bank on It

By Ken Yamada

Individual development accounts, special savings accounts for the poor that provide matching dollars, are helping people escape from poverty.

Let Them Make Fish

By Victor Wishna

The Community Culinary Training Program prepares adults -- many of whom live on public assistance -- for foodservice jobs with stable salaries and benefits.