A select group of 24 Jewish and Muslim social entrepreneurs will work together on finding innovative solutions to socio-economic challenges like healthcare, gender inequality and education disparities, during a two-week program July 5 through 16 at Columbia Business School in New York. The social entrepreneurs are participating in the Ariane de Rothschild Fellowship & Cross Cultural [...]

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 [...]

There’s a good story in Time Magazine about growing consumer awareness around how consumption choices impact the environment, workers and other social issues.   “We are again entering a period of social change as Americans are recalibrating our sense of what it means to be a citizen, not just through voting or volunteering but also through [...]

Time Magazine has an online column this week about “New Ways to Make a Difference.” Skoll social entrepreneur Daniel Lubetzky’s “KINDED” initiative is listed, as is Kiva, the peer-to-peer online microfinance company run by Skoll social entrepreneurs Matt Flannery and Premal Shah.
KINDED (leveraging off of KIND snack bars, a product of Daniel’s social enterprise, PeaceWorks) [...]

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 [...]

Hi, I’m Sandy Herz and I manage the Skoll Foundation’s film and broadcast partnerships. Last weekend I had the privilege of attending the Sundance Institute Creative Producing Summit as part of our work to engage more people with the stories and potential impact of social entrepreneurs. Nothing is more inspirational than a weekend in the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]