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[비공개] Tree Planet : To Make a Greener Planet
Tree PlanetTo Make a Greener Planet Tree Planet is a social venture that allows people to plant an actual tree in the real world by planting a virtual tree on the Internet. It is taking a commercial approach in resolving global environmental problems. · General users can grow their own virtual trees using smart phone applications and the web · Advertisements of businesses are displayed in the process of growing the virtual trees · Environmental NGOs plant real trees with the advertisement expenses paid by companies and the government · General users participate in protecting the environment for free · Enterprises can gain advertising benefits along with a forest with their own name by sponsoring this project Social Mission: “Provide a sustainable solution for people to protect the environment joyfully.”추천 -
[비공개] Communication Woody : Public Interest ..
Communication Woody Public Interest Marketing, Marketing Towards the World Communication Woody is a public interest marketing consulting firm. It was started with a vision of broadening the range of good marketing. It is trying to expand the range of services by which businesses can contribute to society through a number of public interest marketing projects. This also offers a positive image of the brands and products. Woody attempts to connect serious social problems with the marketing strategies of businesses to promote interesting art and cultural projects. This project is designed to make a profit, which can then be donated to social supporting funds. Social Project 1. Campaigning and Marketing for a Social Good · With a Cup: Reusable tumbler campaign It is part of the Slow Life movement. It is about a life in which you can experience slow life, new relationships and communications, and life with Mother Nature. (Under preparation for Season 2 in 2011) · Organizers..추천 -
[비공개] Obangnori : Create an Eco-Friendly and..
Obangnori Create an Eco-Friendly and Safe Family Play Culture Obangnori is a social venture managed by women with interrupted careers due to marriage, pregnancy or childbirth. Talented housewives came up with the idea to move from isolated parenting to career development and self-realization. 'Ju-Ryung-Gu' turtle, the mascot of Obangnori, is a hand-made, environmentally friendly toy. In creating the toys, various colors of natural dye and unprocessed cotton are used in order to develop children's sense of touch, hearing and sight. Also, many kinds of inner materials and a traditional Korean method of knotting are utilized. · Obang Toys: Producing and distributing eco-friendly toys · Obang Playground: Creating playgournds for playing, culture and education · Obang Play: Planning program of play, education and culture Kids, Play with Mothers! Obangnori creates an environmentally friendly and safe play culture among family members · It pursues its own and uniq..추천 -
[비공개] EcoFemme : New Immigrant Women Dream o..
EcoFemme New Immigrant Women Dream of a New Korea EcoFemme functions as a cultural and economic community for female immigrants and children who are isolated and discriminated against in Korea. There are various female immigrants with their own stories within EcoFemme. It educates and supports the immigrants so that those who came to Korea with their babies can settle well in this country, become members of Korean society, and grow as leaders. EcoFemme Dreams of a New Korea! With the identity and cultural sensitivity of female immigrants, EcoFemme is introducing a new point of view on female immigrants, by trying to help them become decent painters, culture project managers and multi-cultural teachers. Business Model · Selling handicrafts made by female immigrants: Illustrated cards, porcelain products, Korean nacre, leather accessories, etc · Nurturing promising writers: Exhibits of illustrated works/Presentations of stories for children · Running African culture..추천 -
[비공개] CIZION : Make a World Where There Is C..
CIZION Make a World Where There Is Communication between Humans, Society, and Nature. CIZION, the first social venture in the IT industry, aims to create a rich, healthy web system by facilitating a social commenting service library, a leadership/discussion training service (Captain Factory) and research in online communication. Live Reply, Live Re! Comments are becoming more and more important in online communication. LiveRe, provided by CIZION, is a “comment communication platform” which reduces spam/abusive comments and creates more communication. 로) Send comments at the same time by logging in to a SNS 사) Attach pictures and videos 댓) Give more vitality to comments 악) Self-regulate abusive comments 비) Post as a guest 활) Facilitate livelier communication 댓) Volunteer by commenting 참) Vitalize participation, sharing and donating Social Mission “Reduce abusive comments through communication technology,and make a world with true freedo..추천 -
[비공개] SYRUS : Sustainable Creation: Developi..
