non-profit venture
How Important is the Support for Arts in a Community?
When I was a teenager, I found a tremendous sense of meaning in the local music scene. Granted, it was a punk rock scene, and there happened to be many unseemly activities associated with it (my parents were right to be concerned). However, I knew better than to participate in anything illegal. I was just…
Read MoreEvery Shelter Non-Profit
When considering redemptive entrepreneurship, I wanted to consider companies that are having a genuine impact across the world. One company I found doing this is called Every Shelter. Based on their understanding of the basic need of humans for shelter, a pair of architects created a company focused on providing shelter for refugees around the…
Read MorePrison Fellowship
Prison Fellowship There are a lot of Christian organizations all over the world. Some are very public about their faith and others are more reserved about projecting their faith. I want to focus on the Christian organization Prison Fellowship. By the name you can already tell it is a Christian ministry, so they are a…
Read Morecharity: water
In class, we watched a video and talked about charity: water. It is a non-profit organization that focuses on bringing clean and healthy water to people in other countries who don’t have access to it. Their goal since starting this organization has been to end the global water crisis and they’re optimistic through having lots…
Read MoreCharitywater
When it comes to a strongly motivated redemptive business, Charitywater is an excellent example. Its mission is to give clean water to the people over in Africa and multiple places all over the world. This organization had a young girl involved who wanted to change the world one gift at a time. Her wish for…
Read MoreNew Story: 3D Houses
In class, we watched a video from the Company New Story. They are a non-profit company who has many donors through Praxis to help communities fight homelessness. Their website says that they have donors called The Builders who pay for the operational expenses, so they can continue to serve and build houses. What makes them…
Read MoreCommuniCycle
Over spring break, I was on an ICO trip in Aliquippa. It’s a small, impoverished town right outside of Pittsburgh, PA where we got to work with many different ministries and businesses. I previously wrote about Uncommon Grounds Café, a cafe ministry showing people God and His love to others through coffee, community, and culture.…
Read MoreCoffee Culture and Community
Alabaster Coffee Roaster and Tea Co. is a small, family-owned coffee bar located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Since 2010, the mission of Alabaster’s has been to create community through coffee culture. In their mission statement, they stress the importance of respecting all people in the process, from their employees to the farmers in Central and South…
Read MoreRedemptive Entrepreneurship – MCC Thrift
Mennonite Central Committee is an international, Christian non-profit that works in disaster relief, peacebuilding, education initiatives, and many other causes. It has several headquarters all of the world, and various branches and business connected to the larger non-profit. One of these branches is MCC Thrift, which consists of a network of thrift shops all over…
Read MoreACT. (Advocates for Community Transformation)
A PraxisLab venture, ACT. is a non-profit that has the purpose of transforming communities that have been affected by violence. The violence is a result of decades of violence that has not been addressed, ACT. highlights that this problem is widespread across many communities making families feel trapped in unsafe neighborhoods. The goal of this non-profit…
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