Anne Field
Forbes
New York, NY, United States
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This Startup Is Using The Many Hours Low-Income Americans Spend In Laundromats To Improve Access To Healthcare
Fabric Health aims to help low-income people get better access to affordable healthcare by tapping the time they spend in laundromats. → Read More
Diagnosing Childhood Learning Differences Digitally, At An Affordable Price
Diana Heldfond drew on her childhood experiences with dyslexia and ADHD to create a digital platform aimed at increasing the accessibility and lowering the cost of services for students with learning and thinking differences. → Read More
Financial Health Tech Startups Put Consumers In The Driver’s Seat
A growing number of startups are making technology for financial management and well-being available to individuals and small businesses that was previously only provided to the wealthy or big institutions, according to report about global accelerator Finance Forward. → Read More
Techstars-Cox Social Impact Accelerator Adjusts Its Focus To Racial And Social Justice Startups
With a heightened awareness of the country’s long history of systemic racism, a social impact accelerator that’s part of the Techstars platform just announced it’s changing its focus. → Read More
Major Strategy Change—And New Urgency—For Startup’s Background Checks Of Ex-Offenders
The turmoil of Covid-19 and high unemployment convinced R3 Score to pivot. Current Black Lives Matter protests, as well as the disproportionate impact the pandemic has had on African Americans, has shined a harsh spotlight on racial inequities, making the platform’s goals especially urgent. → Read More
Techstars Steps Up Its Impact Game
With new programs and an impact fund, Techstars has become increasingly active in mission-driven entrepreneuship → Read More
A Farm That Teaches Low-Income Kids About Food Deserts
Sankofa Farms in Cedar Grove, NC., aims to teach students about how to address food deserts, instructing them in everything from beekeeping to operating tractors, tilling the land, building animal pens and financial literacy. → Read More
A Platform That Helps The Homeless Find Affordable Housing
Haven Connect aims to help homeless individuals find affordable housing by making it easier for property managers to communicate with housing applicants and for applicants to update their information online. → Read More
Report Finds Grameen America--And Microfinance--Are Helping Boost Women Out Of Poverty
Early results of a study assessing how Grameen America borrowers--and microfinance as a tool for climbing out of poverty--are doing are positive. → Read More
The Chicago Reader, Now An L3C, Looks To Combine Social Impact And Expansion
The Chicago Reader aims to continue providing an alternative take on Chicago politics and culture, while adding more diverse coverage and new types of reporting. → Read More
The Year In Impact Enterprise and Investing
As the year draws to a close, let’s pause to consider five noteworthy happenings in the world of social enterprise and impact investing. → Read More
This Startup Lets Online Shoppers See Which Political Parties Brands Support
Startup Progressive Shopper just launched a platform and web extension with which online shoppers can investigate a brand’s political contributions before making a purchase. → Read More
PR and the Problem of Truth Decay: It’s a Matter of Trust
We’re facing a truth crisis in American public life, as facts and data play an ever-diminishing role in political and civil discourse and trust in → Read More
Report Finds Growing Interest In Impact Investing Among Wealthy Folks In Canada
Social entrepreneurs, take note: A new report found that the vast majority of high net worth Canadians are interested in impact investing. → Read More
Social Entrepreneurs' Mission: Make Learning To Code Fun
Startup Py uses such elements as gamification and personalization to make learning to program more accessible--and help students benefit from the opportunities those skills open up. → Read More
This App Helps Food Stamps Last Longer And Recipients Avoid Going Hungry
Many new developments at Propel, a startup with an app that helps food stamp recipients stretch their benefits for a longer time. → Read More
Millennials Want Companies Mixing Mission And Money
New evidence that Millennials are all about purpose-driven companies--and making a profit. → Read More
This Program Helps Aspiring Social Entrepreneurs Before They Even Have An Idea
The Venture Founders Program pilot is for entrepreneurs who want to do something that matters--but don't yet have a business idea. → Read More
How One Social Entrepreneur Hopes To Transform The Image Of The Bronx With A Bookstore
Noëlle Santos wants to change the public perception of the Bronx and start the only bookstore in the borough. And a successful crowdfunding campaign could give her the boost she needs. → Read More
Mission Accomplished: How The Heron Foundation Went 'All In'
The Heron Foundation recently reached its goal of going "all in". → Read More