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Ep251: This Social Enterprise is Using Shea Butter to Grease Wheels of Progress for African Women

Selfish Giving

Her social enterprise Shea Yeleen markets and distributes high quality skincare products, while providing living wages to cooperative members in Northern Ghana. The line of shea butter products is being distributed through retailers such as Whole Foods, MGM Resorts and Amazon. What’s your long-term vision for Shea Yeleen?

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Day in the Life of a Nonprofit Communicator – Amanda Maksin

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

SDD is a social enterprise of the Westmoreland Community Action (a nonprofit in Greensburg, PA), and is located in Mount Pleasant, PA. This provides money for the nonprofit programs like Head Start, mental health programs, food pantries, etc. Would YOU like to be featured in this series? It opened its doors in April 2012.

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Newsletter: Lessons from NPR's Fact-Checking of Water.org's Super Bowl Ad

Selfish Giving

Her social enterprise Shea Yeleen markets and distributes high quality skincare products, while providing living wages to cooperative members in Northern Ghana. The line of shea butter products is being distributed through retailers such as Whole Foods, MGM Resorts and Amazon. Cause Marketing 1.

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Putting Health at the Center of Climate Change

Stanford Social Innovation Review

These communities lack access to health care , struggle with food insecurity and water scarcity , and generally have difficulty meeting basic needs. For instance, Bayer is working with the social enterprise reach52 as a part of its The Nutrient Gap Initiative. Many retailers are also bringing health services into their stores.

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64 Online Stores That Benefit Nonprofits and the Greater Good

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The National Retail Federation expects online holiday sales in the United States to shatter previous records by reaching at least $218.3 By shopping at any of the 64 online stores listed below, socially conscious and ethical consumers can channel some of their spending power this holiday season into the nonprofit sector and the Greater Good.

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Impact Investing Can’t Deliver by Chasing Market Returns

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Our experience has been crystal clear—just getting our principal back (and being able to recycle any return into another social enterprise) is a huge win—one we are absolutely comfortable with. By definition, PRI regulations ensure that there must be an “impact” in investing. Kresge alone provided $3.6

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Reimagining the Role of Business in Protecting Biodiversity

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Biodiversity Loss and Global Corporations The imminent loss of one million species presents a grave threat, impacting human health, food security, rural communities worldwide, and over half of the global GDP. Instead of constructing a new office, manufacturing or retail site, companies can first restore existing buildings.