Project Return envisions a full and free life after incarceration by creating employment opportunities for Nashvillians to support themselves economically and overcome systemic barriers. Project Return began in 1979 when…
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Lighting the Way for New Moms
Bright Endeavors is a job training program that teaches young moms in Chicago core professional and life skills while employing them to create hand-crafted, artisan candles. Bright Endeavors was founded…
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Jewelry Artisans Transform Their Communities
Vi Bella is a jewelry, accessory and home goods social enterprise that provides full-time, well paying employment opportunities to artisans in vulnerable communities in Haiti and Mexico. When Julie Hulstein,…
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Gift Cards for Good Causes
Pintuna is an innovative business ignited by the pandemic. As a gift card purchasing platform, Pintuna allows users to donate a portion of proceeds to the nonprofit of their choice…
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Inclusive Beauty for All
Humanist Beauty is a skincare brand that prioritizes diversity, inclusion and clean, ethical production. The brand is a part of The Human Beauty Movement, a public benefit corporation on a…
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We exceeded our goal, thanks to you!
We made it! Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of our donors and volunteers. Your generosity helped us exceed our Crowdfunding goal and raise the funding required to…
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Dog Treats for Bright Futures
Finley’s is a premium, all-natural pet brand bringing inclusion to the pet industry through employment and giving initiatives. In 2016, former special education teachers Angie and Kyle Gallus saw the…
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Transforming Employment Obstacles to Opportunities
Print & Stitch is a custom silkscreen and embroidery business staffed in part by individuals with disabilities. Print & Stitch is owned and operated by its parent nonprofit organization, Premier Alliances, Inc.…
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Securing Bright Futures for Vibrant Sandal Artisans and their Families
RoHo employs female artisans in Kenya to create beautiful hand-crafted leather sandals and beaded accessories while providing education grants to empower children’s futures. When RoHo founder Caleigh Hernandez was a…
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Quality Leather Works to Improve Quality of Life
Haiti Made is a handmade leather goods social enterprise that empowers Haitian communities through dignified and sustainable employment. Haiti Made was founded in 2014 as part of the Hands and…
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Survivors Find Dignified Employment with Savhera
Savhera is a wellness company that creates dignified employment for survivors of sex trafficking while producing premium essential oils. The catalyst for Savhera was in 2017 when a small group…
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How Bilingual Books are Bridging Cultures and Saving Stories
Books that Bind is a cultural preservation project that documents the folktales of Benin, West Africa and employs local youth to create bilingual books that preserve their cultural heritage. Books…
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Transforming Lives through Loose Leaf Tea
Storehouse Tea is a Cleveland based for-profit social enterprise that uses tea as a powerful vehicle to heal and connect people while providing jobs to local refugees and immigrants. When…
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SEEDs for Autism: Promoting Growth from Learning to Earning
SEEDs for Autism is an Arizona social enterprise that provides a path from “learning to earning” for young adults with autism through education, vocational training and social development. Founder and…
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The ‘Bravolution’ that’s Empowering Women and Reducing Waste
The Bra Recyclers, LLC, is a Phoenix-based for-profit social enterprise that has ignited a ‘Bravolution’ to decrease the number of bras entering our landfills while providing substantial social benefits to women and girls escaping domestic violence, human trafficking or surviving breast cancer.
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Coffee Company Puts Farmers First
Dean’s Beans is a B Corp certified coffee roasting company with the mission to use high-quality coffee as a vehicle for social change. Dean’s Beans Organic Coffee Company was founded…
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Live Theatre as a Means of Social Change
The National Theatre for Children (NTC) is an innovative theatre company that delivers engaging educational programs for K-12 students, teaching valuable life skills on health and wellness, energy conservation, financial…
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Conscious Living Begins at a Young Age
For Purpose Kids is an early childhood education enterprise that teaches young children how to do good and give back to their communities through engaging and exciting “toolkit” packages. When…
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Family Preservation Through Greeting Cards
BaMatooke Made is an organization that empowers families in Uganda through employment and entrepreneurship. In 2007, Kendra Toole traveled to Uganda the summer after she graduated high school to volunteer…
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From Shelters to Success: The Power of 10 Bean Soup
Women’s Bean Project is a Denver based social enterprise that changes women’s lives by providing stepping stones to self-sufficiency through dignified employment. Women’s Bean Project was founded in 1989 by…
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Dressed to Impress: Breaking Barriers to Employment through Fashion
Fashionkind Foundation is a San Diego organization that supports the self-esteem of women in recovery from substance abuse and addiction by providing quality clothing and personalized service at no cost.…
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Banking on Supportive Services
Bank of America Support Services is an in-house marketing and fulfillment operation made up of 300 employees with intellectual disabilities, who support every major line of business within the enterprise.…
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Changing the World, One T-Shirt at a Time
Project615 is a Nashville-based apparel company that donates proceeds from the sales of their high quality products to world changing causes. Project 615 was first formed in the summer of…
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Technology Recycling: Creating Bright Futures for People and the Planet
Tech Dump is an electronics recycling and refurbishing social enterprise that provides paid job-training and career placement services to recently incarcerated individuals while providing reliable technology to the Twin Cities…
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Homemade Goods to Address Homelessness
Project HOME is a community organization that provides nationally recognized programs and employment opportunities to persons experiencing chronic homelessness. Their variety of social enterprises, including a handmade gifting line and…
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Modern Designs from Traditional Methods
SLATE + SALT is an online marketplace that works closely with small-scale social enterprises to facilitate dignified working opportunities in areas of extreme poverty. SLATE + SALT was launched in…
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A Bookstore About More Than Words
More Than Words is a Boston based social enterprise that serves as a job training program for system-involved youth to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a…
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Reusable Grocery Bags for a Sustainable World
Eco-Bags Products, Inc. combats plastic waste and promotes sustainable and fair labor business practices through the sale of their reusable grocery bags. In 1989, Sharon Rowe decided she’d had enough…
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Financial Planning for the Greater Good
Greater Good Financial is a unique financial planning firm that impacts the industry and the world through socially responsible investments and a business model that donates back to nonprofit organizations.…
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Leveling the Testing Field in Legal Education
Esqyr combats inequities in legal education by providing affordable test prep materials for law students taking the bar exam. Additionally, they donate at least 20% of their profits to fight…