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Fast Company names its 10 "
social enterprises of the year" in its new issue. Among the honorees are
Choose GOOD partner The Acumen Fund and non-profit pharma company
OneWorldHealth, which we
profiled in issue 013.The big winner:
Enterprise Community Partners, a "for-profit/non-profit hybrid" founded by actor Edward Norton's grandparents. Enterprise designs solutions that enable cities and not-for-profit developers to provide housing for lower income people in their communities. The company is adjusting to the post-housing bubble economy by redoubling its efforts towards green building, creating both a sustainable business model for itself and its clients while still keeping those less fortunate sheltered--in green communities, such as High Point in Seattle (pictured), to boot!
Other endeavors recognized include the Academy for Urban School Leadership, which trains teachers for inner-city Chicago classrooms in a program resembling residency for doctors, and HopeLab, a company started by the wife of eBay's founder that produces a first-person shooter video game that keep teens with cancer engaged and up on their meds.
(Photo from Flickr user kuow949) 
