by Jonathan Lewis | Cafe Impact, Impact, Learn
Are you seeking fulfillment and happiness in the social change world? At this point in your life, are you called to give back? Ready to change careers and become a social entrepreneur? Only 47% of Americans are satisfied with their jobs, a sizable drop from the 61%...
by Jonathan Lewis | Cafe Impact, Impact, Learn
“There are alternative paths” for reaching your social justice dream job, says change agent Jessamyn Lau. She should know. Her social change career began with dropping out of high school, then moved to enrolling in art school, teaching elementary school in China,...
by Jonathan Lewis | Cafe Impact, Impact, Learn
In the public square of social change, rejection is intensely personal. If you believe in your mission, and if you are giving it your all, then it’s always personal. Let’s admit that every dedicated social entrepreneur takes rejection personally! Every...
by Shana Rappaport | Energy, Highlights, Impact, Solar, Sustainability, Verge, Water
It’s no surprise that this VERGE Accelerate startup pitch competition was the most highly rated keynote session at our VERGE SF 2014 event in October. Who doesn’t love gaining insight into the innovation surging from the entrepreneurial community and the great promise...
by Jonathan Lewis | Cafe Impact, Impact, Learn, SoCap
Every social entrepreneur knows there if is a huge difference between burnout and bummed out. Some days, indeed most days, we in the social sector are grieving over deplorable income inequality, the pathology of poverty, grinding gender discrimination and the talent...
by Ray Podder | Ecosystem, Impact, In Focus, SoCap
Amongst the many lessons we learn from the school of life is the realization that our present reality only appears to be complex or difficult because we have not yet found the idea to adequately explain what is actually happening. This is a humble attempt to explain...