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    The 2008 Social Capitalist Awards


    Ohanian Comment: FastCompany distinguishes between 5-year winners and Newcomers. Go to the url below to see this labeling (and for hot links to these groups' websites). Some of these organizations are indeed worthy. I hotlinked one.
    Others are not. Check it out.

    Go to the Website and you'll see that Green Dot is listed as a "rising star."

    I find the terms "social capitalist" and "social entrepreneur" offensive.

    Change the world. Make some money. It's an appealing prospect. Nonprofits were born because for-profits weren't addressing some market failures--pollution, poverty, illiteracy. Profit won't cure those ills, but it's becoming a bigger part of more solutions. Below you will find the organizations that are granted the Fast Company/Monitor Group Social Capitalist Award. Along with the 45 world-changing nonprofits, we also honor ten companies not only striving to make a profit, but to also make a difference.

    Besides the features of our December/January 2008 issue, you will also find expanded profiles, web exclusive interviews, additional features, and interactive slideshows that present the Social Capitalists in a concise and lively way. The world of social entrepreneurship is a wonderful one -- go experience it. And you may want to keep an eye out for that donate button.

    ACCION International
    Acumen Fund
    Aspire Public Schools
    BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life)
    Calvert Social Investment Foundation
    Ceres
    Citizen Schools
    City Year
    Civic Ventures
    Civic Builders
    College Summit
    Common Ground
    Community Reinvestment Fund
    DonorsChoose.org
    Endeavor Global
    First Book
    Heifer International
    Housing Partnership Network
    IFF
    Jumpstart
    KickStart International
    KIPP Foundation
    Mercy Corps

    Network for Good
    New Leaders for New Schools
    The New Teacher Project
    PATH
    Peaceworks Foundation
    Points of Light Foundation & HandsOn Network
    PSI
    Public Allies
    Raising a Reader
    Rare
    Reach Out and Read
    Room to Read
    Root Capital
    Rubicon Programs Inc.
    Scojo Foundation
    SEED Foundation
    Teach for America
    TransFair USA
    Unitus
    Witness
    Working Today Freelancers Union
    Year Up



    Better World Books
    Developing World Markets
    Domini Social Investments
    Equal Exchange
    Herman Miller

    New Leaf Paper
    Organic Valley Family of Farms
    Seventh Generation
    ShoreBank
    SustainAbility

    — staff
    Fast Company
    2008-08-26
    http://www.fastcompany.com/social/2008

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