Using Venture Capital To Promote Social Change

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By John Walters on Thursday, March 15, 2001.
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Bill Carter is a founder of Ashoka, a global organization that provides capital and advice to social entrepreneurs, people with an original approach to solving a social problem. He talks with John about Ashoka, some of its recent ventures in Nigeria and elsewhere, and his latest project: "Speak America," a non-profit attempting to re-introduce debate teams and debating into American school systems.

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