Superpowers for Good: Empowering Changemakers for Social Impact via Regulated Investment Crowdfunding from the SuperCrowd.

Never miss another interview! Join Devin here: http://bit.ly/joindevin . Rick Ulfik, the founder and board chair of We, The World, says the impact of organizations acting independently is limited. He argues for active collaboration among the world’s leading NGOs so they can have greater impact. He says organizations working alone have “horizontal impact” but when they work together they have “vert...

Never miss another interview! Join Devin here: http://bit.ly/joindevin . Built around the premise that it should be easy to donate your car, boat or RV to a charity, the iDonate donor engagement platform has become a full service product suite to help nonprofits make donations easier for their donors. Preliminary Interview with Ray Gary, the CEO of iDonate. The following is a brief pre-interview t...

Never miss another interview! Join Devin here: http://bit.ly/joindevin . Monica Kang is an expert on creativity and passionate about solving the world’s big problems. She shares how to be more creative in her new book, Rethink Creativity. Interview with Monica Kang, the Founder & CEO of InnovatorsBox. The following is the pre-interview with Monica Kang. Be sure to watch the recorded interview abov...

Never miss another interview! Join Devin here: http://bit.ly/joindevin . Read the full Forbes article and watch the interview here: http://bit.ly/2P4oRBs . Echoing Green has been investing in social entrepreneurs and innovation for nearly three decades. One lesson stands out, says President Cheryl Dorsey: “The leader is the secret sauce of any great social enterprise.” Throughout its history, Echo...

Never miss another interview! Join Devin here: http://bit.ly/joindevin . Read the full Forbes article and watch the interview here: http://bit.ly/2MGBEZb . No, an impact investor, a social entrepreneur and a sea turtle didn’t literally walk into a bar, but the way their lives intersected is no joke. Three years ago this week, a Texas A&M marine biologist, Christine Figgener, uploaded a video of he...

Never miss another interview! Join Devin here: http://bit.ly/joindevin . Jean Guo, CEO, and Binta Jammeh, COO, of Konexio are working to provide digital skills training to improve the educational and career potential to some of the 200,000 refugees living in Paris. Just as important, they are strategically helping them to connect to the broader Paris community to help them fully integrate into the...

Never miss another interview! Join Devin here: http://bit.ly/joindevin . John Hanrahan, co-founder and medical director of the People’s Health Clinic in Park City, Utah will provide 9,000 patient visits this year to uninsured members of the community. Business is absolutely booming and John says, “that’s a bad thing.” Don’t misunderstand, he’s thrilled to do the work and proud of the service the o...

Never miss another interview! Join Devin here: http://bit.ly/joindevin . Read the full Forbes article and watch the interview here: http://bit.ly/2KzPLhh . After creating the top-selling organic baby food company, Happy Family, and selling it to Groupe Danone in 2013, Jessica Rolph, 43, is ready to go big again. Joined by Rod Morris, 46, co-founder and President, Rolph, who serves as CEO, has laun...

Never miss another interview! Join Devin here: http://bit.ly/joindevin . Read the full Forbes article and watch the interview here: http://bit.ly/2ANGnH3 . Cody Nystrom, 35, is a venture capitalist who makes healthcare investments for SJF Ventures where she is a Managing Director. For her, it was important for her work to align with her values. “I was raised by two hippie parents in a remote area...

Never miss another interview! Join Devin here: http://bit.ly/joindevin . Kathleen Fritz has been working to teach K-12 teachers how to teach design thinking skills to their students. Along the way, she’s helped them learn skills that improve their teaching in all areas. Interview with KATHLEEN FRITZ, the Founder/CEO/Instructional Coach of CREATOMbuilder, INC. The following is the pre-interview wit...

Never miss another interview! Join Devin here: http://bit.ly/joindevin . After about eight cups of coffee, chatting about the idea of creating a company where they could employ people with disabilities, the pair suddenly hit upon the obvious. They started a coffee shop. Aspire Chicago works with about 1,000 differently-abled people. To prove how capable they are of succeeding on the job, they crea...

Never miss another interview! Join Devin here: http://bit.ly/joindevin . Animal agriculture as practiced today is not only cruel to the animals but also harsh on the environment, requiring huge tracts of land, vast quantities of water and producing millions of tons of carbon every year. Could eating bugs be the solution to save the environment? Rose Wang founded Chirps to make tortilla chips out o...

