With increasing levels of waste generation and decreasing available space for disposal, each year 134M tons of landfill, 170M tons of agriculture and 60M tons of forest waste generated in the United States is an untapped biomass resource. Decentralized solutions for waste utilization offer communities opportunity to …
1.5 million American adults have Autism Spectrum Disorders, 1/3 of whom are high functioning and can have heightened abilities like focus and pattern recognition. And yet 80% are not employed. Gamified recruiting, redesigned workflows, virtual teams, and assistive technologies have the potential to unlock this incredible talent …
A panel discussion among those who have invested in young problem-solvers to build a world-wide network generating positive social change from a compassionate and ethical foundation, addressing the most entrenched and interconnected contemporary global challenges. The panel will demonstrate Dalai Lama Fellow’s work, so far at more …
Mobile phones have rocketed through the developing world, extending access to ICT, financial, health, and social services never before imagined. The rapid rise of mobile money for payment, lending, and remittances and increasing use of cell phones for market information and supply chain management points to a …
Providing entrepreneurs with management expertise and social capital through business mentoring is recognized as a valuable component of entrepreneurial success, yet these services are typically costly to provide and difficult to standardize and scale. Accelerators and Incubators across the globe are working towards providing the critical mix …
The San Francisco Bay Area has become the model for “sharing transportation modes” and the technology that has made these options possible. Our panel will address how technology and innovation have enabled more access and connectivity to newer modes of shared transportation — such as carsharing, ride-sharing, …
Creating resilient communities relies heavily upon recognizing then cultivating abundance in the face of adversity. When we work within a framework of scarcity, such as with vulnerable populations, we tend to focus on problems and solutions. However, when we expose the underlying abundance within communities, we are …
BRCK is a for-profit tech company. We build a redesigned version of the modem and router for the 65% of people on the Internet who happen to live in the developing world. We are based in Nairobi, Kenya. We raised a 1.2M seed round in March 2014. …
Money, money, money. Donors are faced with a never-ending parade of worthy causes. We want to provide clean water! We are training leaders! On and on. While working to combat poverty, modern non-profits must also navigate the game-changing social and technological innovations affecting (and sometimes overwhelming) their …
In late 2011, Kiva.org launched the Kiva Zip pilot program to more closely connect Kiva’s community of a million lenders with the entrepreneurs they crowdfinance. We’ve been overwhelmed by the engagement and connections we’ve witnessed as a result. Lenders are no longer just lenders. They are now …