“We’ve learned that volunteers and donors find the experience more rewarding when their support for a cause is also personally beneficial”
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“We’ve learned that volunteers and donors find the experience more rewarding when their support for a cause is also personally beneficial”
“In the WEconomy, more and more corporate leaders understand that purpose and profit reinforce each other. Progressive leaders are baking purpose into the DNA of companies as core functions instead of as add-ons.”
“We believe that profit and purpose can make the greatest positive impact in the world. Done right, cross-sector partnership is among the best ways to achieve this. Companies and social enterprises with the genuine intent to combine these two principles should be rewarded for making purpose-driven choices”
“An action plan forces you to decide: What are you going to do about your cause, exactly?”
“Use purpose to prove to young consumers that your values align with theirs; that you care about the world they live in and issues that concern them. Purpose can grab this demographic and their disposable spending habits, and channel its buying power into bettering the world, while creating lifelong consumers for socially conscious companies.”
“The good news is you don’t have to quit your day job to find meaning at work.”
“We didn’t reinvent the wheel—we didn’t even reinvent the bracelet. We simply started with a social problem instead of a product category.”
“We know from experience that when women contribute economically to their families, their status, equality, and inclusion in decision making within the family and the larger community rises significantly.”
“We wanted customers to purchase beautiful, handcrafted necklaces that would support mothers in rural Kenya. ME to WE Artisans would offer steady employment and small business training for extremely marginalized women, a source of income to support their families. Plus, partial proceeds from the purchase of Artisans’ goods would support development programs, like building schools… Continue reading “We wanted customers to purchase beautiful, handcrafted necklaces that would support…” Read More
“The world’s problems are innovations waiting to happen.”