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Four Questions with Jonathan Rosenthal, founder of Equal Exchange
If you've ever enjoyed fair-trade coffee, chocolate or a banana, you have Jonathan Rosenthal to thank. In 1985, Rosenthal co-founded Equal Exchange and pioneered the...
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Four Questions with Stas Gayshan, founder of Space with a Soul
Named one of Massachusetts’ most innovative people by the Boston Globe, Stas Gayshan is the founder of Space with a Soul, which provides work space...
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Four Questions with Jodi Rosenbaum, executive director of More Than Words
Jodi Rosenbaum sees treasure where others see trash. The executive director of More Than Words tells us how an abandoned pile of books by the...
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Four Questions with Jon Feinman, Weightlifting Social Entrepreneur
Jon Feinman combines two classic Jewish interests in his nonprofit work: helping young people, and… weightlifting? Strange as it seems, Jon’s program, InnerCity Weightlifting, is changing...
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Observations of a 21st Century Entrepreneur
Venturing Out is a response to two critical problems – and an opportunity. First, people coming out of prison struggle to find jobs because employers...
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PresenTense for Personal and Professional Growth. Next Step: FutureTense!
PRESENTENSE: WHAT IS OUR MODEL AND WHERE DO WE COME FROM? In 2007, in NYC, I co-founded Global Potential (GP), an innovative holistic service-learning...
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Entrepreneurial Spirit
I've always had an entrepreneurial, creative spirit bubbling up inside of me, but haven't always known what to do with it. A list of great...
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The PresenTense Journey has Begun
What a privilege it is to be a part of CJP's PresenTense Boston Fellowship. To be connected to so many fruitful resources and opportunities is beyond words--and...
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Introducing... CJP's 2011 PresenTense Boston Fellows!
CJP's PresenTense Boston Fellowship received many outstanding applications from young Jewish innovators looking to implement big ideas throughout the Greater Boston Jewish community and beyond....
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(Social) Entrepreneurship for Jewish Ventures
What is the difference between entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship, and what model are we using for the CJP/PresenTense Boston Social Entrepreneur Fellowship? Most people agree that a successful...
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