By Jay Hein Can you imagine introducing yourself with your name and the one thing in life that brings you the most shame? To attend CEF, we were asked to write a paper revealing our best ideas, along with a bio summarizing career highlights and a “3-2-1” list (favorite blogs/podcasts, ways to relax, and hoped-for […]
The Portland Trust is a British non-profit ‘action tank’ whose mission is to promote peace and stability between Israelis and Palestinians through economic development. They work with a range of partners to help develop the Palestinian private sector and relieve poverty through entrepreneurship and social investment in Israel. Click here to visit Portland Trust
On November 20th, 2019, the Prison Entrepreneurship Program (PEP) hosted the “Barbed Wire to Business Accelerator—Fueling Growth through Impact Investing” event at the George W. Bush Presidential Center. The event showcased three Prison Entrepreneurship Program graduate-owned companies. Sharks included Mark Holden (Koch Industries), Biggs Burke (record executive and film producer), Doug Deason (Dallas investor), and […]
East African Community Growth The East African Community (EAC) is the regional intergovernmental organization of the Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda and South Sudan with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania Through a stable political environment and favorable business climate, the East Africa Community has been the fastest-growing region on the con?nent over the past decade […]
The New Corporate Responsibility: Social Impact On November 8, 2018, Sagamore Institute hosted the 4th Annual Indiana Conference on Citizenship and inaugural Pitch Competition at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis. For more about the event, click here. The Finalists The five companies selected to compete on the Pacers court for the pitch competition are fighting some […]
In his 2014 book The Quiet Revolution, Sagamore Institute’s Jay Hein highlights the work of George W. Bush’s Faith-Based and Community Initiative to work towards solving the world’s most pressing problems. Alongside this story is an even bigger story: the tale of how American citizens–not just American Presidents–have continued to be the backbone of change. […]
Sagamore senior fellow and former St. Petersburg, Florida Mayor Rick Baker delivered remarks on his book, The Seamless City, at the 2012 Weekend in Boca nonprofit conference hosted by the Office Depot Foundation. Watch his remarks here or read them below. Rick Baker at 2012 Weekend in Boca Remarks by Rick Baker I thank […]
From Christianity Today: How faith-based nonprofit Grace Period is turning the tide on predatory lending. To a hardworking mom facing a cash crunch, a payday loan can seem like awfully good news—the chance to borrow some money in advance of a paycheck that is days or weeks away. But when that paycheck actually arrives, paying […]
From Made to Flourish: It’s a late spring day in St. Paul, Minnesota, and I’m standing in front of the Ravoux high rise apartments, a public housing project. When a bright, multicolored bus pulls into the complex, the waiting crowd outside includes several residents. The Twin Cities Mobile Market has arrived. For the past two years, […]
From Nonprofit Quarterly: This workshop mixes financial management with organizational development concepts. What key financial data are needed for various key members of your nonprofit organization to function at optimal levels? What financial data might they need to help them to make decisions? How are their decisions impacted by financial data? Who needs to know […]
