I was thrilled to recently join other social entrepreneurs speaking with a group of 63 Fulbright Scholars from 47 countries around the world. The US Department of State brought the Fulbright Enrichment Seminar participants to Washington to explore social entrepreneurship in the areas of environmental sustainability, public health, education, and economic/social equity. As part of this seminar, the Fulbright students met with [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Social Entrepreneurship'
Social Entrepreneurship: From Vision to Action
May 19th, 2010 · No Comments · First Book Events, General, Marketplace, Social Entrepreneurship
Tags: corporate social responsibility·First Book·First Book Marketplace·Fulbright·Washington D.C.
The search is on for Huggable Heroes
February 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Philanthropy, Social Entrepreneurship
Build-A-Bear Workshop®, a long-time First Book supporter, is excited to announce the launch of the 2010 Huggable Heroes® program. This initiative highlights dedicated, hard-working young people ages seven to 18, who are a part of incredible efforts to make the world a better place. Now through February 26, Build-A-Bear Workshop is accepting entries for its [...]
Tags: 2010 Huggable Heroes·2010 Huggable Heroes® program·Build-A-Bear Workshop·First Book
First Book Founder Kyle Zimmer Shares Stage with World Leaders
February 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Marketplace, Nonprofit Technology, Social Entrepreneurship, Video
Our own social entrepreneur and founder, Kyle Zimmer, joined world leaders in Davos for the World Economic Forum last week. She presented an IdeasLab primer on the First Book Marketplace, in a session moderated by J. Gregory Dees, Professor, Practice of Social Entrepreneurship, Fuqua School of Business, Duke. Watch the presentation below and read more [...]
Tags: Davos·Duke University·FBMP·First Book·First Book Marketplace·Fuqua School of Business·IdeasLab·J. Gregory Dees·Kyle Zimmer·Practice of Social Entrepreneurship·Susan Neuman Ph.D.·University of Michigan·World Economic Forum
Demand Studios Community Writes for a Cause
December 1st, 2009 · 3 Comments · Books & Reading, Guest Blog Posts, Literacy, Philanthropy, Social Entrepreneurship
Guest Blogger Mike Cowan is the Director of Marketing at Demand Studios, an online community of freelancers and copy editors who produce articles for several online outlets. Demand Studios is partnering with First Book this December to provide thousands of books to children in need. I believe you are a lucky child if you grow [...]
Tags: community·Demand Media·Demand Studios·editors·freelance·writers
How to Become a Social Entrepreneur
February 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Social Entrepreneurship
Our fearless leader, Kyle Zimmer, gave a presentation last week to a bright group of students at the University of Pennsylvania-Wharton School of Business. Her speech entitled No Margin, No Mission: My Life as a Social Entrepreneur highlighted her journey and determination to bring over 60 million new books to children in need across the [...]
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We’ve made it to Round 2! Vote to help us reach the finish line!
January 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Nonprofit Technology, Philanthropy, Social Entrepreneurship, Video
Thank you to everyone who Voted for First Book’s idea to Launch the Global Resources Network in round 1 of Change.org’s Ideas for Change in America! We’re thrilled to have moved on to the next round of voting, but we need your help! Please vote again in round 2 to help Launch the Global Resources [...]
Tags: Change.org·First Book·Global Resource Network·Ideas for Change in America
Vote for First Book!
December 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment · General, Social Entrepreneurship
Vote for First Book’s idea to Launch the Global Resources Network at Change.org’s Ideas for Change in America. The top 10 ideas will be presented to the Obama Administration on Inauguration Day and will be supported by a national lobbying campaign run by Change.org, MySpace and more than a dozen leading nonprofits after the Inauguration. [...]
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A Text Message a Day to Keep Illiteracy At Bay
December 15th, 2008 · No Comments · Literacy, Nonprofit Technology, Philanthropy, Social Entrepreneurship
At First Book, we love hearing from kindred spirits who are helping get more books into the hands of kids who need them. So we were blown away to learn about the founders of “My Own Book.” Kyle and Brady Baldwin are teenage brothers from Northern California whose entrepreneurial accomplishments would make most grown-ups envious. [...]
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