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Non-profit Buckelew to open ‘People’s Harvest’

North Bay Business Journal | October, 2011

The new location, a fresh cut food processing center, will be Buckalew’s fourth “social enterprise,” and will create jobs for people who have experienced barriers to employment... More »

The American Jobs Act and Nonprofits

Whitehouse.gov | September, 2011

Through REDF, David found a job as an operations supervisor of Green Streets and he now helps reduce landfill waste in low-income neighborhoods by an average of 40 percent.  David says that Green Streets has changed his life... More »

On Labor Day, he's thankful to have a job

LA Times | September, 2011

"I appreciate the Labor Day opportunity to take the day off," said Dagons, 45, of Los Angeles. "But I need to take advantage of every opportunity that is presented to me to make a living."... More »

Veterans Discover Allure of Jobs in Western Wilderness

New York Times | Sept. 2011

The effort to attract veterans, many either unemployed or adrift in a turbulent economy, into the backcountry is new to California this year. The program took root in Colorado in 2009 and has spread from the Rockies to... More »

Newton: Finding a job, and new hope

LA Times | August, 2011

Chrysalis is neither a government relief program nor a place that offers shelter or meals; it is devoted, entirely and inspiringly, to putting people to work, especially those who need serious help... More »

Some Ways to Get Started as a Social Entrepreneur

June 2011 | New York Times

It can be hard enough to operate any business profitably — let alone one that also tries to improve the world. But some observers believe that the tough times may be increasing interest in social ventures... More »

New Door to opportunity for young San Franciscans

San Francisco Chronicle | May 2011

"No one can tell me that I didn't do this honestly," Michael said of the bike shop paycheck. "It feels good to know an employer gave it to you rather than a drug dealer."... More »

A New Breed of Philathropists

The Chronicle of Philanthropy | April 17, 2011

Not long after selling his wealth-management company, Ron Cordes started giving to organizations that make small loans to poor entrepreneurs in developing countries so they can start businesses... More »

For Love or Lucre

SSIR | March, 2011

A veteran social entrepreneur provides a guide to those who are thinking through the thorny question of whether to create a nonprofit, a for-profit, or something in between... More »

Homeboy Industries pins hopes on chips and salsa

Los Angeles Times | Feb 14, 2011

Homeboy Industries, the Los Angeles nonprofit founded by Father Gregory Boyle to help former gang members and convicts turn their lives around, launched its... More »

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