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18 Teacher-Affiliated Social Enterprises

From Data-Driven Classroom Management to Culinary Schools

— June 15, 2013 — Social Good
This top list of teacher-affiliated social enterprises includes a range of organizations on the spectrum of non-profit and for-profit. For instance, on the one end, there's Kickboard, which was founded by Jennifer Medbery who was named one of America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs of 2011 by Bloomberg Business Week. Kickboard is a for-profit social business that attempts to provide educational software, technology and data for teachers and administrators.

Other examples, however, are less product-focused. For instance, the Cooking Rooms, lovated in York, North Yorkshire, offers teaching lessons in cooking as a way to foster social engagement. The profits from its private parties and renting out its kitchen go to funding their community classes as well as the Change Foundation.
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Teacher-Focused Literacy Programs
Teacher-Focused Literacy Programs
ConTextos is a Non-Profit Focused on Critical Thinking
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Not-For-Profit Education Recruitment
Not-For-Profit Education Recruitment
4myschools Places Supply Teachers in Schools in Need
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Purposeful Travel Opportunities
Purposeful Travel Opportunities
OneSeed Expeditions Invests in Community Through Exploration
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Life Lesson Gurus
Life Lesson Gurus
The Amazings is a Social Enterprise Harnessing the Skills of Retirees
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DIY Sustainable Gardening Systems
DIY Sustainable Gardening Systems
Teaching Kids Good Nutrition with Woolly Pocket
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Courage-Creating Enterprises
Courage-Creating Enterprises
Celebrate the Hero is an Anti-Bullying Initiative for Students
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Online Farming Enterprises (UPDATE)
Online Farming Enterprises (UPDATE)
MyFarm.com Allows You to Control Land Using FarmVille Tactics
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Sustaining Rural Development
Sustaining Rural Development
Barefoot College Supports Professionals in the Majority World
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African-Made Soccer Balls
African-Made Soccer Balls
Alive and Kicking Creates Jobs in Zambia and Kenya
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Youth Ecotherapy Retreats
Youth Ecotherapy Retreats
Jamie's Farm is an Agricultural Recovery Experience for At-Risk Kids
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Community Culinary Schools
Community Culinary Schools
The Cooking Rooms is a Social Enterprise and a Social Space
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Paradigm-Shifting Marine Organizations
Paradigm-Shifting Marine Organizations
Blue Ventures is Funded by Non-Profit Distributing Projects
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Data-Driven Classroom Management
Data-Driven Classroom Management
Kickboard is a For-Profit Social Business Boosting Education
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Opportunity-Providing Backpacks
Opportunity-Providing Backpacks
Jatalo Products Help Supply Kids with a Year's Worth of Textbooks
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Bamboo Baby Toys
Bamboo Baby Toys
These ‘Yellow Label Kids' Bird Rattles are Both Colorful and Organic
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Life-Changing Macbook Cases
Life-Changing Macbook Cases
Della LA Creates Unique Accessories That Employ Women in Ghana
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Education-Enabling Carryalls
Education-Enabling Carryalls
Fly Canvas Bags Benefit Schools for Underprivileged Children
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Utopic Eco Villages
Utopic Eco Villages
Costa Rica's Kopali Communities Adheres to the Triple Bottom Line
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