«Manufactured housing is the largest source of unsubsidized affordable housing in the country,» says Mike Bullard with ROC USA,
a nonprofit social venture to save manufactured home communities by helping residents purchase them.
Open Books Open Books is
a nonprofit social venture that provides literacy experiences for thousands of readers each year through inspiring programs and creative capitalization of books.
The nonprofit social venture, which has its headquarters in Pasadena, California, is funded through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, and companies including Microsoft and Asal Technologies.
Right from the start, the founders of San Franciscobased
nonprofit Social Venture Network wanted a «safe harbor» where social - activist entrepreneurs could meet to commiserate, coinvest in deals, and share best practices.
«To be chosen out of a field of over 250 Colorado for profit and
nonprofit social ventures was a tremendous honor for our organization.
Not exact matches
Saildrone started as a
nonprofit endeavor with the Schmidts» philanthropic foundation, but in August 2015, Jenkins decided to turn it into a for - profit
venture and raised $ 14 million from
venture capital firms
Social Capital, Lux Capital, and Capricorn Investment Group.
EcoScraps's business plan took second prize in BYU's
Social Venture Competition and won a grant from Sparkseed, a nonprofit fund that provides seed money and mentoring services to social entrepre
Social Venture Competition and won a grant from Sparkseed, a
nonprofit fund that provides seed money and mentoring services to
social entrepre
social entrepreneurs.
About
Social Venture Connexion SVX (@theSVX) is a full service impact investing platform that connects impact ventures and funds with accredited investors looking to make investments with demonstrable social and / or environmental impact and the potential for financial return, from nonprofit education projects to health ventures focused on early cancer dete
Social Venture Connexion SVX (@theSVX) is a full service impact investing platform that connects impact
ventures and funds with accredited investors looking to make investments with demonstrable
social and / or environmental impact and the potential for financial return, from nonprofit education projects to health ventures focused on early cancer dete
social and / or environmental impact and the potential for financial return, from
nonprofit education projects to health
ventures focused on early cancer detection.
Curtin focused on building the
social venture portfolio of DC Central Kitchen while Robert led national conversations about rethinking the fight against hunger and the economic role of
nonprofits.
The Kitchen's life - changing
social ventures include providing culinary job training to at - risk adults, turning wasted food into balanced meals for shelters and
nonprofits, and serving healthy, scratch - cooked meals in low - income schools.
«Results after eight weeks show statistically significant improvements in classroom and home behaviors, and self - esteem of the children, family closeness, parent involvement in school, and the reduction of
social isolation,» states a summary of FAST on the Web site of Joint
Venture, a
nonprofit organization working on critical issues facing many California communities.
Learning Through Libraries, a
nonprofit started by Harvard Graduate School of Education students, has been selected as semifinalists in the Pitch for Change contest, which awards individuals and teams for their new
social enterprise
venture.
Calling their entrepreneurial
venture the Happy Eating Place (HEP), the students originally set out just to prepare healthy snacks on campus and raise money for a yet - to - be determined
nonprofit organization, but Malamud saw the opportunity for a service learning initiative with broader goals that would include
social justice issues within our society.
Stacey Childress, the CEO of the New Schools
Venture Fund, a
nonprofit philanthropy firm investing in school innovation, sees policymakers» new interest in
social and emotional skills as both a blessing and a curse.
Stacey Childress, CEO of the New Schools
Venture Fund, a
nonprofit philanthropy firm investing in school innovation, sees policymakers» new interest in
social and emotional skills as both a blessing and a curse.
The
social gaming giant's
nonprofit organization Zynga.org and
venture philanthropy firm NewSchools Venture Fund will create an «ed tech» accelerator focused on enhancing the quality and reach of learning games -L
venture philanthropy firm NewSchools
Venture Fund will create an «ed tech» accelerator focused on enhancing the quality and reach of learning games -L
Venture Fund will create an «ed tech» accelerator focused on enhancing the quality and reach of learning games -LSB-...]
He has extensive experience managing and directing contemporary
nonprofit arts, philanthropic and publishing
ventures, with special expertise at the intersection of arts and
social change.
For Purpose Law Group provides full - service legal advice and counsel to
nonprofit organizations, traditional businesses and
social enterprises including Benefit & Social Purpose Corporations from legal formation through specific entity filing requirements, joint ventures, subsidiary formation, commercial co-ventures, mergers & acquisitions, liability protection, governance, organizational management, exemption reinstatements and — when necessary — dissolu
social enterprises including Benefit &
Social Purpose Corporations from legal formation through specific entity filing requirements, joint ventures, subsidiary formation, commercial co-ventures, mergers & acquisitions, liability protection, governance, organizational management, exemption reinstatements and — when necessary — dissolu
Social Purpose Corporations from legal formation through specific entity filing requirements, joint
ventures, subsidiary formation, commercial co-
ventures, mergers & acquisitions, liability protection, governance, organizational management, exemption reinstatements and — when necessary — dissolutions.
Prior to joining Casner & Edwards, Sharon was the Chair of Foley Hoag LLP's
Nonprofit /
Social Venture Practice group in Boston.
To meet the needs of educators and entrepreneurs, the
nonprofit discussed its expansion plans this week, including strategic partnerships with
venture firm Rethink Education and Zynga.org, the charitable arm of
social - game publisher Zynga.