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envisionGood features video interviews of social innovators. Learn how startup and seasoned social innovators change the world, build teams, find advisors, overcome challenges, keep the faith, & more.
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| 1 | VideoInterview with Anthony Dodero & Kyle Westaway | The Blind Project | Empowering Survivors of Human Trafficking | http://envisionGood.com Right now millions of women and children are enslaved and exploited in the multi-billion dollar commercial sex trade. Victims of the commercial sex trade are treated like meaningless commodities. They are sold and bought, and sold and bought again. Often, even when rescued, many fall back into the trade because of limited resources, scarce economic opportunities, and/or negative social stigmas. In this interview, Kyle Westaway and Anthony Dodero of The Blind Project share the origins of The Blind Project, a collective of passionate individuals leveraging their talents and skills to empower survivors of the commercial sex trade in Southeast Asia. This is Part I of a three-part series. Please also see Part II and III where Kyle and Anthony talk about "Biographer", a for-profit initiative of The Blind Project. Biographer is a global fashion brand that provides dignified work and training opportunities to survivors of human trafficking. For more info, please see: http://www.beabiographer.com/ http://theblindproject.org | 6/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoInterview w/ Adam Kaufman, Co-Founder of DPS Health | Mobile Phones & Health in South Africa | http://envisionGood.comThrough partnerships with health intervention providers, DPS Health creates internet-enabled, clinically-linked programs that extend existing behavior change interventions and enable clinicians to more effectively help patients reach and maintain healthy lifestyle goals. In this interview Adam Kaufman, Co-Founder of DPS Health, tells us about his company's joint project with UCLA in South Africa, explaining how mobile technology is being used to promote wellness among women with diabetes. For more info, please see http://dpshealth.com. | 6/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoInterview with Tammy Tibbetts, Founder of ShesTheFirst | How Can Social Media Support Girls' Education Worldwide? | http://envisionGood.com In this interview we had the delightful opportunity to talk with Tammy Tibbets, Founder of ShesTheFirst, a media campaign that supports girls education through their global network of partners. Learn how Tammy started ShesTheFirst and how experiences at MacDella Cooper Foundation and Hearst Digital Media provided the experience needed to successfully launch her new venture. Also, find out how social media is being used to raise awareness of her organization and the upcoming benefit concert, GirlsWhoRockNY. The concert takes place in NYC on June 10, 2010 and will support selected beneficiary, the Kisa Project, a program of AfricAid. For more info, visit ShesTheFirst.org and GirlsWhoRockNY.org. Thanks for watching. Who should we feature next? | 5/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoPart II: Shivani Siroya, Founder of InVenture Fund: What Is Micro Venture Capital? | http://envisionGood.com This is Part II of a two-part series with Shivani Siroya, Founder of InVenture Fund. In this interview, Shivani explains the difference between microfinance and micro venture capital. In addition, Shivani shares the behind-the-scenes story of how InVenture Fund was started and why persistence and iterating the concept are critical in the development of a new model. For more info, visit http://InVentureFund.org. | 5/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoInterview with Shivani Siroya, Founder of InVentureFund: Empowering The "Missing Middle" | envisionGood.com In this interview we met up with Shivani Siroya, Founder of InVentureFund, a micro venture capital organization that aims to solve the problem of the "missing middle" by providing capital to entrepreneurs that helps them grow their business. Learn from Shivani how micro venture capital differs from microfinance models and how the InVenture Fund model works. | 5/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoInterview with Dan Morrison, Founder of Citizen Effect, On How Projects Are Vetted | http://envisionGood.com This is Part II of a 4-Part series with Dan Morrison, Founder of Citizen Effect. In this interview, Dan shares the background that prepared him to successfully launch Citizen Effect, and explains how projects on the site are vetted. Learn as well about an extraordinary citizen philanthropist raised over three thousand dollars to fund a well in India. For more info, visit CitizenEffect.org. Thanks! | 5/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoInterview with Dan Morrison, Founder of Citizen Effect, on Citizen Philanthropy & Why He Started Citizen Effect | http://envisionGood.com In this interview, Dan Morrison, Founder of