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Social media isn't a podium for your advertising. Think of it instead as an open table in a coffee shop.

Some companies just excel at integrating charitable contributions into their business model.

These days, every company, no matter what industry, is a technology company. The focus should be on people, planet and profit.

'In particular, the two principles of self-reflection and genuine humility are especially important.'

The event gives consumers exclusive savings while also offering them a way to donate to charities of their choosing.

Not only is supporting a cause good for the soul, but it's good for business, as long as companies channel their marketing efforts to reflect their emphasis on social responsibility.

No two people will ever have the same journey but in the fundamentals, we all walk the same path.

Yes, you can make the world a better place and accomplish shareholder objectives at the same time.

Instead of constantly fundraising, Y Combinator graduate Watsi has adopted a more defined model.

When your business is mission-driven, there is the added complexity of educating potential customers on the purpose and the drive behind the organization.

A growing number of people are trying to prove to investors, other startups and the world at large that it's possible to build a socially-minded business without necessarily having to be a non-profit.

KIND Snacks founder Daniel Lubetzky candidly talks about the failures and stories that shaped his company's $1 billion sales success.

Yancey Strickler explains why the for-profit model works for his mission-driven crowdfunding platform.

The Halcyon Incubator offers a stipend, mentorship, PR help and more.

At a time when social entrepreneurs are hungry for eye-popping numbers -- things donated, lives changed -- Jacob Lief is going against the grain.

To be successful, businesses on a mission to do good should look to and rely on hard numbers.

A short Q&A with the Entourage star-turned-entrepreneur.

Library for All has built a 1,700-plus book library for students in Haiti and the Democratic Republic of the Congo that exists in the cloud.

Social good flows through the arteries of all entrepreneurship. It's time we recognize that business is not a bad thing.

Here are the companies that represent the problem-solving, void-filling, consumer-driven landscape of entrepreneurship today.

Nonprofit B Lab is tasked with issuing the certificates and looks at a company's contribution to the environment, community and employees.