1Well is a new entrepreneurial non-profit that allows people to make social investments in high need areas of the world that have a direct and significant impact on the lives of others. Through its local partners, 1Well identifies critical life-sustaining projects – wells, sanitation, agriculture development, etc. – and matches them with social venture capitalists (SVCs) that commit to raising the capital required to complete the project. 1Well projects are grants, not investments, but the social returns are high.

3rd Point International is a sustainability consulting firm that provides strategic and business planning for non-profits, public-private partnerships, and corporations that are seeking to align their business models with social and environmental goals. 3rd Point recently worked with a Fortune 500 asset management firm to develop a social and environmental vision for the future, and with a leading NGO driving the development of global ecosystem markets.

Amani Africa is a grassroots organization striving to establish sustainable peace in Central African post-conflict communities by engaging young leaders in cross-cultural dialogue and providing opportunities to orphans and street children through education and training.

Amani: the Swahili word for Peace.

Articulated Impact helps organizations create considered, effective and accountable change in our world. We achieve this by solving complex business problems with Web technology. Through our approach and capabilities we translate our clients’ vision, understanding and expertise into Intranets that make knowledge and resources actionable, process applications that deliver clarity and intelligence and Web sites that connect interests to needs.

Articulated Impact is also the founding and parent company of Affinity Lab.

C2Si works with post-conflict, transitional, and developing countries to prepare and adapt to the impacts of climate change, build capacity for conserving biodiversity and resolving environmental problems, and capitalize on natural resources and ecosystem services, to achieve environmental and economic security.

CauseTV is the video platform and social network for personal causes.

CauseTV is your place to share and view media about the causes that matter most to you!

Inspire others to join your cause and empower them by telling your story! Now you can be the cause.

The Community Land Use and Economics (CLUE) Group is a consulting firm that helps communities create vibrant, dynamic downtowns and neighborhoods. We help local and state governments, developers, and nonprofits design innovative downtown economic development strategies, cultivate independent businesses, recycle historic buildings, attract young talent, strengthen downtown management programs, and craft planning and land use tools that mitigate sprawl and stimulate town center development.

Compass Point Associates, LLC, a global coaching and consulting firm, was conceived to help individuals and business leaders worldwide take bold steps to actively design their personal and professional lives.

Our job is to explore the situation, clear through the clutter, survey the landscape and create a plan of action. Compass Point coaching programs and executive services bridge the gap from the here and now to the ultimate vision.

We invite you to make yourself, your vision, and your life a priority.

CoolTown Beta Communities establishes 'crowdsourced' communities of creatives for progressive, urban places, events and scenes committed to a triple bottom line vision. These projects have included main streets, restaurants, and green condos.

Design Symphony is a design, marketing and promotions firm serving clients from solo-entreprenaurs and start-ups to government entities and Fortune 500 corporations.

We create brand identities, marketing strategies, promotional campaigns, and the collateral materials nevessary to make your offerings sing in harmony.

We specialize in targeting customer experience and finding new ways to engage them with your products and services.

Echo Communications is a new integrated communications service for clients with issue advocacy, constituency mobilization, fundraising, promotion, and other public outreach needs.

The Educated Consumer Project ("ECP") provides youths in low - and moderate-income ("LMI") areas in Washington, DC with a comprehensive financial education program. Our mission is to help teens in LMI areas realize their full potential: to be empowered managers of their personal finances, informed and aware of traps that may impede their earnings, and well-versed in financial services and products that can aid in their success.

Fab Apps creates fabulous websites and web-based applications. We're a small firm whose fresh style, attention to detail, and easygoing professionalism sets us apart. We work with nonprofit organizations, green businesses, and independent media.

Hemisphere Import Company is an international wine merchant and importer of high quality Chilean wines.

While the value of our wines has always been defined by quality and price, we now offer Fair Trade and organic certified varietals, which deliver on an even more extensive commitment to values.

