Category Archives: Start-ups

Video blog series leading up to SoCap: What’s Next in Social Enterprise?

By Amie Vaccaro | Published: November 28, 2010

For this year’s SoCap conference, I created a series of video interviews and posted them with commentary to TriplePundit. I thought I’d post the videos here. Rachael Chong, Founder & CEO of Catchafire Tim O’Shea, CEO of CleanFish Nigel Waller, CEO of Movirtu

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Viv – quick ask and help us win $100k

By ecofrenzy | Published: September 11, 2009

I’ve just nominated Viv to win an amazing $100,000 grant from American Express and I would love YOUR help to get enough “spotlights” to move onto the judging round. All you’ve got to do is: 1) Go here: http://shinealight.ivillage.com/sbo-profile/?ProfileID=8611 2) Click “Endorse this story now,” then “register” (which only takes 1 minute, I promise) and [...]

Also posted in San Francisco | Tagged environmental change, grant, help, Viv | Leave a comment

ImagineH2O Water Efficiency Prize Competition Opens for Entries!

By ecofrenzy | Published: September 6, 2009

WANTED: INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO WORLD’S WATER CRISIS REWARD: $70,000 Business plan challenge opens September 1, 2009 The inaugural Imagine H2OPrize competition is now open for submissions. The competition offers prizes of $70,000 in cash and in-kind services, which will be awarded to the business plans which promise the greatest breakthroughs in the efficient use and supply [...]

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Launch of Imagine H2O Encourages Innovation in Water

By ecofrenzy | Published: May 11, 2009

Water is one of the greatest challenges of our times, and with this week’s launch of Imagine H2O, it has become a great opportunity. Imagine H2O is a non-profit with a mission to inspire and empower people to solve water problems. Through an annual business plan competition, Imagine H2O will address the water problems of [...]

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How to find great interns: A few tips

By ecofrenzy | Published: April 19, 2009

At SVT we’ve taken the downturn as an opportunity to build our team and internal capabilities. We recently brought on 5 highly motivated and capable interns. Given the surplus of available work, and the desire many have to move into more sustainable/socially just career paths, I recommend taking this opportunity to find great interns. If [...]

Also posted in Commentary, Personal opinion, Research piece | Tagged finding an internship, hiring, intern, job search, recruiting | 1 Comment

Impact Investing at Investor's Circle Conference

By ecofrenzy | Published: April 11, 2009

I’ll be attending and covering the Investor’s Circle Conference this year. My day job at SVT Group involves impact management consulting for social ventures and my writing focuses on the social enterprise space as well. (I recently reviewed a new book by former Investor’s Circle Chairman, Woody Tasch, Slow Money, as well as a book [...]

Also posted in Green news & events, Impact investing, San Francisco | Tagged IceStone, Impact investing, Investor's Circle, Monitor Institute, Rockefeller Foundation, RSF Social Finance | 4 Comments

SVT Group Showcased in BusinessWeek Among “America’s Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs”

By ecofrenzy | Published: April 10, 2009

I have the pleasure of writing about my own company today! This week BusinessWeek announced the 25 finalists of its inaugural “America’s Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs” contest, and we at SVT Group are thrilled to have been named. SVT is an impact management advisory firm that helps clients to measure the social and environmental impact [...]

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10 Tips from an Eco-Capitalist: Tom Szaky Shares TerraCycle's Secrets to Success

By ecofrenzy | Published: March 28, 2009

Tom Szaky has created a new form of capitalism, eco-capitalism, in which waste is re-conceptualized as a raw material and becomes an economic driver. In his new book, “Revolution in a Bottle,” Szaky reveals the secrets to TerraCycle’s success as well as its twists and turns along the way to becoming a national consumer products [...]

Also posted in Book review, garbage to goods | Tagged eco-capitalism, Revolution in a Bottle, TerraCycle, Tom Szaky | Leave a comment

Do You Viv? New Program Gives Consumers Power to Green Favorite Businesses

By ecofrenzy | Published: March 20, 2009

Arul Velan and Dinesh Thirupuvanam, founders of San Francisco start-up Viv, have a bright idea – give businesses a simple way to go green while driving sales and profits. Viv is founded on two principles: 1) Small changes add up and 2) Give consumers the power to do good without going too far out of [...]

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The Red Bird Can Purify Water For Entire Communities With Only Sun, Sand, and Salt

By ecofrenzy | Published: March 5, 2009

Each day I become more aware of how critical our water problems are becoming – the availability of water has profound implications for our health, productivity, and economic development, all of which will flounder in the absence of clean drinking water. Currently, 20% of the world’s population lives without enough water. Last week’s Clean Tech [...]

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