The Brightside Trust was another innovative initiative announced to be one of this year's Deloitte Social Innovation Pioneers, meaning that they will get a package of help from Deloitte in order to further scale the organization and continue its focus on social good.
Brightside is particularly helpful as an education-focused social enterprise because of the way in which it fosters technology, and more specifically, digital technology and the web in order to harness youth to reach their educational goals.
They do this through an apt mix of offering teaching resources, e-mentoring and online tools such as games. Employment is also an important part of the business model and the mission at large.
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Contact Information
Brightside website
Brightside on Twitter
Online Education Charities
Brightside Offers Mentoring and Tutoring on the Web
Trend Themes
1. Digital Education - Disruptive Innovation Opportunity: Develop online platforms and tools that enhance student learning and engagement.
2. Social Entrepreneurship - Disruptive Innovation Opportunity: Create businesses that combine social mission with profit-making, focusing on education and mentorship.
3. Mobile Donations - Disruptive Innovation Opportunity: Build convenient and accessible donation systems using SMS or mobile payment technologies.
Industry Implications
1. Education Technology - Disruptive Innovation Opportunity: Integrate innovative digital technologies, such as e-mentoring and educational games, into traditional educational systems.
2. Nonprofit Sector - Disruptive Innovation Opportunity: Foster the growth of mission-driven organizations that use technology to address societal challenges, like education inequality.
3. Mobile Payment Services - Disruptive Innovation Opportunity: Develop seamless and user-friendly mobile donation platforms that enable instant and secure donations via SMS or other mobile payment methods.