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Brian P Dawson, HarvestPort Capital

Agriculture is seasonal in nature. Individual businesses are required to utilize capitally intensive assets to harvest, transport, and store their commodities, even though these assets may sit idle for long periods once their operational usage concludes. By sharing seasonal resources, farmers could maximize supply chain efficiency and …

aggregation, agriculture, farming, food, Hunger, Impact Investing, logistics, shared economy, Supply Chain
Patrick O'Neill, Amp Your Good

People like donating goods (food, clothes, toys, etc.) because they connect with the impact they make whereas the impact of donating money can be a little fuzzy. However, food drives, clothing drives and toy drives have gross inefficiencies. Companies like Fashion Project, Web Thrift Shop and Amp …

disruption, donated goods, fundraising, Hunger, technology
Janet Hay, Kor Timor

Timor-Leste was the first sovereign state declared in the 21st Century. After decades of invasion, persecution, and genocide the new country, in a David and Goliath outcome, received its independence on 20th May 2002, something to be truly proud of. Not so pride inducing was receiving 3rd …

Asia, Developing World, entrepreneur, equity, Hunger, Impact Investing, job creation, Local Communities, ownership finance, social entrepreneurship, social impact, women
Brian P Dawson, HarvestPort Capital

Agriculture is seasonal in nature. Individual businesses are required to utilize capitally intensive assets to harvest, transport, and store their commodities, even though these assets may sit idle for long periods once their operational usage concludes. By sharing seasonal resources, farmers could maximize supply chain efficiency and …

aggregation, agriculture, farming, food, Hunger, Impact Investing, logistics, shared economy, Supply Chain
Brian P. Dawson, HarvestPort Capital

Agriculture is seasonal in nature. Individual businesses are required to utilize capitally intensive assets to harvest, transport, and store their commodities, even though these assets may sit idle for long periods once their operational usage concludes. By sharing seasonal resources, farmers could maximize supply chain efficiency and …

aggregation, agriculture, farming, food, Hunger, Impact Investing, logistics, shared economy, Supply Chain
Food Pulse , Food Pulse

40% of the food produced in the US worth $165 billion go unconsumed every year when over while 1 in 6 Americans are struggling to get daily meals. Over 9 million senior citizen (mainly living in gated retirement communities) are finding to buy enough food. By connecting …

agriculture, food, food stamps, Food Waste, homelessness, Hunger, povery
Cory Trenda, World Vision

Can innovation happen inside large humanitarian organizations, and if so, what are effective-and ineffective-ways to foster that? NGOs which have already achieved massive scale provide a golden opportunity and ready market for actually attaining wide-spread impact. What is the role of start-ups, the synergies between the newbies …

Africa, aggregation, Asia, Developing World, Hunger, Impact, innovation, non-profit, social impact
Kyra Citron, Kid's Corner, Charles Lafitte Foundation

16-year-old Kyra Citron heads a foundation wing run by children for children. Her workshop will share how non-profits can invite children to become agents of change: how one child can inspire a group, then a group can change a community, and a community can change the world. …

Children's Advocacy, education, Family Foundations, Grant-Making, Hunger, Literacy, Local Communities, Next-Generation Leaders
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