Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Creating a Sustainable Society - the Role of Social Entrepreneurs and Volunteers
Today, the House Committee on Education and Labor had a Congressional hearing on volunteerism. Both Van Jones and Cheryl Dorsey testified to the value of volunteerism for the future of the green movement and social entrepreneurship. Cheryl Dorsey’s video testimony can be found here Dorsey video link and her written testimony is here. Dorsey written link Van Jones’ video testimony is here Jones video link and his written testimony is here.Jones' written link Although we frequently focus on using regulation to control traditional profit-oriented business endeavors, it's good to remind ourselves that social entrepreneurs and volunteers can make a real difference in the quality of life in our communities as well as the quality of the environment.
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