Social Enterprise in the News
Federal Government Awards $50-Million...
Chronicle of Philanthropy | July 22, 2010
The Social Innovation Fund, a White House effort to pump millions of private and public dollars into projects that are effectively tackling pressing social problems, awarded its first round of grants today, totaling nearly $50-million. Among the biggest winners: job-training and workforce-development programs... More »
New government initiatives for social enterprise
Thrid Sector | July 14, 2010
The second initiative, the Professional Partnership Project, will match corporate business assistance to social enterprises that aim to help disadvantaged Australians find training and jobs... More »
The Social Innovation Fund Gets A New Director
Change.org | April 7, 2010
The $50 million Social Innovation Fund has a new director. According to an announcement from the Corporation for National and Community Service, the fund will now be run by Paul Carttar... More »
REDF Charity Messenger Bag from Rickshaw Bagworks
Bikerumor.com | January 21, 2010
Rickshaw Bagworks (owned by the original founder of TimBuk2) has partnered again with REDF, a San Francisco group that creates job opportunities through support of social enterprises. This custom Medium Zero Messenger Bag, which is also available in green, tan/brown and gray, is yours with any $75 or more donation to REDF... More »
San Francisco Conservation Corps Launches Bold Awareness & Fund Raising Campaign
Press Release | October 28, 2009
"San Francisco's low-income young adults need SFCC more than ever in this kind of competitive job market," said Ann Cochrane, executive director, SFCC. "Our goal with this new work is to draw attention to the SFCC so that people will engage in the opportunities we provide now and want to provide in the future... More »
Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces Award of $27 Million to Fuel Nation’s Largest State-Sponsored Clean Energy Jobs Training Program
ca.gov Press Release | October, 2009
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the 34 recipients of $27 million in grants jump-starting the California Clean Energy Workforce Training Program (CEWTP), the largest state-sponsored green jobs training program in the nation... More »
Social Capital Markets conference buzzes with ideas for funding social change
Ode Magazine | September, 2009
What works, in the social good sector, is not always the most exciting new idea, according to another panelist Carla Javits, president of REDF, a San Francisco-based NGO that provides jobs for vulnerable populations... More »
Larry Robbin Workshop
September 17, 2009
The Best of the Tricks of the Trade - How to Succeed in Job Development and Business Services in a Recessionary Economy: A workshop presented by Larry Robbin in part as a benefit for the Unison In Industries Conference... More »
Social Entrepreneurship Revisited
Stanford Social Innovation Review | Summer 2009
Social entrepreneurship is one of the most alluring terms on the problem-solving landscape today, and is in use even in the new Obama administration. The President is quite familiar with the term and has embraced a first-of-its-kind investment fund for social entrepreneurship. The question is... More »
Resetting - An Unprecedented Meeting of Philanthropists
Huffington Post | May 18, 2009
On April 29th, UpStart Bay Area, a new nonprofit dedicated to supporting innovative Jewish social entrepreneurs, organized a conversation on "Stepping into New Territory: Rethinking Social Enterprise." In partnership... More »
