When Dan Morrison saw a woman in India hauling water for miles, he decided to do something about it reports Reuters. He committed to spending $5000 to build a well. That philanthropic effort turned into Citizen Effect, a website Morrison launched last year to help others complete similar projects. “I went home, wrote a Christmas […]
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Sometimes the slightest moment can be life changing for an entrepreneur. According to BostonHerald.com, the turning point for Judy Cockerton happened 12 years ago. After a decade of teaching, including a stint at the Learning Center for Deaf Children in Framingham, she had launched her own business, a pair of specialty toy stores in Brookline
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A non-profit is hoping to help fight poverty in Africa by helping the farmers grow better crops reports voanews.com. Through a program called KickStart, he sells, rather then gives, small pumps to poor farmers in an effort to encourage entrepreneurship. This water pump — called the Super Money Maker — is designed to make a
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The Orange County Register: In 1990 Mark Arimura lost his mother to ovarian cancer. In 1994, Mia Arimura lost her mother to colon cancer. Today in San Clemente, the Arimuras and their four daughters have just opened Possibilities Boutique, dedicated to the two moms and to a charity called Moms with Cancer. In their store,
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Fast Company: Can non-profits raise awareness, increase membership, and–most critically–“make the ask” successfully on Twitter? Can a 140-character message deliver the visceral wallop of, say, heart-wrenching footage of starving children covered in flies or the sad eyes of a neglected and abused animal? The answer is yes. According to Beth Kanter, author of Beth’s Blog:
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If you’ve ever had a gluten-free cookie and you were left unimpressed, it was probably because you didn’t buy it from the Helping Hands Bakery. While they are recognized as the maker for some of the best gluten-free cookies available on the market, that isn’t all they have to contribute. As the mother of 3
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Boulder Daily Camera: On any weekend, you’re likely to find Bridget Lane baking cookies. But her cookies are a little more complex than the average chocolate chip treat and not just because they’re gluten free. Lane’s cookies got their start in a special situation and have grown into a business designed to nourish those in
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DailyCamera.com: On any weekend, you’re likely to find Bridget Lane baking cookies. But her cookies are a little more complex than the average chocolate chip treat and not just because they’re gluten free. Lane’s cookies got their start in a special situation and have grown into a business designed to nourish those in special situations.
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Without the money and knowledge it takes to get started, a good idea will take you nowhere. It’s not hard to have an idea, it’s going the next step with it that takes the time and risk required to succeed. For those in need, The Intersect Fund is there to help. They make it possible
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