Citizen Effect shares the behind-the-scenes story that inspired him to start Citizen Effect. Dan also talks about citizen philanthropy and explains how citizen philanthropy is different than the act of simply making a donation online. | 5/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoSwaziland, Africa - Phindile of YouthAssets Encourages Girls to Focus on Education | http://envisionGood.com met up with Phindile, Youth Advisory Board Member of YouthAssets, in Swaziland, Africa in July 2009. Phindile talks about Life and shares one tip with young girls (and boys too): "concentrate on your studies".YouthAssets is an international nonprofit organization that empowers orphans and vulnerable youth in southern Africa. | 5/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoInterview with Jennifer Sly, Founder of YouthAssets, On Google G1 Phone & Maps in Swaziland, Africa | envisionGood.com We were fortunate to have the opportunity to accompany Jennifer Sly, founder of YouthAssets, in Swaziland last week as she traveld enroute to a number of local homesteads. Along the way, Jennifer shared the story of how she used Google's G1 phone & Google Maps to find a remote homestead of a 12 year old boy she had met over 12 months prior in rural Swaziland, Africa. In this interview, Jennifer points out the importance of GPS maps in Africa, noting that in most locations people do not have street addresses. YouthAssets is an international nonprofit organization that uses mobile technology to empower and connect orphans and vulnerable youth in southern Africa. To learn more about how you can support their important work, please visit YouthAssets.org. | 5/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoHopePhones.org: Recycle Your Phone & Help Save Lives | envisionGood.com | 4/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoHow Social Entrepreneurs Are Changing The World | Lorna Li, GreenMarketing.tv | GreenMarketing.tv SFEnthusiast.com envisionGood.com Brought to you by Lorna Li of GreenMarketing.tv and Steve Morozumi of SFEnthusiast. Filmed at West Coast Green, David Hopkins, co-author of Tactics of Hope, highlights the work of some great social entrepreneurs, and offers suggestions on where social entrepreneurs can find funding. For in depth info on the social entrepreneur movement, read the book Tactics of Hope. Lorna Li (LL) - Hi There, I'm Lorna Li from GreenMarketing2.0 and here with Steve Morozumi on camera from SF enthusiast.com. We are at West Coast Green, The Premier Conference on Green Building & Innovation taking place in San Francisco, today. And I'm here with David Hopkins, who was the co-author of the great book called Tactics of Hope; How Social Entrepreneurs are Changing The World. So David thanks for joining us today. Let me ask you this. What are two of the most interesting companies that you've come across that are actively solving social environmental issues but also turning a profit? David Hopkins (DH) - Oh that's great. So there are two examples on the book that are particularly significant. One is World of Good. World of Good has recently partnered with eBay to distribute goods that are made, often by women, in developing countries who aren't paid a fair wage for themselves or for the products that they make. And World of Good brings those products to whole foods and distribution stores in developed countries at a fair price and pays the workers a fair wage. The second one is Brighter Planet. Is new credit card sponsored by Bank of America that everytime that you swipe for your purchases, instead of investing in mileage or shopping spree, they invest in carbon offsets to help solve global warming. LL -So I remember, number years back. I used to work at a Social Venture Incubator that was called social fusion and what we do was we work with the start non-profit and for-profit enterprises and help them get to the next level. And what are the chronic problems that social entrepreneurs face is finding funding. DH - Once a social entrepreneur has a business plan and strategy, the social entrepreneurs should go to one of many resources. One is the school, graduate program that can nurture that idea into a real business. And the other is that if you already have a two or three year experiences in growing up business go to Ashoka, the school foundation, Echoing Green, Draper Richards Foundation and many others that are featured in resources section of our book to support and get the funding that they need. LL -I love your reference to actually going to a graduate program or going to school because you know there's something great about learning while you're earning. And there's no reason why you can't develop a great company or a product while you're actually in school. So thanks a lot for joining us today. If you guys are interested in learning more about social entrepreneurship or if you have a social venture concept of your own, I would highly recommend reading "Tactics of Hope" and heading over to the website and connecting with other people that also