The Kola Nut Collaborative (KNC) is a mutual support network of people engaged in reciprocal exchange of services, skills, and goods through a timebank where the currency is an hour of time for everyone. The Kola Nut Collaborative is an initiative of Kola Community Solutions LLC, a social enterprise formed to develop and pilot innovative solutions to issues impacting Chicago communities employing Just Transition strategies to strengthen the citywide solidarity economy.
City Tech an urban solutions accelerator that tackles problems too big for any single sector or organization to solve alone.
Their work uses IoT sensing networks, advanced analytics, and urban design to create scalable, market ready solutions.
Their focus is on industries that shape urban life.
CiTTA envisions a world where purpose-driven organizations are no longer held back by a lack of resources and scalability, but are equipped with the right strategy, plan and tools so that they can implement their ideas and grow their social impact.
They are consultants specialized in helping nonprofits add new revenue streams through social enterprise business activities and guiding purpose-driven businesses with their go-to market strategies and implementation plans. They provide their clients with a clear strategy for growth, market research to drive data-driven decisions, and a business model that is actionable and mission-focused.
Net Impact is an international community of more than 30,000 changemakers who are using our jobs to tackle the world’s toughest problems. They put their business skills to work for good in every sector, showing the world that it’s possible to make a net impact that benefits not just the bottom line, but people and planet too.
Net Impact is a 501(c)3 nonprofit based in San Francisco that supports its members through a volunteer-led chapter network spanning six continents. With more than 300 chapters, students can find a chapter at the world’s top graduate business schools and undergraduate campuses, and professionals can connect to a chapter based in cities around the globe.
South Side Roots, Inc., is a professional horticulture service firm. They provide sustainable landscape/horticulture consultation and design, as well as sustainable landscape workshops. Each of these services builds upon their depth of knowledge of cutting edge, sustainable techniques in landscape renovation, construction and maintenance. Their expertise allows them the ability to assist local schools, individuals, property owners and community organizations to build, engaging garden environments. Their service market target is the Chicago metro community.
Mission Measurement’s goal is to solve the world’s most intractable social problems using data.
Mission Measurement is the industry leader in measuring social outcomes for governments, foundations, corporations and nonprofits.
This Frontera resaurant serves delicious Mexican food and has a LEED Gold Certified ‘Green Room’.
the goal of Write-Green LLC is to provide the most innovative American made OEM compatible toner cartridge. While providing world class customer service at an economical price.
Producing local organic meats for the community.