Baillie Aaron is the Founder of Spark Inside, a London-based organisation taking coaching into prisons to encourage rehabilitation, reduce violence and lower reoffending to ultimately prevent crime and future victims. Prison isn’t effective at reducing crime, or keeping us – the public – safe. Nearly half of all people leaving prison will commit another crime within one year of being …
Clean water is something many take for granted. We use it all the time: to clean, to cook, to hydrate. However, for 663 million people across the globe, dirty, diseased water creates a cycle of illness, lack of education, and poverty. Each day, preventable water-borne diseases take the lives of six thousand people. Clean Water Access has long been on …
Storimarket is a social enterprise you should know about. Their website allows you to buy direct from smallholder farmers and ethical food producers in Africa, which not only betters the lives of farmers and their families, but allows them to continue to farm in a way that is good for the environment and their community. Storimarket was founded in 207 by Tom …
Michael Pisa, a fellow at the Center for Global Development in Washington, D.C., warns to be cautious about considering blockchain a “silver bullet” to the world’s problems. “This imbalance has led to unrealistic expectations about what blockchain solutions can do, how easy they will be to implement, and how quickly they can scale, if at all. The result has been …
We spend so much time lost in our phones, computers, or other digital screens, yet events are still one of the most powerful communication tools out there. Why do you think people pay thousands upon thousands of dollars to go see the Super Bowl instead of just watching it in the comfort of their own homes without spending a dime? …
The world is changing fast, and it can be hard to keep up with all the various technologies being developed at any one time. From agriculture to medicine to energy, advancements are being made every day — and some of them will change the world as we know it. In this post, we’ll focus on technologies with the potential to …
When it comes to starting and funding a social enterprise, crowdfunding has become a game changer. It has propelled the innovative business model to new heights, and in turn allowed for thousands of ideas that wouldn’t have otherwise had the opportunity, to become reality. Crowdfunding began as a way for people to finance businesses and projects they believed in. This …
Valeria Hinojosa of Water Thru Skin is known for her transparent approach to blogging about a conscious lifestyle, sharing not just the heights of her career and travels, but also the low points, struggles, and the hard reality of building a freelance, socially responsible career. Valeria’s honesty is one of many things we love about Water Thru Skin – we also …
Before Marketing to Social Entrepreneurs, Crowdfunding Platforms Should Understand Social Enterprise
There is an old adage about the benefits of teaching a man how to fish, rather than giving him the fish. But what happens if you simply give the man a fishing rod and walk away? Technically a service has been provided, but without any guarantee of long-term success. Most large Crowdfunding companies knowingly or unknowingly, operate on this principle. Crowdfunding …
Exciting news! The UpEffect team recently implemented several new features that not only make our platform an equal player with industry giants like Kickstarter and Indiegogo, but in fact exceed these platforms’ capabilities. According to the World Bank, initiatives to modernize payments are crucial in efforts to meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals by 2020. UpEffect is the first crowdfunding platform to not …