Pick A Fight Challenges You to Care

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PickAFight.in is a community that connect those who are fighting for a cause and looking for help, with people that are willing to join in and help. Read more

Free Spirits Get Free Ice Cream @ Outside Lands!

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No festival is complete without ice cream, and people lined up around the block at Outside Lands for their scoop of free festival ice cream. All the ice cream was courtesy of Matt Allen, who calls himself The Ice cream Man… Read more

TwiceAsWarm : You Buy One, They Give One to the Homeless

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Brian from Twice As Warm shares his story about creating an easy way to provide new clothing to the homeless and needy. Twice As Warm give away new winter clothing each time a clothing item is purchased. You can ask Brian a question or leave him a note in the comments. Read more

Top 3 Disruptive Social Innovations for 2011

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The year 2010 saw the coming of age for investment and technology within the social sector. Socially oriented Venture Capital funds are making investment in companies that adopt a market based approach to solving problems … Read more

Jumo : Do We Need Another Social Network for Causes?

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Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes recently launched his new initiative Jumo, a social network for the social sector. Jumo is designed to help individuals find, follow and support causes they care about. His motivation to start Jumo sprung from the need to connect non-profits with individuals who would like to help them. Non-profits are often in need of resources and individuals who would like to help but unable to create enough publicity and reach out to a wide enough interested audience. Read more

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Since its Thanksgiving, we would like to say thank you, to the founders of all the Social businesses and non-profits we have spoken to over the last few months. The world would not be the … Read more

Toybank : Delivering Your Toys to Kids in Need

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Toybank is an organization whose mission is to deliver happiness to underprivileged street kids, and to give them the opportunity to have a childhood. They do this by collecting used toys, cleaning and recycling them, having them gift wrapped and delivered to street kids. Read more