Archive for May, 2009

May 31, 2009, 6 Comments

“On a round trip to Thailand with my family in 2007, I got the idea for Mentory,” says Natasha Friis Saxberg, founder of the global mentorship platform. “I felt so [...]

The White House Officially Launches the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation; Seeks Input

May 29, 2009, 7 Comments

The much anticipated Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation, led by Sonal Shah, was officially launched yesterday at the White House, des ...

Europe’s Future Power Source– the Sahara Sun

May 29, 2009, 5 Comments

  Does the vision of supplying power for all of the European Union with energy created on another continent seem like a mirage? The Sahara Forest Pr ...

Wilco says: Musicians can be social entrepreneurs too

May 28, 2009, 6 Comments

As is somewhat typical on the music scene, Wilco could have thrown a fit when they learned their latest album was leaked online prior to its release s ...

  • Do You Want to Better The World?
    May 28, 2009, 6 Comments

    Better The World is a social change network that strives to make it easy and free for people to earn money for charity. By creating an account on their site [...]

  • Shai Agassi’s World Without Oil- A Much Better Place
    May 18, 2009, 6 Comments

      In only two short years, Shai Agassi has began a revolution in transportation and it is changing minds around the world. In 2007, Shai had a seemingly impossible vision. To create an electric grid infrastructure that would power ...