by Jonathan Lewis | Cafe Impact, Impact, SoCap
What motivates a social entrepreneur? What motivates you? After the hard analysis is published and the heady policy papers go unread, compassion motivates me. As philosopher Peter Singer notes, “We have to decide to what extent we shall live for ourselves, and...
by Jonathan Lewis | Cafe Impact, Impact, SoCap
“If you’re early in your [social justice] career, just shut the hell up and…and work really, really hard,” John Anner, Executive Director of the East Meets West Foundation, tells new social change agents. What in the world is he talking...
by Jonathan Lewis | Cafe Impact, Impact, SoCap
“We gain something profound when we stand up for our beliefs, just as part of us dies when we know that something is wrong, yet do nothing….We don’t have to tackle every issue, but if we avoid them all, if we remain silent in the face of cruelty,...
by Jonathan Lewis | Cafe Impact, Impact, SoCap
Despite crushing student loans and a miserable job market, this Millennial Generation is the most socially conscious, most globally aware and most actively committed to careers of conscience to come along in decades. College students and young professionals are eager...
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%...