Never miss another interview! Join Devin here: http://bit.ly/joindevin . Mo Sbai lost his brother to a tragic accident that left him struggling for years to regain full capacity. The loss inspired him to open a neurorehabilitation clinic in Marrakech. It has become one of the leading clinics of its type in all of Africa. Mo lives and works in Salt Lake City but hails from Morocco. Working with his...

Never miss another interview! Join Devin here: http://bit.ly/joindevin . CaringCrowd, proudly sponsored by Johnson & Johnson, is a sponsor of GoodCrowd.info . Sophia Monaghan used CaringCrowd to raise the money she needed to live nine months in Ethiopia researching the plight of women with mental illness. Sophia is a researcher and project manager for Project Mercy. CaringCrowd co-founder John Bre...

Never miss another interview! Join Devin here: http://bit.ly/joindevin . Read the full Forbes article and watch the interview here: http://bit.ly/2A6dIMY . Bhavya Rehani, 37, and her husband, Ankur Bharija, also 37, are physicians at the top of their professions but that isn’t what inspires them. Harvard-trained Rehani practices at University of California San Francisco while Bharija is on the fac...

Never miss another interview! Join Devin here: http://bit.ly/joindevin . Zach Adamson and David Monhait, co-founders of DIVERTbrands, have found a way to do what they love, have fun, do good and make money. They are living the dream! Interview with Zach Adamson, the Founder and CEO, and David Monhait, the Co-Founder & President of DIVERTbrands. The following is the pre-interview with Zach Adamson...

Never miss another interview! Join Devin here: http://bit.ly/joindevin . Read the full Forbes article and watch the interview here: http://bit.ly/2LBBdis . It is only a slight exaggeration to say that impact measurement is something of a holy grail for impact investors with an impact first approach. Shaun Conway is building a new blockchain and tokens to be used in measuring and monetizing impact....

Never miss another interview! Join Devin here: http://bit.ly/joindevin . A Kickstarter campaign for a commercial version of the nonprofit Because International’s “the shoe that grows” donated by the thousands to kids in the developing world called “Expandels” is growing quickly well past the goal of $10,000. Kenton Lee, co-founder of GroFive and inventor of the shoe that grows explains that when y...

Never miss another interview! Join Devin here: http://bit.ly/joindevin . Read the full Forbes article and watch the interview here: http://bit.ly/2upxsGo . When Mari Kuraishi and Dennis Whittle, 57, launched what became GlobalGiving back in the late 1990s, the term “crowdfunding” was not in use—and wouldn’t come into vogue for nearly a decade. These two are clearly on the short list of candidates...

Never miss another interview! Join Devin here: http://bit.ly/joindevin . Rachel Blank and her wife saw a need for the LGBTQ community to have its own crowdfunding platform so they created PridePocket. If you aren’t a member of the community, you may not understand why this is necessary. With many trans-related medical treatments and procedures treated by health insurance companies as elective, the...

Never miss another interview! Join Devin here: http://bit.ly/joindevin . Read the full Forbes article and watch the interview here: http://bit.ly/2L5eMSn Last December, I reported here that NPX, Inc., had developed a new concept for financing nonprofits called an “impact security.” In May, the nonprofit The Last Mile closed on $800,000 of financing using the new instrument. How it works: According...

Never miss another interview! Join Devin here: http://bit.ly/joindevin . Dr. John Patterson was the first president of his Liverpool-based Rotary Club. He is also the principal at St. Vincent’s, a school for visually impaired and blind children. Working with the children, they developed SightBox, a collection of games and educational tools for kids like themselves in the developing world. Working...

Never miss another interview! Join Devin here: http://bit.ly/joindevin . One of the groups facing the highest unemployment rate in the United States is those who are formerly incarcerated. Richard Bronson, who served two years in prison for securities violations in the 90s, has launched a venture he calls 70 Million Jobs. You see, there are about 70 million formerly incarcerated Americans. That re...

Never miss another interview! Join Devin here: http://bit.ly/joindevin . Jaclyn “Jacque” Zoccoli started her career in the Peace Corps. That experience has shaped her life and career ever since, giving her a desire to always have an impact for good in the world. She works today to connect people to all those who can help them. Interview with Jaclyn "Jacque" Zoccoli, the Global Collaborator of Netw...

Never miss another interview! Join Devin here: http://bit.ly/joindevin . Newday Investing has created a new investment firm where you can begin investing with just $5. Not only can you start today with such a tiny balance, you can investing in up to six different mission-driven portfolios that align with the view of the future you’d like to help build. Interview with Doug Heske, CEO, and Alex Meek...