FeelGood: A new approach to fight hunger from JD Lasica on Vimeo. Have you heard of FeelGood? It’s an innovative nonprofit social enterprise, based on 27 college campuses, that offers a new way to make a difference in the fight against hunger. The program transforms students social entrepreneurs and responsible global citizens. Its goal is […]
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SoCap: Advancing the social good
Advancing the social good from JD Lasica on Vimeo. Here’s a 4-minute interview I did with Kevin Jones, founder of a new conference called Social Capital Markets. The three-day gathering in San Francisco, with 650 attendees, focused on social enterprises, the blurring line between nonprofits and socially conscious for-profits, and the tidal wave of interest […]
How to attract funding for a social enterprise
Today I attended the first Social Capital Markets conference at Fort Mason in San Francisco. The overflowng crowd of 600 attendees filled the four conference rooms on hand. So far, this is one of the best-run first-time conferences I’ve ever attended. I’m here mostly to get the lay of the land. Ourmedia.org wants to support […]