Social Entrepreneurship
Emotion as a Common Language
2008 Echoing Green Fellow Elizabeth Scharpf was interning for the World Bank in Mozambique when she overheard some colleagues complaining that many of their staff were missing work because they were menstruating. She did a little digging and learned that 18 percent of school-age girls in Rwanda, as an example, miss school because menstrual pads are too expensive. With a little more research, Elizabeth discovered that indigenous materials could be used to manufacture pads.
February 23, 2012 - 3:32pm
The Buzz 2-10-12
Our quick read on the top tweets, news, and buzz circulating in the field of changemaking this past week. Tell us, what's got you talking? And what do you want to be talking about?
February 13, 2012 - 12:09pm
Women: Sit at the Table and Create the Discourse
“Because the stories we tell determine what we think about what happens, which determines which happens next.” – Katie Orenstein
February 8, 2012 - 5:55pm
The Buzz 2-3-12
Our quick read on the top tweets, news, and buzz circulating in the field of changemaking this past week. Tell us, what's got you talking? And what do you want to be talking about?
February 6, 2012 - 1:11am
The Buzz 1-27-12
Our quick read on the top tweets, news, and buzz circulating in the field of changemaking this past week. Tell us, what's got you talking? And what do you want to be talking about?
January 29, 2012 - 9:44pm
Advice to Aspiring Social Entrepreneurs
2010 Echoing Green Fellow Jodie Wu recently led a conversation on TED.com centered around advice to aspiring social entrepreneurs. We've excerpted moments of the conversation below. Click here to view the full transcript.
January 24, 2012 - 12:01pm
The Buzz 1-20-12
Our quick read on the top tweets, news, and buzz circulating in the field of changemaking for the past couple of weeks. Tell us, what's got you talking? And what do you want to be talking about?
January 23, 2012 - 12:10am
Time for Change in Haiti
2006 Echoing Green Fellow Peter Haas shares a powerful essay on the two year anniversary of the Haiti earthquake. This post was reprinted from the TED Blog.
January 18, 2012 - 4:58pm
Fighting Illegal Drugs with a Text Message
You walk into a pharmacy, hand over your prescription, and your pharmacist gives you your medicine—you have faith that what you receive are safe, quality drugs that will help you get better. Why would you even think otherwise?
January 15, 2012 - 4:40pm
Social Innovation News from the White House
This week President Obama announced the appointment of Cecilia Muñoz as Director of the Domestic Policy Council at the White House. Ms. Muñoz, in her new role, will oversee policy-making on a range of domestic issues, including education, energy and health care. "Over the past three years, Cecilia has been a trusted adviser who has demonstrated sound judgment day in and day out," Mr. Obama said in a statement. "Cecilia has done an extraordinary job working on behalf of middle-class families, and I'm confident she'll bring the same unwavering dedication to her new position."
January 13, 2012 - 2:29pm
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