Flashcards: Social enterprises

Real Change is a weekly progressive street newspaper based in Seattle, Washington, USA written by professional staff and sold by self-employed vendors, many of whom are homeless.

Impact Online, also known as VolunteerMatch, is an American nonprofit organization best known for its web services, which aim to strengthen communities by making it easier for people to find good causes.

Thengamara Mohila Sabuj Sangha (Bengali: ঠেঙ্গামারা মহিলা সবুজ সংঘ, TMSS) is a micro credit NGO from Bangladesh.

HOPE International is a Christian faith-based nonprofit organization based in Lancaster, PA focused on alleviating physical and spiritual poverty through Christ-centered microenterprise development.

Faktum is a street newspaper sold by people homeless in Gothenburg, Sweden, which was started in 2001.

The Big Issue is a street newspaper founded by John Bird and Gordon Roddick in September 1991 and published in four continents.

The Street Sheet is a street newspaper published and sold in San Francisco, California which focuses on the problems of homeless people in the city, and on issues of poverty and housing.

StreetWise is a street magazine sold by people without homes or those at-risk for homelessness in Chicago.

Street Roots is a weekly street newspaper published in Portland, Oregon, United States.

Street Sense is a Washington, D.

Loomio is decision-making software to assist groups with collaborative decision-making processes.

Dik Manusch (Romani: See the Person, Se människan translated to Swedish) is a street newspaper published in northern Sweden.

The Yunus Centre, in Dhaka, Bangladesh is a think tank for issues related to social business, working in the field of poverty alleviation and sustainability.

Triodos Bank N.V.

New Resource Bank is a San Francisco, California-based bank with a mission to advance sustainability on every level: the loans it makes, its own operations, and its engagement with the community.

The Grameen Bank (Bengali: গ্রামীণ বাংক) is a Nobel Peace Prize-winning microfinance organization and community development bank founded in Bangladesh.

TeachAIDS (pronounced /ˌtiːtʃˈeɪdz/) is a nonprofit social enterprise that develops global HIV prevention education technology products, based on an approach invented through research at Stanford University.

TechMission is a Christian non-profit organization located in Dorchester, Massachusetts which aims to use technology to transform at-risk communities.

TechChange is a US social enterprise which provides courses on the use of technology in addressing social and global challenges.

Smiling Start is a social venture by Thalia Technologies Private Limited, headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Mosquitoes Suck Tour (MST) is a Canadian social enterprise operated and affiliated with various charities.

Zoomcar is the first company in India to focus on self-drive car rental, in contrast to earlier companies in India that focused on chauffeur-driven rentals.

Everlane is an online clothing retailer.

Fair Grounds is a Bradford based Fair Trade social enterprise.

Asia Society Australia is Australia’s leading center for engagement with Asia, based in Sydney.

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Yunus Social Business Global Initiatives (YSB) is a social business accelerator that incubates and finances local entrepreneurs to help build solutions from the ground up.

Heart to Heart Community Care (Chinese: 云南连心社区照顾服务中心; pinyin: Yúnnán liánxīn shèqū zhàogù fúwù zhōngxīn) is a non-profit, non-governmental charity in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China which provides services to migrant workers and their families.

FlipGive is a fundraising platform where people raise money by shopping online.

Embrace is a non profit organization providing low-cost incubators to prevent neonatal deaths in rural areas in developing countries.

Fairfield Materials Management Ltd is a Manchester based social enterprise that operates a community waste management project at Manchester’s New Smithfield Market focused on minimising waste, and bringing social and environmental benefits to Greater Manchester.

Great Lakes Energy is a social enterprise founded by Sam Dargan in 2005.

Green Monday (GM) is a startup that makes low-carbon and sustainable living simple.

The Seven Bar Foundation is a social enterprise that uses cause marketing initiatives and the luxury lingerie industry to consistently fuel microfinance and benefit underprivileged women around the world.

Grow to Work is a social enterprise located in the Scottish Borders which provides employment in rural skills to young adults who face challenges finding work.

Zady is a clothing and consumer goods e-commerce company co-founded by Soraya Darabi and Maxine Bédat that emphasizes ethical consumerism.

Eighteen Chefs is a restaurant chain and franchise company in Singapore based on the principle of social enterprise.

Defy Ventures is a United States-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded by Catherine Hoke in 2010.

The Ladakhi Women's Travel Company is an Indian travel agency founded by award winning writer and social entrepreneur, Thinlas Chorol in 2009.

MyPustak.com is an Indian e-commerce company based in Kolkata, West Bengal.

Stemettes is a social enterprise which encourages girls aged between 5–22 years old to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths, or STEM.

Thrive Market is an American e-commerce membership platform, offering natural and organic products for less.

Studio One Eighty Nine is a fashion social enterprise based in Ghana and the United States.

Wedu (also known as Wedu Global) is a social enterprise based in Bangkok, Thailand.

The Global Press Institute, formerly the Press Institute for Women in the Developing World, is a San Francisco-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit with international operations in 27 countries.

Little Sun is a social enterprise that produces solar powered LED lamps.

The Phone Co-op, trading as The Co-operative Phone & Broadband, The Co-operative Business Telecoms and The Co-operative Mobile is a consumer co-operative in the United Kingdom, which provides fixed, mobile telephone and internet services, including web hosting and broadband.

The National Australia Day Council (NADC), a non–profit social enterprise owned by the Australian Government, is the coordinating body for the Australian of the Year Awards and Australia Day throughout Australia.

The Center for Digital inclusion (CDI) is a nonprofit organization that uses technology to fight poverty and stimulate entrepreneurship.

Comhar Dún Chaocháin Teo is a community development co-operative based in the peripheral, rural, Gaeltacht, North Mayo area of Ireland.

Aarong is one of the retail chains in Bangladesh operating under BRAC, a non-profit NGO.

armedangels is a fashion label based in Cologne, Germany.

Children of Armenia Fund (COAF)The Children of Armenia Fund (COAF) is a non-profit organization that uses community-led approaches to reducing rural poverty, with a particular focus on children.

EduCARE India stands for 'Education & Community Applied Research Establishment in India', a community welfare and development institutional organization set up in 1994, and based in Mohali, Chandigarh, with B.

Investours is an organization that bridges the gap between microfinance and educational tourism.

Shea Yeleen is a social enterprise that includes a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and a commercial entity that sells "high-quality, unrefined shea butter products.