I have had the privilege of working with the African Development Initiative, a nonprofit officially incorporated in 2010 by Harvard alums Darryl Finkton and Sangu Delle.

Two roommates in their freshman year from completely different backgrounds wanted to join forces and do something.  For two years,… Read the rest

On May 13, 65 juniors from Andrews Hill High School will pitch their products to CEOs, venture capitalists and entrepreneurs at the Symposium of Ideas at Microsoft's Silicon Valley campus.

AJ Thomas is the founder of Infuse Entrepreneurship, the 8-month inner city entrepreneurial program that… Read the rest

Happy National Volunteer Week!

As we all know, volunteers are a key part of what makes a nonprofit organization tick. It helps the organization focus their costs on what matters most: their mission.

So, are you volunteering this week? If you're not, don't worry!… Read the rest

On April 5, TOMS Shoes held its One Day Without Shoes campaign, an effort to spread awareness about the reality of children growing up without protective footwear.

People across America went a day without their sneakers and heels to understand what children in impoverished societies… Read the rest

2011 is going to be the year of cause marketing and branding.

A movement is taking over that's changing the way we consume information and that's launching a new wave of business innovation.

Ninety percent of consumers want companies to tell them the ways they… Read the rest

Watching and comprehending the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan is chilling. At this point, the death toll has risen to more than 18,000, and relief workers are moving tirelessly to help survivors. Here are a few ways to help disaster recovery efforts… Read the rest

Saba Gul, the co-founder and Executive Director of Business and Life Skills School (BLISS), talks about her amazing social enterprise and the work she is doing to empower young girls in Pakistan:

It all began with a girl who wanted to be a boy.

Unlike… Read the rest

From Feb. 19 to 26, schools, universities and other organizations are celebrating National Entrepreneurship Week with festivities scheduled across the nation. Led by the Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education, the week is designed to honor entrepreneurs in each state and to nurture the entrepreneurial spirit in… Read the rest

Whether Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg intended or not, Facebook is now at the heart of revolution and advocacy all around the world. This video from The New York Times called "Cairo's Facebook Flat" displays a group of students, some with the support of their family… Read the rest

Fabian Pfortimueller of Sandbox wrote a post a while ago that I still think about today. The message was simple: it’s just not scalable to meet with everyone.

Go to your inbox, check your text messages, review your Facebook messages – how many times have… Read the rest