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Social Innovators Spur Change in the Dominican Republic

More than 2 billion people do not have access to safe drinking water, and each year more than 1 million people die because of water-related diseases. These facts can make life unbearable for affected Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Coraima Yanez , Jennifer Long and Shilpa Alva

When Does Microfinance Do the Most Good?

Since the mid-1970s, microfinance has been seen as a way to lift people in emerging economies out of poverty by providing them access to financial services, particularly microcredit. Micro-loans are Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Pushan Dutt , Jasjit Singh and Arzi Adbi

4 Ways Social Entrepreneurs Can Measure Social Impact

Cost-benefit analysis, social accounting, SROI and BER analysis offer different ways to assess the value and impact created by social ventures. Climate change, income inequality, injustice and other Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Ozlem Ogutveren Gonul and Zuhal Senyuva

How Love Your Melon Turned a College Assignment Into a $40 Million Company

Zachary Quinn and Brian Keller turned an entrepreneurship class assignment into a fast-growing brand built around purpose, social media and student ambassadors. Editor's Note: This article and Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: James Beal

How eFest Students Built a Rainwater System for Refugee Camps

Rutgers students created LivingWaters Systems to collect rainwater from refugee tents and help address water scarcity in camps around the world. To learn more about eFest, EIX's competition for Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Clayton Stansberry

How Mentors and Accelerators Helped Artyfactos Grow Its Social Venture

Founder Angie Sanchez explains how mentors and accelerators helped Artyfactos expand its mission and reach new markets. Vulnerable women living in Colombia are earning money and improving their lives Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Venture Helps Artisans with Special Needs Find Markets

Yad, an eFest2019 finalist company, has a social mission at its heart: it aims to help Guatemalan artisans with special needs express themselves through art, and then find retailers who can help them Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

How Fair Anita Built a Profitable Business That Helps Abuse Survivors

Abuse survivor Joy McBrien founded Fair Anita to help other women rebuild their lives—and created a profitable social enterprise in the process. Since its incorporation in 2015, the social venture Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: James Beal

Georgia State Team is e-Fest 2019 Grand Prize Winner

To learn more about eFest, EIX's competition for undergraduate business ideas, click here . MINNEAPOLIS, April 14, 2019 -- We are very pleased to announce the results of our 2019 Schulze Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: James Beal

How Family Businesses Can Build a Social Mission

Family firms can turn shared values into community impact by choosing causes carefully, starting small and building philanthropy into long-term business goals. Article originally published at Read More...

Category: Features

Author: Kerry Hannon