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33 Summer-Loving Social Businesses

From Eco Community Centers to City Art Escapes

— June 20, 2013 — Social Good
This top list of summer-loving social businesses includes a wide variety of innovations that take a seasonal approach to their business practices. At SocialBusiness.org, we tend to like to take a look at how and why hybrid organizations do what they do while at the same time considering if it makes them competitive (and questioning whether that's why they undertake the types of practices that they do).

So, a number of these summer-loving social businesses are one-time events that take place in the summer months, for instance, the Co-operatives Fortnight is a festival that takes place in the United Kingdom. This attempts to bring people together at a time when they may be more included to be out and about and exploring what their city has to offer.
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Annual Summer Co-op Festivals
Annual Summer Co-op Festivals
The Co-operatives Fortnight is a UK-Based Campaign
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Education-Enabling Embroidery
Education-Enabling Embroidery
ZAANHA Helps Afghan Women Learn How to Run a Successful Business
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Community-Minded Fashion Businesses
Community-Minded Fashion Businesses
A-Thread Gives Back with Its 'Shop and Effect' Program
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Beneficial Beverage Companies
Beneficial Beverage Companies
Rebbl is a Social Enterprise Being Launched by Not For Sale
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Charity-Supporting Apparel
Charity-Supporting Apparel
Bora Wear Helps to Alleviate Inequities in Africa
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City Summer Art Escapes
City Summer Art Escapes
Children’s Peace Theatre Brings Art to the City in an Inventive Way
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Art Incubator Showcases
Art Incubator Showcases
The Cockpit Arts Summer Open Studios is a Business-Supporting Festival
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Online Civic Engagement Platforms
Online Civic Engagement Platforms
MyCityHall.ca is a Free, Open Source Web Tool by Open North
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Small-Living Catering Businesses
Small-Living Catering Businesses
'Hand Made Food' is an Independent Chef Kitchen in London
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Community-Supporting Snapbacks
Community-Supporting Snapbacks
The SEA Brand Notes a Quarter of Proceeds to Poverty Tansitioning
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Book-Providing Apparel
Book-Providing Apparel
S.T.O.R.Y. Clothing Tackles U.S. Illiteracy Through Donation
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Social Enterprise Irrigation Systems
Social Enterprise Irrigation Systems
Driptech is a International Water Technologies Company
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Visionary Social Change Videos
Visionary Social Change Videos
The Ashoka 'Everyone a Changemaker' Animation
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Altruistic Nature Centers
Altruistic Nature Centers
IslandWood Aims to Foster Environmental Stewardship for Life
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Environmentally Conscious Heating
Environmentally Conscious Heating
BioLite Provides Clean and Affordable Energy Worldwide
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Eco Community Centers
Eco Community Centers
Evergreen Brick Works is a Social Enterprise Fostering Nature in Toronto
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Fair Trade Summer Textiles
Fair Trade Summer Textiles
The 'Creative Women' Ribbons Collection
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Scarves for Education
Scarves for Education
Zaanha Fashions Help Send Children in Afghanistan to School
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One-for-One Prenatal Vitamins
One-for-One Prenatal Vitamins
Build Nutrition Tackles Malnutrition in the Majority World
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Ethical Gastropubs
Ethical Gastropubs
The Duke of Cambridge Serves Organic and Local Foods
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Planet-Friendly Flip Flops
Planet-Friendly Flip Flops
Feelgoodz Footwear Is Constructed Using Socially Responsible Methods
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Adorable Charitable High Heels
Adorable Charitable High Heels
The TOMS Sophie Wedge Offers Perfect Summer Style
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Eco-Friendly Philanthropic Flip Flops
Eco-Friendly Philanthropic Flip Flops
Hari Mari Footwear Donates Money to Battle Cancer
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Artisanal Organic Cotton Fashion
Artisanal Organic Cotton Fashion
The One Mango Tree Spring/Summer Collection is Low-Key
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Forest-Saving Sunglasses
Forest-Saving Sunglasses
Modo Eyewear Plants A Tree For Every Pair Sold
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Charitable Lit Tees
Charitable Lit Tees
Wear Your Favorite Novel with the Out of Print Summer Reads Collection
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Soulful Wedding Sandals
Soulful Wedding Sandals
Sseko Designs Help Women in Uganda Earn Money for University
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Worn Leather Loafers
Worn Leather Loafers
The Oliberte MAGADO and NAVIRO Shoes are Made in Ethiopia
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Peruvian-Printed Footwear
Peruvian-Printed Footwear
Inca Boot Company Employs Craftspeople in Peru
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One-for-One Boating Tees
One-for-One Boating Tees
The United by Blue Winter Collection Evokes a Public-Spirited Mindset
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Ethical Hand-Crafted Scarves
Ethical Hand-Crafted Scarves
The Spring 2013 Collection by 'A Peace Treaty' is Vibrant and Bold
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Recycled Skateboard Sunglasses (UPDATE)
Recycled Skateboard Sunglasses (UPDATE)
The New Proof Sunglasses are the Perfect Summer Sunnies
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Utilitarian Neutral-Toned Wedges
Utilitarian Neutral-Toned Wedges
The TOMS Desert Bootie is Another Pair of Chic Charitable Kicks
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