microfinance day

introduction to organizations

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la cocinasocial innovation is what’s cooking

• est. 2005• a business incubator• clients: low-income food entrepreneurs in the mission

district, esp. women, ethnic minorities, immigrants• services:

– to clients: affordable commercial kitchen space and business support

– to community: delicious ethnic cuisine, creates jobs

• food sold locally, nationally, internationally

pacific community ventures grow a business, grow a community

• est. 1998• a business incubator• clients: low- and middle-income business owners,

socially-conscious investors• services:

– to business owners: give advice and connect them with financial resources (= money)

– to investors: give up-to-date information on socially responsible investing

– to community: foster small businesses, create jobs

• 1,000 entrepreneurs, 15,000 jobs in CA:

the Bay Area, LA, San Diego and the Central Valley

delancey street“each one, teach one”

• est. 1971• no staff – completely run by the people it serves• clients: ex-offenders, recovering drug addicts, former

prostitutes, the formerly homeless• services:

– to clients: housing, employment, educational support, job training, credit union (bank)

– to community: successful businesses, crime prevention

• expandable model: in SF, LA, NY, NC, MA, rural NM

•Café•Catering•Coach•Digital Printing•Handicrafts•Landscape•Moving & Trucking•Paratransit•Restaurant•Screening Room•Specialty Advertising•Xmas Trees & dDecorating

twitter“the best way to discover what’s new in your world”

• est. 2006• a powerful social media tool• clients:

– 175 million users worldwide, 6 languages– both individuals and businesses/organizations

• services:– platform for communication: tweets, pictures, links– used to promote products, services, good causes– can make purchases / donate through twitter

• 95 million tweets / day