Covalent Global Capital is a nonprofit developing to assist African-led charitable causes through a philanthropic innovation called micro-granting. Micro-granting refers to the individual connections of donors and African-led charities at a micro-level. We combine a culture-focused network of charities with strong and practical due diligence standards to allow donor advised funds and other philanthropic vehicles direct access to grassroots solutions in Africa.

Kauffman Foundation focuses on advancing entrepreneurship and improving the education of children and youth.

Social Enterprise Alliance is an association of individuals and organizations building effective, sustainable nonprofits through earned-income strategies.

Stanford Center for Social Innovation is located at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. The organization publishes the Stanford Social Innovation Review.

The Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship is a research and education center based at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.

The How to Change the World Web site showcases the book How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas, by David Bornstein, a senior fellow at Civic Ventures.

The Purpose Prize, a project of Civic Ventures, awards five prizes of $100,000 and 10 awards of $10,000 for people over 60 who are taking on society’s biggest challenges and proving that creativity, entrepreneurship and innovation for the common good are not simply the province of the young.