share your passions. You can go to tacticsofhope.org. Thanks a lot! This is Lorna Li from Greenmarketing 2.0 with Steve Morozumi from SFenthusiast .com at west coast green. Bye for now. Brought to you by GreenMarketing.tv and SFEnthusiast.com. Special thanks to OrganicArchitect.com. | 4/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoWhat is the Business Model of FrontlineSMS: Medic? Interview with Co-Founder, Josh Nesbit | http://envisionGood.com What is the difference between the Frontline platform created by Ken Banks and your organization, FrontlineSMS: Medic? Also, what is the business model for FrontlineSMS: Medic? Co-founder Josh Nesbit talks about these points and also shares info about the growing Frontline family, including FrontlineSMS:Credit for microfinance. This is Part II of a two-part series featuring FrontlineSMS:Medic. For Part I, be sure to check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwZlkN... Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/envisionGood Join us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/envisinoGood | 4/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoInterview: Julia Hartz & Kevin Hartz, Co-Founders of Eventbrite, on Eventbrite for Causes | http://envisionGood.com I had the good fortune to meet up with Julia Hartz and Kevin Hartz, Co-Founders of Eventbrite, to hear about the recent launch of Eventbrite's new product, Eventbrite for Causes. In this video interview, Julia and Kevin share insights related to how social media, specifically Facebook Connect and Twittter, have helped their company to grow. In addition, they also share the background story that led to this product for nonprofits.Thank you to Julia and Kevin for joining for this video interview, as well as to Dan Morrision, Founder of Citizen Effect, a platform that enables everyone to be a philanthropist, for Dan's cameo appearance to share how his organization is using Eventbrite for Causes. | 3/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoInterview with Josh Nesbit, Co-Founder of FrontlineSMS Medic (Part I) | http://envisionGood.com In this video interview, Josh Nesbit, Co-Founder of FrontlineSMS Medic, shares the behind-the-scenes story that inspired him to start FrontlineSMS Medic, an international organization that uses mobile technology to connect health workers in rural communities in developing countries. The service, now deployed in ten countries, saves community health workers' time which allows them to treat more patients. In Malawi alone, FrontlineSMS Medic has saved clinics $US 3,000 in fuel, 2,100 hours of travel time, allowing clinicians to identify and treat two times the number of patients infected with TB. For more info, please visit FrontlineSMS Medic. | 3/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoMission 4636: Providing Emergency Support to Haiti Through Mobile, Technology, Crowdsourcing, & Social Media | http://envisionGood.com In this video interview, Brian Herbert of Ushahidi, Robert Munro of FrontlineSMS, Lukas Biewald of CrowdFlower, and Leila Janah of Samasource share background on how they came together, with the support of inSTEDD, DigiCel, local radio stations, and local NGOs, to deploy a critical emergency communications system to help save lives and provide emergency care to people in Haiti, following the catastrophic 7.0 earthquake that hit the country on January 12, 2010.Learn how people in Haiti and around the world tapped the power of mobile text messages, crowdsourcing, social media and technology to come together in support of Haiti.For more info on Mission 4636, see:http://samasource.org/haitihttp://ushahidi.orghttp://crowdflower.comhttp://frontlinesms.comJoin envisionGood on the web:http://twitter.com/envisionGoodhttp://facebook.com/envisionGood | 2/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoInterview with Carol Tran, Founder of ChicMeetsGeek | http://envisionGood.com In this video interview, Carol Tran, Founder of ChicMeetsGeek, shares the behind-the-scenes story that inspired her to start ChicMeetsGeek. If you are in San Francisco, be sure to check out ChicMeetsGeek on February 4, 2010: a modern conference with a social twist that brings together cultural chic and intellectual geek. Proceeds of the event go to Build.org, a local nonprofit. | 2/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoAfricAid: Educational Opportunities for Girls | http://envisionGood.com AfricAid Founder & Executive Director Ashley Shuyler discusses the passion behind AfricAid's mission to create sustainable educational opportunities for girls in Africa. | 1/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoHow to Distribute Products Worldwide? Interview with Social Entrepreneur & Founder of Lulan.com, Eve Blossom | http://envisionGood.com This interview is Part III in a 3-Part series. In this video interview, social entrepreneur Eve Blossom tells us about her social enterprise Lulan.com. Specifically, Eve outlines her distribution strategy to sell Lulan products around the world. By