Feeding Hope: How to Build a Mission Driven Enterprise Create Change

Build a mission-driven enterprise that creates sustainable impact and lasting change In Feeding Hope: How to Build a Mission-Driven Enterprise to Create Change, Goodr founder and CEO Jasmine Crowe-Houston shares the real story behind building a social impact and technology company that has provided millions of meals while diverting thousands of tons of food from landfills. Equal parts memoir and strategy guide, this book blends candid lessons from the trenches with actionable frameworks for building enterprises that deliver both revenue and impact. Feeding Hope offers vivid storytelling that highlights the intersection of technology and innovation applied to solving genuine human problems. Crowe-Houston details proven strategies for navigating barriers to funding, learning from the complexities of team building, and leading with clarity and purpose. She shows readers how to align an organization’s mission, its people, and its revenue streams to create sustainable growth, turning setbacks and failures into powerful catalysts for forward momentum. Written for entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, nonprofit professionals, and government agency practitioners working in sustainable social impact and innovation, Feeding Hope provides a practical blueprint for anyone launching a new purpose-driven venture or integrating mission-driven principles into an existing organization to create measurable, enduring change in their communities and beyond. An indispensable book that’s equal parts first-hand journey and strategy guide for leaders with a focus on social impact In Feeding Hope: How to Build a Mission Driven Enterprise to Create Change, social entrepreneur and hunger and food waste activist Jasmine Crowe-Houston shares the real story behind building Goodr, the social impact and technology company she founded to fight food insecurity and food waste. Equal parts memoir and strategy guide, this book blends unfiltered lessons from the trenches with clear, actionable frameworks for anyone determined to build for impact. Crowe-Houston pulls back the curtain on the hard moments: the setbacks that sharpened her resolve, the missteps that reshaped her leadership, and the failures that became turning points in the company’s evolution. Through these candid experiences, she shows readers how to navigate barriers to funding, learn from the complexities of team building, and lead with clarity and purpose while leveraging technology not for its novelty, but for its power to solve real human problems. You’ll also find: Vivid storytelling that highlights the intersection of technology and innovation, for the purpose of accomplishing something meaningful and good in the world Proven strategies for using inevitable failures, setbacks, and mistakes to shape and reshape your path to success Ways to align your organization’s purpose, its people, and its revenues to create sustainable growth and outsized impact Perfect for entrepreneurs and leaders interested in creating influential organizations that generate real, lasting change in the world, Feeding Hope is a must-read guide for professionals working in innovative companies, nonprofits, and government agencies who intend to contribute to sustainable social impact.

Pagina's: 240, Editie: Eerste editie, Hardcover, Wiley