by danieldalonzo | Aug 18, 2019 | Social Enterprise, Storytelling
In 2007, I needed two credits to complete my undergraduate degree. Was this it? Was this the end? It seemed as if I was standing at the end of a hallway surrounded by closed doors. I said to myself, “Okay. So, now what do I do?” There I was with no...
by danieldalonzo | May 18, 2016 | Prototype, Social Enterprise
“Greater progress could be made in alleviating many of our most serious and complex social problems if nonprofits, governments, businesses, and the public were brought together around a common agenda to create collective impact.” — Stanford Social...
by danieldalonzo | Mar 5, 2016 | Impact, Prototype, Social Enterprise
Partners in our network are unsatisfied with the status quo. The process I have implemented, refined, and continue to iterate upon scales the impact of an investment by streamlining the social enterprise process. Investing in social entrepreneurs can be difficult. We...
by danieldalonzo | Dec 28, 2015 | Prototype, Social Enterprise
Social entrepreneurs build businesses that solve social problems. An example of a social enterprise founded by social entrepreneurs is Warby Parker. What is the social problem? The social problem Warby Parky solves is: Almost one billion people worldwide lack access...
by danieldalonzo | Dec 28, 2015 | Social Enterprise
Businesses create value, and then sell that value to customers. Social enterprises operate the same way: they create value, and then sell the value. Styrofoam Value Chain Innovation Traditional businesses produce styrofoam at the cheapest cost and then sell those...
by danieldalonzo | Dec 3, 2015 | Education, Prototype, Social Enterprise
We are in a critical moment in history. A moment unlike any other. A moment when the institutions of our society have all but exhausted their ability to serve the American people as they once did. Now it is time to pick up the pieces and start rebuilding. The...