sourcing from local communities in southeast Asia, Lulan is creating jobs, strengthening communities, and helping to prevent human trafficking. | 12/2/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoHow to Prevent Human Trafficking? Eve Blossom, Founder of Lulan.com, Says "Copy My Model: Create Jobs" | http://envisionGood.tv | 11/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoHow to Prevent Human Trafficking? Eve Blossom, Founder of Lulan.com, Says "Copy My Model: Create Jobs" | http://envisionGood.tv This is Part II of a 3-Part Series featuring social entrepreneur Eve Blossom, Founder of Lulan.com. In this video interview, Eve encourages aspiring social entrepreneurs to follow her example, advising interested entrepreneurs to "copy my model, join me, create a business" - as a means to prevent human trafficking. Be sure to check out Part I as well, in which Eve tells viewers about Lulan.com and the artisans with whom she works in southeast Asia. | 11/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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| 22 | VideoHow Lulan Artisans Provides Economic Development: Interview with Eve Blossom, Founder of Lulan.com | http://envisionGood.tv How does economic development opportunities prevent human trafficking? How can design and textiles help build communities, create jobs, provide health care, & provide education? In this interview with social entrepreneur Eve Blossom, founder of Lulan Artisans, Eve shares the story of how she started her social enterprise. In addition, Eve explains that by creating jobs for over 800 people in southeast Asia, Lulan provides economic opportunities that help prevent the desperation that often leads people to fall into human trafficking. | 11/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 23 | VideoInterview with Jon Bischke, Founder of eduFire: How eduFire Helps People Learn via Live Classes on the Web | http://envisionGood.com This week we had a delightful chat with the visionary behind a great new start-up that provides anyone, anywhere with the opportunity to learn on the web through live, interactive classes. In this interview, Jon Bischke, Founder of EduFire, tells us about eduFire's new Tech Channel that just launched, through which online students can learn social media, PHP, WordPress, and more. Jon also explains the crowdsourced model for vetting quality teachers and shares how social media tools like Facebook and Twitter have been instrumental tools for getting the word out about eduFire. | 11/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 24 | VideoJon Bischke, Founder of eduFire, On eduFire's New Tech Channel | envisionGood.tv We met up with Jon Bischke, Founder of EduFire, in San Francisco to learn about the launch of EduFire's new Tech Channel, an online video learning platform that provides live, interactive training in social media, PHP, WordPress, and other tech areas. In this video interview, Jon talks about the new Tech Channel and tells us how EduFire is using social media throughout the EduFire platform. | 11/17/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 25 | VideoDaniel Epstein & Teju Ravilochan, Co-Founders of Unreasonable Institute, On Unreasonable Fellows Program for Young Social Entre | http://envisionGood.com Daniel Epstein and Teju Ravilochan, Co-Founders of The Unreasonable Institute, tell us why they started The Unreasonable Institute to train, mentor, and incubate the social ventures of young social entrepreneurs. In this interview, learn about The Unreasonable Institute's Fellows Program, who they are looking for, how applicants are selected, how to apply, etc. Applications open November 15th and run for one month. Twenty five high-impact young social entrepreneurs will be selected from around the world to join in an intensive 10-week training program taught by seasoned social entrepreneurs. Learn about the investor's pitch, Unreasonable Institute's pipeline parters (including Ashoka), and more. | 11/17/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 26 | VideoHow Does a Fashion Model Make a Difference? A Chat With Summer Rayne-Oakes | Eco-Model & Samasource Ambassador | http://envisionGood.com How does a fashion model make a difference? We had a delightful chat with Summer Rayne-Oakes, eco-model and Samasource Ambassador. In this interview, Summer explains how she made the transition from academic studies in entomology to eco-fashion model. Learn also how Summer became involved in Samasource and why she supports this phenomenal organization that empowers refugees in Africa by providing digital work opportunities. There's clearly a role for each one of us to make a difference. From law to business to fashion and beyond, we can all have an impact in whichever industry or sector we participate in. Thank you, Summer! | 11/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 27 | VideoDiana Ayton-Shenker, Founder & CEO, Fast Forward Fund, On How Young People Make a Difference via Social Investing | http://envisionGood.comWe