The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. has worked almost 100 years to support people who are blind, by providing job opportunities, support and promoting accessibility. This manufacturing social enterprise stands…

The Arc Davidson County & Greater Nashville is using a new document management service to change the lives of those with intellectual disabilities. Their recently developed eDocTN is providing job…

ACHIEVE Human Services is a community rehabilitation program serving individuals with disabilities through access to employment training and career opportunities. Their high value standard and person-centered philosophy is the foundation…

The Mauro Seed Company is on a mission to alleviate world hunger by empowering those in need to be self-sufficient and to feed themselves. For every bag of seed purchased…

Central City Concern (CCC) is a nonprofit utilizing innovative, outcome-based strategies to combat homelessness and poverty in Portland, Oregon. With initiatives including access to housing, integrated health care and opportunity…

HopeWorks Social Enterprises is an organization with a clear purpose — disrupt the cycle of poverty encircling homeless and low-income individuals through paid job training and living-wage careers.    Through…

CENTER TABLE, Catering with a Purpose is a social enterprise catering company using its profits and culinary training programs to provide a path of self-sufficiency to women overcoming homelessness or…

Benetech is the world’s original tech nonprofit with a mission to empower communities by creating scalable technology solutions.    Technology has the potential to improve the lives of people around the…

Homeward Bound of Marin provides shelter, support services and culinary employment training for homeless families and adults in Marin County, California.   Founded in 1974, Homeward Bound of Marin had…

Local First Arizona advocates for the economic and cultural benefits of strong local economies and works to build equitable communities that provide opportunity for all people. Their Fuerza Local program seeks to…

Fountain House is dedicated to the recovery of people living with serious mental illness. They provide extensive opportunities for their members to live, work and learn while contributing their talents…

Urban Eats is a fast casual restaurant concept dedicated to urban revitalization, healthy living and community building in historic South St. Louis.   When founders and husband and wife team…

GROWING SOUND is an award winning children’s music publisher that creates positive, powerful songs based on the latest research in social emotional learning and development for young children. This year,…

CAUSEGEAR is a human justice fashion brand that provides consumers with an opportunity to make a sustainable difference in the lives of enslaved people in India.   CAUSEGEAR was founded…

AspenPointe Café is the social enterprise component of AspenPointe, a behavioral healthcare provider in the Colorado Springs area. Patients facing a wide range of barriers to employment are trained in…

Brand Geek® is a soulful, multiple-bottom-line law firm that leads from the heart and by example. Its mission is to cultivate brand protection strategies for other multiple-bottom-line social enterprises, while…

PowerGrow’s mission is to use their innovative, patented greenhouses to help growers of all sizes deliver healthy, locally grown produce and reduce malnutrition globally, to ultimately change the way we…

For two decades, Central Asia Institute has promoted and provided education for girls in areas of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan where access to schooling is often insufficient or nonexistent.  …

Mi Casa Resource Center works to advance the economic success of families with limited opportunities in the Denver community. In their 40 years of service, they have helped people start…

Yellow Tractor is a garden-based workplace wellness program that utilizes education and technology to promote, improve and sustain employee wellness.   As a market leader in garden-based corporate wellness, Yellow…

Sseko Designs is an ethical fashion brand that generates income for high-potential young women in Uganda. By creating an environment of dignity, honor and dedication, Sseko provides the opportunity for…

Poverty & the Arts is a nonprofit social enterprise that provides opportunities for artists overcoming homelessness. Their studio and programs allow their artists to engage in creative outlets, develop entrepreneurial…

Humanim is a nonprofit workforce development organization that seeks to support and empower individuals who face social or economic challenges by building pathways to economic equity, opportunity and independence.  …

Appetite For Change is a community-based, food justice organization in North Minneapolis that uses food as a tool to build health, wealth and social change.   Founders Michelle Horovitz, Latasha…

Friends of Tilonia, Inc, through its Sprout Enterprise® initiative, focuses on building a network of artisans, designers and entrepreneurs, and creating sustainable livelihoods for rural communities with few economic alternatives…

Greyston is an integrated network of programs providing jobs, workforce development, low-income housing, supportive services, childcare, after-school programs, tenant services and community gardens.    Ever since Bernie Glassman, a Zen…

Celebrating its 80th anniversary as a comprehensive, neighborhood-based community center, Columbus’ Central Community House is launching a mixed-use facility to catalyze workforce development and interest in the arts.   Since…

AbilityFirst creates targeted programming to help individuals with physical and developmental disabilities including autism, cerebral palsy and Down syndrome successfully transition from childhood to adult life.   Established in 1926…

The Mountain Association for Community Economic Development (MACED) partners with local people to build upon the strengths of Kentucky and Central Appalachia, creating economic alternatives and striving to make Appalachian…

In Tse’hootsooi – the valley between the mountains – SHIMA’ is a creative sanctuary. They hand-make their soaps on the 7200 foot-high Colorado Plateau of northern Arizona, between the four…