Sunday, April 19, 2009

Resources

You may be interested in getting involved with the campaigns that See Change Global supports, but where do you begin? The best way to get started is to educate yourself.

Plenty of partnerships focus on poverty alleviation and corporate social responsibility. The world is becoming more interconnected and people are creating more and more innovative ways to tackle the greatest social and economic challenges.

Read about these types of ideas and organizations by starting with this list:

Online communities

Social Edge http://www.socialedge.com
Great resource for social entrepreneurs (or those interested in social entrepenuership). The site has blogs about pioneers in micro-finance and business solutions to poverty as well as forums that discuss topics related to sustaining these ventures. Hear from others experienced in the field.

Causecast: http://www.causecast.org/
An online platform to connect people who support important causes. Organized by issue. Also has news updates and information on organizations.

TED: Ideas Worth Spreading http://www.ted.com
Free videos of leaders and individuals with inspiring ideas and talks about topics important to humanity.

Organizations


Charity: Water http://www.charitywater.org
non-profit bringing clean and safe drinking water to developing nations.

KIVA http://www.kiva.org
Connects lenders to local entrepreneurs.

ASHOKA http://www.ashoka.org
Supports social entrepreneurs and their work.

ACUMEN http://www.acumenfund.org
Builds enterprises that alleviate poverty and deliver affordable goods and services to the poor.

These are great places to start and will lead you to other resources. Enjoy!