Using Your Professional Skills to Volunteer, with ...
Social Venture Partners is a nonprofit that uses the venture capital model to help other nonprofits build capacity and grow.…
Product Packaging with a Purpose, with Lindsey McCoy, Plaine Products
Plaine Products helps reduce single-use plastics by producing natural, vegan shampoo, conditioner, and body wash in returnable, reusable containers. In…
A Bicycle-Based Beekeeping Business, with Kristy L...
The Beez Kneez is a Minneapolis-based honey production, education and advocacy organization. When Kristy Lynn Allen was in high school,…
Investing in, Connecting and Celebrating Social En...
The Skoll Foundation drives large-scale change for the world’s most pressing problems. They invest in, connect and celebrate social entrepreneurs.…
An Ecosystem for Small Businesses, with Christopher Webley, New Rules
New Rules is a one-stop-shop for creatives and small businesses. Christopher Webley has always known that he wanted to be…
From Used Goods to the Greater Good, with Julie Ke...
Junket: Tossed & Found creates easy access to high-quality used goods. Julie Kearns was the mother of a 3-month-old when…
Civic Engagement in a Digital World, with Damola Ogundipe, Civic Eagle
Civic Eagle is a technology startup that creates Software as a Service (SaaS) tools for local and state governments, and…
Improving the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Huma...
BinaryBridge creates software that helps humanitarians do their work effectively and efficiently. Lori Most grew up seeing television commercials of…
Improving the Health of People and Companies, with...
Perk Health helps you pick up healthier habits in a way that is sustainable. Zach McGill and Doug DeBold grew…
Sustainable Community Development through Entrepre...
Northside Economic Opportunity Network, better known as NEON, provides entrepreneurs in North Minneapolis with business development services. Marcus Owens is…
The Intersection of Food and Social Justice, with ...
Appetite for Change uses food as a tool for building health, wealth, and social change in North Minneapolis. Michelle Horovitz…
Clarity Comes While You Are Working, with Junita F...
Favorable Treats is a cookie company and social impact venture. Favorable Treats has a mission to let families across the…
Hacking the Diversity Gap, with Kristen Womack, Hack the Gap
Hack the Gap is a weekend event where women come together to build a project as a team. Kristen Womack…
The World’s Largest Network of Late-Stage Social...
The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship is the sister organization to the World Economic Forum. They manage the world’s largest…
Start and Grow a Veteran-led Business, with Tim O&...
Bunker Labs, Minneapolis is a non-profit built by military veteran entrepreneurs to empower other military veterans as leaders in innovation.…
A Catalyst for Caring and Building Community, with...
Rose McGee reminds me of that quote from tennis legend Arthur Ashe. “Start where you are. Use what you have.…
Experimenting within an Ecosystem, with Eric Sannerud, Mighty Axe Hops
Mighty Axe Hops is using experimentation to create an ecosystem within an ecosystem. Eric Sannerud approaches life like a scientific…
How to Find Meaningful Work, Cheryl Dorsey, Echoing Green
Echoing Green identifies and invests in transformational leaders. How we spend our time is how we spend our lives. Unless…
Equipping Emerging Game Makers with Tools for Succ...
GLITCH promotes the exploration of digital games as a culture, career and creative practice. If I were to tell a…
The Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs, with Mark Norbury, UnLtd
UnLtd is the UK’s largest supporter of early-stage social entrepreneurs. Mark Norbury grew up in the time when Land-Aid, Band-Aid,…
