social good
5 Lessons As We Launch Civic Startups
Today’s post is written by Ayesha Khanna, president of the Civic Incubator, which incubates and nurtures emerging civic ventures.
Points of Light has partnered with Village Capital to launch the first national startup accelerator program focused on “civic ventures” – enterprises that inspire, equip and mobilize people to create positive change. In November 2012, our inaugural class of 10 nonprofit and for-profit civic ventures started their term in the Civic Accelerator, and they are preparing to graduate at the end of January.
Hilton Hotel’s Global Week of Service
Meet the 2012 Purpose Prize Winners
Today's blog is reposted from encore.org on Dec. 5.
If you’re looking for inspiration, here are five stories that reveal the power of social innovation – and the capacity of individuals in their encore careers.
I’m proud to introduce this year’s $100,000 Purpose Prize winners. Each of them identified a significant, seemingly intractable social problem.
News and Recaps From the Clinton Global Initiative
The Clinton Global Initiative annually convenes a community of global leaders to forge solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges. The mission of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) is to turn ideas into action.
I am convinced that cooperation, not conflict, will define this century
-- President Clinton, 2012
Mark your Calendars for Oct. 27th Make A Difference Day
For more than 20 years, USA WEEKEND Magazine and Points of Light have joined together to sponsor Make A Difference Day, the largest national day of community service. Millions of volunteers around the world unite in a common mission to improve the lives of others.
Since we are around six weeks out, now is the time to think about what projects can be created and supported — are you willing to make a difference?
Watch Rehema Ellis’s motivation for making a difference in people’s lives.
5 Ways to Get Kids Involved with Helping Others
Growing up, my family always encouraged my brother and me to do whatever we could to help children who were less fortunate than us. Part of our weekly allowance was always tithed to the church, every Christmas we donated shoe boxes full of toys to “Santa,” who then took them to families who would be unable otherwise to afford gifts, and we were urged to reach out to anyone who was in need. This sentiment is one that has stayed with me throughout my teenage and adult years, and I think my parents employed several tactics that helped foster my love for helping others that other parents can use as well:
How to Run a Successful Startup: Change By Being Exactly the Same
Today's second blog for the Investing in Innovation series, is written by Dan Morrison, founder and CEO of Citizen Effect.
The Investing in Innovation blog series highlights world-changing ideas and startups and is made possible by the Civic Accelerator, a Points of Light and Village Capital venture. If you would like to have your civic-focused startup considered for inclusion, please inquire here.
Civic Entrepreneurship: Doing Well by Doing Good
Today’s guest post is written by Benjamin Kotey, the Venture and New Program Development intern in the Civic Incubator at Points of Light. He provides research support in new program developments and analysis of the social enterprise arena.
Teaching Was My Turning Point Into Service
The theme for this year’s National Conference on Volunteering and Service is “Turning Point.” At Points of Light we are highlighting turning point stories – stories about the moment or moments that inspired your service.
