Tag: water.org

Why this KC social entrepreneur pivoted from drilling wells with Matt Damon to tapping micro-loans for water projects

By Tommy Felts / February 28, 2024

Identifying unmet needs is just as critical for social entrepreneurs as their counterparts at more traditional for-profit ventures, said Gary White, explaining how Water.org needed to find its missing piece to truly tap the non-profit’s potential. “Go after those unique insights at the intersection of a great social gain and a market,” said White, offering…

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Gary White, Water.org; courtesy of the Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business, University of Missouri

KC-based Water.org fills need with focus on poverty as a market to be served

By Tommy Felts / September 26, 2019

When philanthropy is used to correct a market failure, there is potential for profit, said Gary White, co-founder and CEO of Water.org. “The poor should not necessarily be seen as a problem to be solved but a market to be served,” White told a recent crowd at the University of Missouri, highlighting the importance of…

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Profit and purpose: Innovators share 5 social entrepreneurship lessons

By Tommy Felts / March 3, 2017

It’s been said that the best things in life are free. But what social entrepreneurs know well, is that it’s not that simple — nearly everything in life comes at a cost, including the positive impact they’re trying to make. And at Thursday’s Conquer for Good conference, a variety of innovators shared how they’re working…

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