met up with Diana Ayton-Shenker, Founder & CEO of Fast Forward Fund, in New York City following Clinton Global Initiative. In this video interview, Diana shares her passion for social entrepreneurship and tells us about her youth-led organization that lets youth take action and make a difference through smart investments. Diana also shares insights and advice with social entrepreneurs and people of all ages: "we hold in our hand a compass so we can write our own maps - so go write your own map, and follow your compass." Thank you Diana! | 11/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 28 | VideoMolly Alexander, Business Development Manager at Acumen Fund, on Pulse & Patient Capital (Part II) | http://envisionGood.com | New York City, NY - We met up with Molly Alexander, Business Development Manager at Acumen Fund, for a video interview at Acumen's headquarters in NYC. In this interview, Molly tells us about Pulse, the new tool developed to help Acumen and other social investors measure the impact and success of social enterprise projects. Molly also explains "patient capital". Tune in to this chat to learn more about Acumen, social impact measurements, and Pulse. | 11/8/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 29 | VideoMolly Alexander, Business Development Manager at Acumen Fund, on How Acumen Fellows Are Selected (Part I) | http://envisionGood.com We had a chance to meet up with Molly Alexander, Manager of Business Development at Acumen Fund, at Acumen's headquarters in New York City. In this interview, Molly tells us about Acumen Fund and shares insights on how Acumen Fellows are selected as well as the role they play. | 11/8/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 30 | VideoCraig Newmark, Founder of Craigslist, on How Media Like Craigslist Helps People Worldwide | http://envisionGood.comCraig Newmark, Founder of Craigslist, generously joined us for a few moments at Africa Social Enterprise Forum in NYC to tell us about how media is being used to help people worldwide. In this video interview with Jennifer Sly, Field Producer at envisionGood.tv, Craig also tells us about AllForGood.org, a website he is involved with that helps people find and share volunteer opportunities. Thank you Craig! | 10/26/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 31 | VideoElla Gorgla, Managing Director of The Khana Group, On Africa & Entrepreneurship | http://envisionGood.com We had a delightful chat with Ella Gorgla, Managing Director and Co-Founder of The Khana Group, in New York City at Africa Social Enterprise Forum. In this video interview, Ella tells us about the new face of Africa, and the role that Africans like herself are playing to develop the continent - in Ella's case specifically, West Africa and LIberia. Watch this video to learn more about The Khana Group and hear what Ella has to say about the "gift of wanting to be an entrepreneur". Thanks for watching: what thoughts and/or insights can you share about entrepreneurship &/or Africa? Please drop us a note, or join us at our other online hangout at Twitter @envisionGood. Thanks! | 10/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 32 | VideoJacqueline Muna Musiitwa, Founder of Hoja Law Group, On Starting Social Enterprises in Africa | http://envisionGood.comJacqueline Muna Musiitwa, Founder of Hoja Law Group, joined us for a short chat at Africa Social Enterprise Forum in NYC. In this video interview, Jacqueline tells us about challenges faced when starting a new social enterprise and ways of overcome these challenges through a solid advisory board, business plan, and raising funds. Watch this video interview to learn how Jacqueline assists start-ups in Africa. Thanks for watching! Follow the conversation at: http://twitter.com/envisionGood And sites online: http://envisionGood.tv http://hojalawgroup.com | 10/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 33 | VideoFred Swaniker, Founder of African Leadership Academy, on Leadership, Africa, & Social Entrepreneurs | http://envisionGood.com At Africa Social Enterprise Forum in NYC, we spoke with Fred Swaniker, Founder of African Leadership Academy. In this video interview, Fred highlights achievements from the inaugural first academic year at African Leadership Academy, located in Johannesburg, South Africa. With 180 students from 45 countries, the Academy serves as a training institute for Africa's next generation of leaders. "Leadership", says Fred Swaniker, is the key to a peaceful and prosperous Africa. Watch this video interview to learn more about ALA, and hear what Fred has to say about the "making of a social entrepreneur". Thanks for watching! | 10/18/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 34 | VideoGIVE WORK: an iPhone app by Samasource/CrowdFlower | http://envisionGood.com | 10/17/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 35 | VideoDavid McConville at West Coast Green - Part 2 | http://envisionGood.com Part 2 -- David McConville of the Buckminster Fuller Institute / Elumenati