Social Entrepreneurship & Impact Investing
Contributing blogger: Randy Haykin My Street Education For the past 25 years, I’ve been involved in the Silicon Valley technology industry, first as a serial entrepreneur (Yahoo, Overture, Netchannel...
View ArticleKey issues in financing a for-profit or non-profit business
There is a set of venture finance issues that I’ve heard now for the past 30 years. These issues come up for most, if not all, entrepreneurs in early- and growth-stage companies. These are the 8...
View ArticleInnovation, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability
What’s the link between innovative start-ups and sustainability? I recently worked with a group of executives from all over Europe in a 5-day session on Corporate Social Responsibility and...
View ArticleWhat topics would you like to see discussed here?
Thanks for joining us in our discussion about social entrepreneurship and impact investing. The goal is to be helpful to social entrepreneurs who will be seeking funding for their companies and...
View ArticleEvents fostering Innovation
Back at Apple in the 1980′s, we knew how to throw a party – annual developer conferences, beer bashes and new media shindigs…all served to bring together the community around the Macintosh. Then...
View ArticleWhat is Creativity? (Perspectives from the Far East)
This week, I begin a relationship with University of International Business & Economics (UIBE), a fast-growing university in Beijing, China that is training MBA-level students, primarily in Asia...
View ArticleEntrepreneurship Is Fueling Global Change
Entrepreneurship… is now fueling the world’s quests to end epidemics, resolve inequities and poverty, increase education and care for our natural resources. Three forces – government environment,...
View ArticleWhat Drives Social Innovation?
The Rise of Global Social Entrepreneurship 1971-4 were big years for global social reform…but it took us 40+ years to fully realize how big. It was in the early 1970′s, that two new enterprises were...
View ArticleGratitude Award Winners Announced for 2014
The Gratitude Network is excited to present its 2014 Gratitude Award winners: GoodWorld Solutions (Oakland, CA), The Springboard Collaborative (Philadephia, PA), DrinkWell (Mumbai, India) and Jail...
View ArticleThe Hidden Power Of A Nonprofit Business Model
Michelle Brown, CEO of CommonLit, with students When I first started my organization, CommonLit, a free platform for literacy resources and progress tracking tools for grades 5-12, one of the most...
View ArticleBay Area foundation ‘The Gratitude Network’ aims to help children locally,...
By Cheryl Jennings Wednesday, October 04, 2017 SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Randy Haykin likes to dream big, but he also puts his dreams into action through his charitable foundation called The Gratitude...
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I adopted my daughter, Alexandra, 15 years ago on November 11, 2002., from a small rural orphanage outside of Danang, Vietnam. I’m forever grateful. By Ann S
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I’m grateful for a supportive family that allows me to be the best me I can be.
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I am grateful for all the opportunities life has given me and all the people who have helped me through my journey. I am grateful to be able to do what i love every day.
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I’m grateful for my father who has always been and continues to be one of my best friends!
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Im thankful for my father. Since my childhood he has been not only a great role model but one of my best friends. – Matt Ziebart
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I am very grateful for my three amazing kids, including Kathleen who wrote and performed the Gratitude song at the 2017 Soiree! Rick Burgoon
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I am grateful for the family Heritage started by my grandfather, Henry J. Kaiser, whose accomplishments benefit me, and the world, today. Over the next 14 days I will reflect on this heritage in ways...
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My daughter just arrived home after spending 13 months abroad. My brother and his family were so excited to welcome her home. I love how family can create a circle of love.
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