How innovative technology could soon be helping Kenyan farmers Author: ICSF, Cho Kim, and Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship Small farmers supply over 80% of the food in the developing world, but today they are confronted with critical challenges of animal waste management, procurement of high quality and affordable fertilizer…

Central America doesn’t rank as the most active geographic region for social entrepreneurship and impact investing. Yet, as the social enterprise movement becomes more mainstream, it is reaching all parts of the globe. …

Leaders in social entrepreneurship, from Miller Center, Skoll, Toniic, Acumen and more, take stock of 2016, look ahead to 2017. The cusp of the new year naturally prompts reflection about the past and speculation about the future. …

Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is the number one cause of maternal deaths, in particular areas without adequate maternal care facilities and kills over 90,000 women globally every year. This means that every six minutes a woman dies of PPH. …

By Joe Schuchter, Associate Director of Social Impact Assessment, Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship Social entrepreneurship is increasingly recognized as a means of addressing the world’s most pressing social and environmental problems. However, assessing the impact of social enterprises continues to be challenging. …

Imagine your life today. Every morning you wake up to the chimes and gentle buzz of the alarm on your cell phone. You use your mobile device to check the weather, the news, and to see if there is any traffic on your route to work. Your phone is your…

Jahenda Sheilla is a slight, 23-year old woman whose tempered voice might at first give an impression of shyness. But Jahenda is anything but shy. She takes her time to listen, and in reality, there is no need to raise your voice if you believe in what you say. …

Food waste occupies over 30% of U.S. landfills and is the number 1 contributor of landfills’ harmful methane gases, which is proven to…

Written by Michelle Quinn, originally posted on The Mercury News 6/30/16