shares his thoughts on how immersive media environments can provide context and perspective to help people visualize and understand environmental and cosmic processes. | 10/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 36 | VideoDavid McConville at West Coast Green - Part 1 | http://envisionGood.com David McConville speaks to envisionGood.tv about the Buckminster Fuller Institute and his company The Elumenati. | 10/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 37 | VideoClinton Global Initiative: Tim Hanstad, CEO of Rural Development Institute, On Access to Land Rights for Women Worldwide | http://envisionGood.com At Clinton Global Initiative in NYC, Katrina of envisionGood.tv had the good fortune to meet up with Tim Hanstad, CEO of Rural Development Institute (RDI). In this video interview, Tim explains the connection between land rights (or lack of) and poverty worldwide, and underscores the importance of land rights especially for women. Watch this video to learn about RDI's important work, hear how they have helped over 100,000 women and families in India (and note that worldwide RDI has impacted 100 *million* families), and learn about the new Global Center for Women's Land Rights that has opened. Thanks for watching. For more info, please visit http://envisionGood.tv and http://rdiLand.org. Thanks! | 10/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 38 | VideoKevin McGovern, Founder of The Water Initiative, On Water & Social Entrepreneurship at Clinton Global Initiative | http://envisionGood.com Kevin McGovern, Founder of The Water Initiative, speaks with Katrina of envisionGood.tv, at Clinton Global Initiative. Kevin reports that 5,000 children/day die from water-born diseases and explains what his new social enterprise is doing to address this urgent problem. Learn about The Water Initiative, and how Kevin is leveraging his 20+ years of experience in the corporate and business world to make an impact on society and a difference in people's lives throughout the developing world and beyond. http://thewaterinitiative.org | 10/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 39 | VideoLeila Chirayath Janah, Founder of Samasource, on Computers, Jobs, Opportunity in Dadaab Refugee Camp, Kenya | http://envisionGood.com Social enterpreneur Leila Chirayath Janah, founded Samasource in 2008 to bring computer-based training to people living in poverty in Africa and India. In this video interview, Leila tells us about Dadaab Refugee Camp on the border of Kenya and Somalia, where almost 300,000 people live in a camp built for only 90,000. Leila also shares the story of Samasource's pilot program in the Camp, in which 16 youth were trained and are now ready for online computer work. Bravo Samasource! | 10/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 40 | VideoGary Bauer, Founder of Bauer's Intelligent Transportation Bus, on Entrepreneurship & Green Business | http://envisionGood.com Gary Bauer, Founder of Bauer's Intelligent Transportation Bus, speaks with Maya Gorton, SF Field Producer at envisionGood.TV, about his green bus service at the West Coast Green Conference in San Francisco. Hear what Gary has to say about the luxury, green transportation solution his company provides to local companies and commuters. Also, learn insights Gary shares on entrepreneurship: 1) Focus on Today (not yesterday), 2) Have a Plan, 3) Recruit good people and delegate. Thanks for sharing your insights, Gary. And thank you to West Coast Green for hosting this fantastic event! | 10/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 41 | VideoScott Clarke, Founder of Amandla Development, on Education, Africa, & Social Enterprise | http://envisionGood.com Scott Clarke, Founder of Amandla Development, met up with us at Africa Social Enterprise Forum in New York City this past week to share with us how his organization was founded and how his team is working with local communities in South Africa to support and develop social entrepreneurs in education. | 10/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 42 | VideoElizabeth Scharpf, Founder of Sustainable Health Enterprises [SHE], on Africa, Women, & Health | http://envisionGood.com We had the pleasure to talk with Elizabeth Scharpf, Founder of Sustainable Health Enterprises [SHE], at Africa Social Enterprise Forum this past weekend. Elizabeth shared SHE's newest product on the market in Africa - sanitation pads for women. We learned that a large majority of girls in the region are missing an average of 40 days of class a year, as a result of a lack of sanitation pads when they have their monthly period. The missed school days add up and have a significant impact on an individual girl's lifetime earning capacity, and a similar impact on a country's overall GDP. Watch this video interview to learn how Elizabeth's social enterprise, [SHE], is addressing this issue. Thanks again Elizabeth for sharing your many valuable insights! | 10/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 43 | VideoDawn Hines, Co-Founder