[quote style=”boxed”]Everyone doesn’t need to start new companies or nonprofits. Sometimes the best solution is to join in and contribute to something that already exists.[/quote] Christian Gray was born and raised on the sunny beaches of southern California. For university, he moved to Tucson, Arizona, where he earned a B.A….
[quote style=”boxed”]In order to be successful, you must stay focused and confident that your ideas will one day change the world. I continue to use my passion to help me drive towards my goals of helping others and ultimately eradicating hunger on a global scale.[/quote] Ralph Greenberg was born and…
Meet Ralph Greenberg – Founder of The Key For Hope Foundation
[quote style=”boxed”]I worked nights for 8 years and learned that my body enjoys life much more when I live on a day schedule. I was afraid to take a day-shift position for years because the work pace was so much more intense. Once I finally changed to days, I found…
[quote style=”boxed”]Great ideas deserve time, focus, criticism and iteration.[/quote] Josh Nesbit is the CEO of Medic Mobile, a nonprofit company using low-cost, mobile technology to create health systems that save more lives. Josh also founded Hope Phones, a recycling campaign designed to engage millions of Americans in global health efforts….
[quote style=”boxed”]Prioritizing and qualifying out stuff not directly related to COTAP’s success and near-term needs. Some entrepreneurs say we live and die by our ability to prioritize, others say be wary of help that you weren’t looking for and others say don’t go chasing shiny objects. It’s all the same…
Meet Tim Whitley – Founder of Carbon Offsets To Alleviate Poverty
[quote style=”boxed”]Tenacity is the #1 quality of an entrepreneur, even before intelligence. I’d wager to say 9 out of 10 business failures are because of lack of tenacity.[/quote] LazyAngel co-founders Emile Cureau and Rachel Cope are developing a charitable web app that allows Internet users to fight child malnutrition for…
[quote style=”boxed”]Start earlier. I sometimes feel I wasted a lot of time. I could have started a few years earlier.[/quote] Hindol Sengupta is the founder, along with fellow journalist Shweta Punj, of the Whypoll Trust, India’s only open government platform. Hindol has worked for more than a decade as a…
I’d find a way to pay myself sooner. I wasn’t able to dive in fully because I was constantly worried about putting food on the table–and my work suffered as a result. Jake Wood serves as President of Team Rubicon, the organization he co-founded following the massive earthquake in Haiti. …
Aaron Negherbon, a Northern California native, has had an entrepreneurial spirit and a strong sense of patriotism running through his veins since childhood. Starting in grade school, he marketed for the local ice cream man in exchange for free goodies that he then gave to an elderly vet on his…
[quote]Hipsters. In 2004 I got my first job as a teacher. I wore slacks, a short sleeve plaid shirt buttoned all the way to the top and rode a giant cruiser bicycle to school every morning. Now more than half a decade later, I’m in style.[/quote] Michael Jones has worked…