* Affinity Lab is home to the mid-Atlantic presence of Hemisphere Import Company.

IntelliScanner Corporation delivers intelligent organization scanners for home, business, and education. The company's award-winning IntelliScanner barcode readers for Windows PCs and Mac OS X offer pocket-sized, easy-to-use solutions for organizing personal book collections, wine, groceries, comics, DVDs, CDs and home assets, along with small and medium-sized business inventory, and library management.

WB will launch a web-based marketplace connecting individuals across the globe with opportunities to invest directly in Small to Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries. Investors gain access to return-oriented, social impact investments by directly funding SME loan requests with as little as $100 per loan. Borrowers gain access to affordable loans that can create greater economic opportunities while connecting with a global business network.

Joint Concepts believes good design is the art of communicating a high-impact message in a memorable and attractive way, and effective communication comes from good planning. We believe that professional-quality design solutions can and should be available to everyone, and, since every project is different, we proactively avoid standardized design solutions.

Kate Schott is an award-winning copywriter and respected communications strategist with nearly 10 years of work experience. A former reporter, she has extensive knowledge of the media as well as far-reaching expertise in public relations and marketing for aviation sector clients.

Her mission is simple: to help her clients find their voice and successfully reach their target audience through the most effective channels of communication.

Launching is for every woman. Whether you are launching a business, creative hobby, passion or artistic endeavor, Ladies Who Launch gives you the tools, inspiration and network of like-minded, lifestyle-oriented women to make any dream a reality, or take anything you've already launched to new heights. Through our online and in-person Incubator programs around the country, Ladies Who Launch harnesses this energy and drops it on your doorstep.

* Affinity Lab is one of the DC sites for the Ladies Who Launch incubators facilitated Nicolette Pizzitola.

Founded by DJ Kim, owner of Java Green (a vegetarian, organic café in downtown Washington, DC), and a dedicated team of environmentally conscious professionals, Live Green will serve as a liaison for businesses and individuals looking for easy and more affordable access to eco-friendly food, products, work environments, and homes.

Maga Design, LLC (Maga) crafts culture-based branding campaigns and communications materials for federal government and corporate clients. We develop campaigns that unite incisive strategy with powerful creative design to energize stakeholders and to bring a coherent, compelling vision to life.

Uniquely, we focus on bringing commercial branding concepts to government clients who seek support for specific initiatives or for their organizations as a whole and to commercial clients who want to improve their position in the federal marketplace.

Massey Media is a progressive communications company staffed by activists based in Washington, DC, Chicago, New York, and San Francisco. Massey Media’s mission is to support social justice through communications arts. Since opening in 2005, clients include the top social change organizations in the areas of labor, health, environment, and voting rights.

MileMaven.com is the leading provider of route-based frequent flyer promotions. The MileMaven.com database contains more than 300 airlines and frequent flyer programs, hundreds of offers, and millions of route combinations. The database is updated daily.

The mission of NucleationSites is to provide technical assistance to progressive non-profits, small businesses, and individuals who are trying to make a difference in the world. With years of professional experience designing and building web applications, we can help you communicate more effectively with your members, the press, and the general public.

Sam D’Amico Photography is photography instruction intended to provide the participants with structured practice while encouraging the individual to develop a personal visual sensibility.

SpeakeasyDC's mission is to entertain, create meaning, and build community through the creation and performance of original stories drawn from real-life experience. The sharing of personal stories enriches our lives, expands our minds, and opens our hearts. SpeakeasyDC and its parent organization—Washington Storytellers Theatre—have provided a space for the performance and learning of storytelling to be practiced as an art since 1990.

The William James Foundation, working with like-minded national and international partners, is committed to the evolution of a robust, and sustainable global economy in which people everywhere have opportunities to participate and to share in the world’s material goods, human services, and natural blessings. We aspire to do this through:

* Socially Responsible Business Plan Competition
* Speaker Series
* Co-Sponsored Events
* Fiscal Sponsorship