of Aventura Investment Partners, on Africa & Early-Stage Investing | http://envisionGood.com We had the delightful pleasure to meet up with Dawn Hines, Co-Founder of Aventura Investment Partners, last week at Africa Social Enterprise Forum in New York City. Dawn shared insights regarding the challenge that African entrepreneurs face when starting new ventures. Specifically, Dawn notes that early-stage investment capital is quite difficult to secure. Aventura Investment Partners addresses this need - they work to provide opportunties for African agribusiness entrepreneurs to secure financing in the early stage of launching new enterprises in West Africa and Senegal. The most tangible metric of Aventura's success? -- Jobs. Thanks for sharing your many invaluable insights, Dawn! | 10/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 44 | VideoAntony Bugg-Levine, Managing Director at Rockefeller Foundation: Africa Social Enterprise Forum | http://envisionGood.com We had the pleasure to talk with Antony Bugg-Levine, Managing Director at Rockefeller Foundation, this past week at Africa Social Enterprise Forum in New York City. In this video interview, Antony shares insights on an initiative he manages at Rockefeller Foundation: "Harnessing the Power of Impact Investing". Impact investing is an investment model that focuses on how for-profit investment can be harnessed to solve world problems. Watch this video to learn about impact investing, and hear what Antony also has to say about a new network that just launched at Clinton Global Initiative called Global Impact Investment Network, and GIIN's efforts to measure social impact through Impact Reporting & Investment Standards. Thank you Antony for sharing your valuable insights! | 9/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 45 | VideoMagogodi Makhene, Co-Chair of Africa Social Enterprise Forum, & Co-Founder of Zenzele Circle, on Africa | http://envisionGood.com Magogodi Makhene, Co-Chair of Africa Social Enterprise Forum, Co-Founder of Zenzele Circle, and blogger on Social Edge's "Africa's Moment" blog, shared thoughts and visions on Africa this week in New York City at ASEF. Hear what Magogodi has to say about the promise of social enterprise and social capital for development in Africa. It was such a delight to talk with Magogodi - her passion for business and Africa is absolutely contagious! : ) | 9/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 46 | VideoBill Carter, Vice President for Africa Programs at Ashoka, on Africa & Social Enterprise [Part II] | http://envisionGood.com Bill Carter, Vice President of Africa Programs at Ashoka, shares insights on social entrepreneurship and Africa at Africa Social Enterprise Forum in New York City. | 9/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 47 | VideoBill Carter, Vice President for Africa Programs at Ashoka, on Ashoka Fellows & Social Enterprise | http://envisionGood.com We had a delightful chat with Bill Carter, Vice President for Africa Programs at Ashoka, at Africa Social Enterprise Forum in NYC this past week. Bill shares insights in this video interview on the 5 Selection Criteria that Ashoka looks for when selecting its Ashoka Fellows. Learn from Bill the 5 characteristics of successful young social entrepreneurs! Thanks Bill! :-) | 9/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 48 | VideoDaniel Epstein, Co-Founder of The Unreasonable Institute, on Social Entrepreneurship, Youth, & Being "Unreasonable" in the Purs | http://envisionGood.com We had a delightful chat with Daniel Epstein, Co-Founder of The Unreasonable Institute, at the Grove Cafe in San Francisco, prior to the big Social Capital Markets conference. In this interview, Daniel shares thoughs on social enterpreneurship, youth, and the power of being "unreasonable" and relentless in the pursuit of positive social change. | 9/14/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 49 | VideoenvisionGood.tv talks w/ TibusisoM at BarCampSwaziland, a tech event hosted by YouthAssets | http://envisionGood.com envisionGood was invited by Youth Assets to join in the inaugural BarCamp Swaziland tech gathering in Swaziland, Africa. During the Bar Camp we had the good fortune to chat with Tibusiso M, a multimedia student who attended the event to learn more about technology. In this interview, Tibusiso tells us about her interest in technology and multimedia. | 7/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 50 | VideoHans Chung, Co-Founder of MokuGift, On How To Combat Climate Change By Planting Trees Online with Virtual Goods | http://envisionGood.com We met up with Hans Chung, Co-Founder of MokuGift, in San Francisco's Union Square to learn more about MokuGift. In this interview, Hans tells us about the social enterprise he co-founded that leverages the power of virtual goods to help combat climate change by planting trees in tropical areas around the world. | 7/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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