Imagine looking into your smart phone, pressing a few buttons, and getting a prescription for eyeglasses. EyeNetra, an award-winning project out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab, has created a phone app and clip-on attac

Empowering Social Purpose Business with New Leaf Legal

Sep 10th, 2011

Forming a new business can be daunting, and social entrepreneurs often face additional challenges related to their unique mission. That’s why Jessica Manganello and Shannon Jamieson established New Leaf Legal, a dynamic law firm in Cambridge, M

Sustainability Is Beautiful at Boston’s Twelve Chairs

Aug 4th, 2011

photo by ashley o’dellThe concept of sustainability is often discussed in terms of positive impacts to people and the environment — which is all well and good, but can be a bit dry. A new shop called Twelve Chairs, in the Fort Point neighborho

Building a Local Ecosystem to Promote and Expand Social Enterprise

Jun 21st, 2011

The Social Enterprise Alliance was created in response to a conversation among conference attendees who believed that people working in the field needed a focused forum to connect and share their experiences. It has since grown to become a nati

Connecting Consumers and Business to Improve Communities

Jun 13th, 2011

After working on a CSR project in Costa Rica, Mike Norman was inspired to find a way to encourage the business community to expand its participation in social change activities. So he founded SoChange.com — a customer loyalty platform helping c

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