SYRUS Sustainable Creation: Developing a New Musical Ecosystem"Blayer service," provided by SYRUS, started from the awareness of the problem that artists do not get fair prices for their creations. By providing services to solve the structural problem in which corporations get more profits than artist, SYRUS allows artists to manage their rights easier. "Blayer" is similar to other music website in that it allows the listening and purchasing of music by indie musicians. But it is the only website that does not adopt the conventional 'copyright trusteeship model,' which means that the creators can directly set up their own copyright, and distribute and sell their music. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------Blayer Service Music source supplyManage copyright Provide distribution channel Provide free rental for performance equipment * While other music sites only provide 10~20% of their profit to creators, Blayer provides 70% of its profit..추천 -
[비공개] Delight : Hearing Aid Delight
Delight Hearing Aid Delight Delight was founded with an awareness of the fact that the government’s subsidies for hearing impairments are unreasonably low in comparison to the high price of hearing aids. Delight aims to solve the current hearing aid market problems and help many low income hard-of-hearing individuals to get their hearing back. By running an entrepreneurial system, Delight tries to give hope to people who cannot work because of their hearing impairment despite their abilities, and to those who feel isolated from society. Business Model: Online supply + Recruiting consumers and making group purchases = Reduced production costs, operating costs and labor costs due to purchasing in bulk Features - Different from the current market in that it sells hearing aids to hearing-impaired individuals who have 130% less average income than that of an urban worker - Sells hearing aids to people who are over 65 years old, hearing-impaired people, and recipients of Live..추천 -
[비공개] Gongsin : Solve Education Problems wit..
Gongsin Solve Education Problems with University Students’ Passion Gongsin means "Let's study in new and fun ways, and become gods of studying" in Korean. As a Seoul Social Venture, it provides self-initiative study lectures for free or for an affordable fee through its website (www.gongsin.com). Gongsin was established to solve the problem of disadvantaged students who are falling behind in their studies. It also attempts to solve the issue of a decrease in the ability to study on one's own initiative and the increase in over-reliance on private education. Gongsin provides methods of "self-initiative studying" and a mentoring system for low income class students, which are effective ways to keep a balance between public and private education, without relying on private education. This continuously motivates the students by reminding them why they need to study. Become a mentor to every student in Korea! MentoringBusiness - Provides 1:1 mentoring to low-income students - ..추천 -
[비공개] Achievements of the Social Venture Inc..
Achievements of the Social Venture Incubating Center. Achievements in supporting the enterprises within the center · Operating 20 social venture incubating programs · Building five methods for creating a social venture management system · Enhancing communication between the offices and the center · Strengthening the support of the foundation for the enterprises within the center Achievements in operating the center · Building the operating system and infrastructure · Enhancing the capability of the incubator program · Participating in the ASES2010 (Asian Social Entrepreneurs Summit) as a session organizer on social venture incubatingAchievements of the enterprises within the center · Four enterprises surpassing the break-even point: Gongsin, CIZION, Communication Woody, Tree Planet) · Winning various competitions: _Tree Planet (Won the Excellence Award in the Social Venture Competition Asia and was selected as the official smart phone application for the 2..추천 -
[비공개] Introduction of the Social Venture Inc..
A social venture is an entity established by a social entrepreneur that seeks to provide creative and effective solutions to achieve sustainable social objectives. "Social venture is a bridge of hope to a new world."The Social Venture Incubating Center (SOVEN) supports adventurous, innovative and creative start-ups by youths in their 20s and 30s. It aims to enable the current 10 businesses backed by the SOVEN to become social ventures that create sustainable revenue streams with convincing social missions. * Sponsored by the Life Insurance Social Contribution Center, the SOVEN was established by the Work Together Foundation in December 2009. Social Venture Incubating Center | Vision Vision: Become a professional social venture incubating Mecca for youths, with the best consulting capacities Missions: Incubate successful social venture models that can generate sustainable revenue with convincing social values Core Values: Passion, Innovation, Communication, IntegrityUnique S..추천