The OneVoicement Movement, founded by 2008 Skoll social entrepreneur Daniel Lubetzky of PeaceWorks, has lined up a couple of senior Israeli politicians for conversations this month on prospects for peace.  The OneVoice movement works to elevate the voices of the moderate majorities in Israel and Palestine who are pushing for a negotiated solution to the [...]

The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Obama has led to a lot of press around whether the President warranted the prize and speculation on who else might have been deserving.  A few Skoll social entrepreneurs factored into this discussion.  Fast Company recommended five organizations to whom President Obama could donate his award [...]

I am honored to be a part of The Elders delegation visiting Israel and the Palestinian Territories from Aug 24-28.  We are meeting with a number of civil society and business leaders, as well as political leaders, to listen, learn and lend momentum to the peace process.
The Middle East has been an area of interest for me for some [...]

According to recent data, KIND bars, made by PeaceWorks, the social enterprise created by 2008 Skoll entrepreneur Daniel Lubetzky, is the fastest growing brand of nutritional bars in the U.S.  Starbucks, Stew Leonard’s, and Barnes & Noble College Bookstores now carry KIND bars.  PeaceWorks is Daniel’s commercial entity, with a model of pursuing profit through [...]

Starbucks has just started selling KIND fruit and nut bars, healthy snack bars produced by Peaceworks, run by 2008 Skoll social entrepreneur Daniel Lubetzky.  There’s a great write up on how Daniel got the business in the New York Times. Peaceworks is Daniel’s commercial business, which is built upon the belief that you can help [...]

Senator Richard Lugar, the Republican lead on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, referenced the recent OneVoice poll on Israeli and Palestinian attitudes toward peace at a hearing this week in Washington on the Middle East.  The OneVoice Movement, launched by the PeaceWorks Foundation, which is headed by 2008 Skoll social entrepreneur Daniel Lubetzky, seeks [...]

The OneVoice Movement, an initiative sponsored by the Peaceworks Foundation to elevate the voices of moderates in Israel and Palestine, has just published a poll showing strong support for a two-state solution among both Israelis and Palestinians.  OneVoice and Peaceworks were founded by 2008 Skoll social entrepreneur Daniel Lubetzky.  The poll shows that 74 percent [...]

BusinessWeek online recently published a special report on social entrepreneurs. The lead story, which quotes Sally Osberg of the Skoll Foundation, is here.  As part of the report, BusinessWeek solicited reader input to identify the top social entrepreneurs in the U.S.  They chose to look only at for-profit ventures, leaving out many individuals we at [...]

Skoll social entrepreneur, Witness, and OneVoice, the movement launched by Skoll social entrepreneur Peaceworks, are both finalists for the We Media Gamechangers Award.  We Media is focused on the changing nature of media and the role of media in improving the world.  Per We Media’s website:  “Game Changers lead society to knowledge. They inspire involvement [...]

Paul McCartney played in Israel for the first time ever last week, in a concert that drew international attention.  He also provided some nice exposure for OneVoice, the movement to elevate moderate voices in support for Middle East peace promoted by Skoll social entrepreneur PeaceWorks, by sporting a OneVoice pin on his jacket. McCartney also [...]