Robert Egger was a social entrepreneur well before the term was in our vocabulary. He’s a “nightclub guy” that became a “righteous entrepreneur” because nobody else around him would. I could just copy and paste his bio here, and it would suit quite well as a Philanthropy Friday blog post. (Seriously. Read it.) Svetlana Kim, […]
Philanthropy Friday: The Adventure Project Adds Venture To Create Jobs In Developing Countries
The Adventure Project (TAP) is a nonprofit organization that “adds venture” capital to create jobs in developing countries. CEO Becky Straw and co-founder Jody Landers launched TAP in 2010 with $4,000 and a bold vision. They believed that they could move people out of extreme poverty and save lives faster through the creation of jobs. While working […]
Philanthropy Friday: Doing the KIND Thing for Success in Business and in Life
Disclosure: I received a copy of Do the KIND Thing to aid in the writing of this post. I’m also a big fan of KIND as a company and of their yummy bars. I wrote about KIND back in 2013 and they are included in my book, Simple Giving, which is available for pre-sale on Amazon, B&N, […]
Philanthropy Friday: Sudara Products, Made from Hope for Comfort
Sudara makes products that empower women who are working to remain free from sex slavery. The company exists with the basic belief that “No human being should be owned by anyone, anywhere, for any reason- ever.” The idea for Sudara came about after a life-changing trip to India by founder Shannon Keith in 2005. Shannon was […]
Philanthropy Friday: Making A Bigger Impact With Your Business
I’ve been burning the midnight oil in the Writing Lab for the past few months, working on completing my manuscript for my first traditionally published book, Simple Giving. I haven’t talked about it much because the self-deprecating part of me was waiting for the whole project to crash and burn. Though I had many challenges along […]
