Social Entrepreneurship

Our quick read on the top tweets, news, and buzz circulating in the field of changemaking for the past couple of weeks. Tell us, what's got you talking? And what do you want to be talking about?

2006 Echoing Green Fellow Peter Haas shares a powerful essay on the two year anniversary of the Haiti earthquake. This post was reprinted from the TED Blog.

You walk into a pharmacy, hand over your prescription, and your pharmacist gives you your medicine—you have faith that what you receive are safe, quality drugs that will help you get better. Why would you even think otherwise?

This week President Obama announced the appointment of Cecilia Muñoz as Director of the Domestic Policy Council at the White House. Ms. Muñoz, in her new role, will oversee policy-making on a range of domestic issues, including education, energy and health care. "Over the past three years, Cecilia has been a trusted adviser who has demonstrated sound judgment day in and day out," Mr. Obama said in a statement. "Cecilia has done an extraordinary job working on behalf of middle-class families, and I'm confident she'll bring the same unwavering dedication to her new position."

Echoing Green is pleased to publish a guest blog post by 2009 Fellow Bethany Henderson about the realities of juggling parenting and social entrepreneurship. You can learn more about Bethany's work at City Hall Fellows.

After a few weeks off for the holidays and new year, we’re back with our quick read on the top tweets, news, and buzz circulating in the field of changemaking this week. Tell us, what's got you talking? And what do you want to be talking about?

We are happy to share social investment council member Ali Cherry's firsthand account of working with GreenMango, founded by 2008 Echoing Green Fellows Yasmina McCarty and Nandini Narula.