I came across Benetech through a blog by its CEO, Jim Fruchterman, which explored his own chapter in the book edited by Ron Schultz, Creating Good Work: The World’s Leading Social Entrepreneurs Show How to Build a Healthy Economy. It's a nonprofit technology company that aims to use software as a way to create positive social change around the world through its various enterprise projects such as Bookshare.org , Martus.org and SocialCoding4Good.org.
Benetech is similar to many pioneers in the social entrepreneurship field in that it was founded about twenty years ago, thus, was using different language or perhaps a vocabulary that didn't exist yet when it comes to the intersection between profit and social and environmental goals.
Contact Information
Benetech website
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What's Driving This Trend
- Nonprofit Technology
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop new software solutions for nonprofits to improve their social impact.
- Social Entrepreneurship
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create business models that combine profit generation with social and environmental goals.
- Software for Social Change
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Use software to drive positive social change globally.
Who This Affects Most
- Nonprofit
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Implement technology solutions to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of nonprofit organizations.
- Social Enterprises
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build sustainable businesses that prioritize social and environmental impact alongside profitability.
- Software Development
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop innovative software solutions that address the social challenges faced by organizations worldwide.
