20 Career-Oriented Social Innovations

From Community Employment to Entrepreneurship Programs

— June 21, 2013 — Social Good
From community employment initiatives to entrepreneurship programs with a purpose, these career-oriented social innovations explore the (sometimes) false dichotomy that exists between career and conscience -- or rather, purpose.

This is something that Jonathan Lewis' Cafe Impact video blog, which has been featured before on Social Business, explores in quite depth. Why do entrepreneurs choose the job that they do? Why do others stay in jobs that they hate? Does it automatically mean that you'll find meaning if you take a job in social enterprise? While these answers are certainly different for anyone and everyone, these career-oriented social innovations tend to try to join the two nodes, whether it is through training, leadership programs or other initiatives.
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Artistic Employment Initiatives
Artistic Employment Initiatives
Arts Thread Media Helps Inexperienced Youth Gain Work Experience
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Benevolent Business Training
Benevolent Business Training
On Purpose is a Program for Tomorrow's Social Enterprise Leaders
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Idea-Led Purpose Companies
Idea-Led Purpose Companies
BeCause LLC Consults and Invests in Business Models
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Social Entrepreneurship Vlogs
Social Entrepreneurship Vlogs
Cafe Impact Sheds Lights on Individuals' Career Paths
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Women's Center Honey
Women's Center Honey
Blackburne House Empowers Females Via Tech Skills, Wellness, Entrepreneurship
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Gender-Specific Business Tools
Gender-Specific Business Tools
Womenetics is a Media Platform Looking to Increase Women's Success
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Community Empowering Employment
Community Empowering Employment
Rising Tide Car Wash Hires People With Autism in Parkland, FL
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Enterprising Confidence Workshops
Enterprising Confidence Workshops
UK-Based Street Style Surgery Runs Creative Programs for Youth
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Indian Social Entrepreneurship Programs
Indian Social Entrepreneurship Programs
The Tata Institute of Social Sciences is Pushing the Scene
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Crime-Preventing Bistro Programs
Crime-Preventing Bistro Programs
San Francisco's Old Skool Cafe Employs At-Risk Youth
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Technological Literacy Programs
Technological Literacy Programs
‘121 Women and Computers' Teaches Valuable Employment
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Social Good Careers
Social Good Careers
'Give to Get Jobs' is a Board for For-Profit Jobs With Positive Impact
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Digital Literacy Agencies
Digital Literacy Agencies
New Found Network Employs Youth to Create Nonprofit Campaigns
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Pioneering Apprenticeship Programs
Pioneering Apprenticeship Programs
Fifteen Restaurant Offers Opportunities to Disadvantaged Youth
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Purpose-Driven Products
Purpose-Driven Products
Project 7 Creates Positive Change in Global Communities
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Fair Trade-Only Websites
Fair Trade-Only Websites
Global Goods Partners Features the Work of Women Artisans
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Caring Handcrafted Jewelry
Caring Handcrafted Jewelry
31 Bits Gives Ugandan Women a Safe Network of Creation
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Discarded Designer Duds
Discarded Designer Duds
Rags2Riches is a Social Business That Creates Handbags Out of Scraps
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Positivity-Spreading Creative Agencies
Positivity-Spreading Creative Agencies
Baldwin& Creates Brands Through Advertising and Content
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Alternative Education Enterprises
Alternative Education Enterprises
KO2 is a Community Interest Company with a Love for Dirtbiking
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