SII is a student led initiative that works to inspire and support student and alumni social entrepreneurs through the creation of a community that expands critical skills, knowledge, resources, and social networks.
Members of The School Fund's very first group of funded students. Iringa, Tanzania, 2009.
Featured Profile: The Capital Good Fund and The Capital Good Group
Andy Posner ‘09
MA Environmental Studies
Region/Community: The city of Providence, Rhode Island, primarily the latino immigrant and business communities.
The Capital Good Fund is a non-profit microlender dedicated to tackling poverty through entrepreneurship, innovative financing and other unique loan products and services. The Capital Good Fund provides loans that cover 100% of the up-front cost of applying for U.S. citizenship as well as to enable entrepreneurs to start or expand microbusinesses. Moving forward, we also have plans to provide other innovative financial products such as loans to... More
OPPORTUNITIES
- Cartier Women's Initiative Awards
- MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship
- Hult Global Case Challenge
- William James Foundation - Socially Repsonsible Business Plan Competition
- Save One: Reinventing Maternal Health
- Breakthrough Innovation Grant
- Unreasonable Institute
- Yoshiyama Program
- Hitachi Foundation: Yoshiyama Program
- Clinton Global Initative University: Commitment Awards
- Global Challenge: Creating Alliances for Economic Prosperity
- Pepsi Refresh Project
- Rhode Island Business Plan Competition
- Rhode Island Elevator Pitch Contest
- Sparkseed Innovator
INTERNSHIPS
- Global Health Corps Fellowship, 2012-2013
- Hope Through Health Program Directorship
- Hope Through Health Program Directorship
- Kauffman Global Scholars Program
- SII HUb
- Generation Citizen seeks Evaluation Intern
- Intern with the U.S. Campaign for Burma
- Runa Seeks Interns in Providence for Fall 2010
- Communications Associate at the Milana Foundation
- Edesia: Global Nutrition Solutions - Research Internship Opportunity
- Volunteer with an Ashoka Fellow
- Merasi School: Nonprofit Development Internship Opportunity
- Mali Health Organizing Project Call for On-Site Project Coordinators
- MHOP Development Coordinators
- 2010 American Express NGen Fellows Program
NEWS
-
Lecture with Ellen Alberding '79- President, Joyce Foundation
Nov 8 -
Starr Fellow Matt Severson recognized by CGI U
Nov 2 -
SII Boot Camp- Fundraising Tues 10/19 7-9 PM
Oct 11 -
Global Health & Social Entrepreneurship Lecture
Oct 4 -
Development Work: Pursuing Your Passion as a Young Professional
May 2 -
SII Bootcamp: Networking for Success
Apr 21 -
Bootcamp: Did I Make a Difference? Evaluating Projects and Measuring Social Impact
Mar 8 -
Tang '09 helps design and construct water-system for village in India
Dec 9 -
Brown students sweep $1K RI Elevator Pitch Contest
Dec 9 -
Cody Simmons '10 qualifies as finalist in MIT Pitch Competition
Nov 18 -
New Urban Arts Receives Coming Up Taller Award
Nov 7 -
Real Food Challenge wins Brower Youth Award!
Oct 23 -
Capital Good Fund - Brown Daily Herald
Oct 1 -
SII Social Media Workshop - Watch it Live on Ustream @ 5:30pm
Oct 1 -
SII What's Up - September 28
Sep 28
Jan 19 by Jillian Jetton
In 2008, two Brown undergrads discovered that highly-caffeinated guayusa leaf...
Facebook • Twitter