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Defy Ventures is a United States-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2010 by Catherine Hoke (née Rohr's). The organization's goal is to address the social problems of mass incarceration, recidivism, and related issues by providing training programs to individuals with criminal histories, with the aim of improving their well-being, encouraging entrepreneurship, facilitating ...
Nusantara Development Initiatives (NDI) is a nonprofit social enterprise that focuses on women, technology, and social impact. Its flagship program, Program Rumah Terang Nusantara (Mothers of Light Program), aims to end energy poverty and create growth in Indonesian villages by training rural women to become solar lamp entrepreneurs.
Ashoka identifies social entrepreneurs with solutions to social problems who seek to make large-scale changes to society. Ashoka searches for individuals who have vision, creativity, and determination and are motivated by public gain rather than personal gain. [15] Social entrepreneurs who pass the selection process are called Ashoka fellows. [16]
10,000 Women Logo. 10,000 Women is a program organized by Goldman Sachs and the Goldman Sachs Foundation with the goal of helping to grow local economies by providing business education, mentoring and networking, and access to capital to underserved women entrepreneurs globally. [1] [2] The program was announced on March 5, 2008, at Columbia ...
The increased involvement of corporations and governments may help to strengthen social entrepreneurship, as it may lead to policy changes and to the development of training programs and leadership development programs for social entrepreneurs. Simultaneously, research shows that as social entrepreneurs attempt to widen their impact and scale ...
The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship is a Swiss not-for-profit organization founded in 1998 that provides platforms at regional, national, and global levels to promote social entrepreneurship. [1] The foundation is under the legal supervision of the Swiss Federal Government. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. Each year ...
The assistance is provided through three basic programs: an online community for women business owners supplemented by live events; the "Make Mine a Million $ Business" award, providing up to US$50,000 to businesses with a minimum of two years in business and $250,000 in annual revenue; and the "Micro to Millions" award, offering up to $10,000 ...
Vote Run Lead is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that trains women to run for office in the United States.Founded in 2014 by Erin Vilardi with co-founders Rhonda Briggins, Shannon Garrett, Pakou Hang and Liz Johnson, it is nationally recognized as the largest, most diverse candidate training program for women.