Social Innovations
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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Business
A Fine Green Niche
Maria Yee established her eco-friendly, high-end furniture company long before going green was the done thing. Two decades later, her company's environmentally sound practices not only reflect a planet-friendly ethos, but also drive a market-friendly creative edge.
Review
Social Innovations
The House That BRAC Built
Freedom from Want: The Remarkable Success Story of BRAC, the Global Grassroots Organization That's Winning the Fight Against Poverty by Ian Smillie
Podcast
Panel Discussion - Skoll World Forum: Nationality and Nationalism
Social enterprise can both ease the terrible consequences of the insularity inherent in nationalism, and enhance the positive opportunities for social change within established heritage and cultural traditions. In this panel discussion, sponsored by the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, experts consider topics ranging from multiculturalism within countries to cross-national and international cultural challenges and opportunities.
Social Innovations
Mobilizing Against Fake Drugs
Texting emerges as a source of confirmation for drug legitimacy.
The Profit in Nonprofit
Why Kiva chose to be a 501(c)(3), what this tax status buys the organization, and how being a nonprofit poses challenges.
Business
Making the B List
The B Corp seal of approval distinguishes truly responsible businesses from mere poseurs.
Social Innovations
The Parent of Invention
RAMP nurtures local inventors in India, Peru, and Indonesia.
Social Innovations
Think Passionate
Investors screen for entrepreneurial passion when making funding decisions.
Podcast
Making Supply Chains Socially Responsible - Fresh Approaches to Supply Chain Practices
How does an organization not only promote green and sustainable products but also conduct business in a socially responsible way? At the Stanford 2008 Responsible Supply Chains Conference, leaders of three pioneering enterprises talk in a panel discussion about how they integrate fair trade, sustainable design, green purchasing, and public/private partnerships into every aspect of their business. They offer advice for other organizations and share how they are working to promote social responsibility in their respective industries.