A Social Entrepreneur’s Quandary - Nonprofit or For-Profit? By 2004, his vision had broadened and he started an organization, Student Movement for Real Change, to encourage entrepreneurship in third world communities. Through this organization, he sent students to live with local families, hunt for water sources, farm alongside villagers and absorb the day-to-day nuances of life in a developing country with the goal of building social businesses along with the local residents. Over the last two years, Mr.
Top 10 Crowdfunding Sites for Entrepreneurs Here is Our Top 10 List of Crowdfunding Sites for Entrepreneurs: With seed money hard to come by these days, most Entrepreneurs are making full use of new resources available to them: crowdfunding websites. Most of us are well aware what exactly crowdfunding is, but just in case you haven’t heard of it…crowdfunding is basically a community that funds ideas, dreams, and projects. 1. WeFunder A crowdfunding site for startups. A Social Entrepreneur Transforms a Nonprofit Into a Profit-Making Enterprise Matthew Staver for The New York TimesSaul Garlick, ThinkImpact. Last week, we published a case study about a social entrepreneur, Saul Garlick, discussing what kind of legal structure would be best for his enterprise, ThinkImpact, which encourages entrepreneurship in third-world communities. He fundamentally had three options: continue as a nonprofit, go commercial, or find some sort of hybrid route. We asked three experts which option would be best.
45 Ideas of How To Recycle Plastic Bottles Are you a fan of sustainable design? Then, you’ve come to the right place! We present you today 45 ideas of how to recycle plastic bottles and obtain decorative objects. For example, Michelle Brand designed an aesthetic curtain most people would perceive to be waste or rubbish. The fabric is composed of plastic drinks bottle bases, which have been cut, sanded and then tagged together. At The Forefront Of Social Innovation In Latin America – Colombia This is a community post, untouched by our editors. This article is written by Tricia Hackett and Diana Daste as part of the Social Life of Cities series It’s not all about Brazil – though the media might lead you to believe otherwise. Lesser known but not less exciting things are also happening in other Latin America countries, namely Colombia. With much fanfare, Colombia’s second city, Medellín, (also known as ‘The City of Eternal Spring’) was named the winner of the ‘City of the Year’ competition early this month. The competition was developed by the non-profit Urban Land Institute and supported by Citi and the Wall Street Journal, who pronounced that the city has had one of the most remarkable turnarounds in modern urban history.
Make an Electromagnet A large iron nail (about 3 inches) About 3 feet of THIN COATED copper wire A fresh D size battery Some paper clips or other small magnetic objects 1. Leave about 8 inches of wire loose at one end and wrap most of the rest of the wire around the nail. A Wire Maze With an Electronics Twist Here is a SIMPLE and really FUN electronics project you can make at home. You don't need to make a printed circuit board which makes everything a whole lot easier! I'm sure you've played the "Wire Maze game"...(also called "Sammy the Snake" by shop teachers in our district... ) You thread a wire loop through a maze. A few years ago I built a simple latching circuit that would light (and keep lit) an LED if you touched the wire with the loop.
Fellows Country: Nicaragua Date of Election: 2014-01-23 Field of Work: Civic Engagement In Central America, the breakdown of law and order during the past twenty years has led to high levels of domestic violence against women and youth, but violence in the home has been treated as a taboo subject and dialogue has been difficult in these polarized societies.... for Teachers Instructables supports teachers and students by providing free Premium Memberships and awesome project ideas for your classroom. For Students A premium membership means access to all of our classes. Learn everything that Instructables has to offer with classes ranging from electronics to pasta making to leatherworking. If you've got a great project to share, we're constantly running contests to reward the best instructables.
Borax-Free Slime Recipe - Recipes for Safe Slime Updated June 09, 2014. The traditional slime recipe calls for glue and borax, but you can make slime without borax, too! Here are some easy borax-free slime recipes: Borax-Free Slime Recipe #1 You may see this slime called "goo". This is non-toxic slime that flows when you pour it or set it down, but stiffens if you punch it or squeeze it. 1/2 cup liquid starch 1 cup white glue food coloring Mix together the liquid starch and glue. 18 Ways to Earn Money From Crowdworking With the rapid rise of crowdsourcing over the last five years since the term was coined by Jeff Howe in Wired, there has been a lot of coverage on how individuals, organizations and businesses can implement the concept into their work. Last year there was a new conference (CrowdConf), a new consortium (Crowdsortium) and a myriad of companies that offered sites, tools and platforms to get more out of the Internet masses. But what about the worker? Since crowdsourcing is making such a visible impact on the way work is done, how can professionals and creatives benefit from the crowdsourcing model? Here are 18 ideas for participating on crowdsourcing sites for perks, prizes, and, yes, even income. 1.
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State regulators fight for 'crowdfunding' control As lawmakers prepare to vote on legislation that would make it easier for small businesses to raise capital, state securities regulators are scrambling to have authority over a funding strategy they say can harm investors. At issue is “crowdfunding,” a capital-raising strategy in which investors buy small stakes in ventures through various websites. Regulators say crowdfunding isn’t a major problem yet, but recent legislation aimed at helping small businesses and creating jobs could change that. The possible unintended consequences of the Jumpstarting Our Business Startups Act, or JOBS Act, have state securities regulators fearing they will be powerless to prevent potentially fraudulent offerings. State securities regulators want authority to review the crowdfunding offerings Congress wants to allow, before investors plunk down money.