Social Innovation News and Ideas

Selected impact investing information from around the Web.

Youth-Led Startups Showcase Sustainable Development Solutions at the Youth Social ...
Foundation: Citi Foundation

"To the youth, I urge you to be proactive, resilient, and persistent on your entrepreneurial journey," says the UN's resident representative in the Philippines. "Make your voices heard, take up...more

Canada and India Announce Funding for Innovations to Improve Child Health

Canada is putting its money where its mouth is, with a $2.5 million investment in five projects in India meant to help the country's poor, the Toronto Star reports. "Many of these novel projects...more

Pennsylvania'S Creative Sector Booms, Contributing Over $30 Billion to State Economy

"These figures underscore the vital role that creativity and culture play not only in enriching community life but also in driving economic development." So says the chair of Pennsylvania's...more

Eric Spofford Presents the Miami Mansion Mastermind: A Premier Business Intensive Event

If you've ever dreamed of owning your very own Miami mansion, you'll want to get in touch with Eric Spofford. The real estate mogul and Instagram star will be hosting a one-day business intensive...more

Self-Love Comes At A Cost: Zainab Patel, Entrepreneur &Amp; Trans Activist

"Many of us, at some point in time, have been told in our lives that we are unloveable. By our parents, partners, husbands, children, friends, or society," says transgender activist Zainab...more

Grant Funding to Bolster Operations at 17 Southern Indiana Nonprofits
Foundation: Community Foundation of Southern Indiana

"When you see the kids interacting and them building communitythat's what it is," says Camp Quality Kentuckiana executive director Eddie Bobbitt. "It's bigger than fishing and pie fights." The...more

People Are Awesome: Web Series about Dickerson Park Zoo Wins Awards

A Missouri State University student has won an Emmy for his behind-the-scenes look at a Springfield zoo, the Springfield News-Leader reports. Jon Mabee taught film and television students to film...more

U.C. Berkeley Ai Alumnus Extends Invitation to Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg to ...

Peter Kessler graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a degree in chemical engineering, and now he's working on an AI invention that "stands on the brink of the educational...more

Youth Violence Prevention Program Funding Hangs in the Balance as Legislature Reworks State Budget

Two Virginia school divisions are teaming up to try to reduce youth involvement in gangs and violent behaviors with guns, the Virginia Mercury reports. Roanoke and Petersburg City Public Schools...more

Pishon Health Launches Innovation Incubator To Empower African Healthtech Innovators

"Africa faces significant healthcare challenges," says Mopelola Ajegbile, founder of Pishon Health. "However, the continent is also brimming with talented innovators developing solutions...more




Social enterprise, HandiConnect, wins the Audacious-Business Idea competition’s Doing Good category. The company is spearheaded by University of Otago entrepreneurship master’s student Nguyen Cam Van.



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