Small businesses are a part of every community are essential as they promote a healthy economy and new job opportunities. All small businesses can benefit from a charitable return on investments...more
In only 4 weeks, a previously unknown social entrepreneur challenged herself to raise $15,000 dollars for her project, and met her goal. Lauren Shuttleworth utilized two prominent platforms, Start...more
It took one trip to Amsterdam to spark one cycling enthusiast's vision and set him on the path of social entrepreneurship. Lee Feldman, prior to his arriving in Amsterdam, was a successful digital...more
The Richard King Mellon Foundation has awarded a grant in the amount of $22 million the Center for Energy at the University of Pittsburgh. The objective of the grant is to create new faculty...more
Architecture can positively impact the environment. Upcoming architects are now spending time and energy looking at the relationship between new structures and the environment in which they’re...more
Consumers Energy and the Saginaw Community foundation both presented $125,000 donations to Deindorfer Woods Park at the foundation's annual celebration.
According to Northmoor Neighborhood...more
Urban gardening initiatives throughout the city, such as the Garden Resource Program Collaborative, are transforming these lots into productive gardens to feed residents, foster a sense of community...more
The Yavapai County Community Foundation now accepts applications for their grant funding for 2012, ranging from $500 to $20,000 and representatives of local nonprofit organizations, public schools,...more
The Cache Creek Conservancy joins the Yolo Community Foundation to ensure long-term sustainability of the Cache Creek Nature Preserve.
Upon reviewing investment policies, the Conservancy\'s board...more
Social entrepreneurs have a market that appeals to the social consumer, however due to economic factors and the current farming channels, social entrepreneurs face a dilemma of not only selling...more
A part of a series produced by The Huffington Post in celebration of #GivingTuesday, which will take place this year on December 3, Kathy Calvin and Henry Timms vouch that we are living in a new era of philanthropy.