Volunteering & Social Entrepreneurship

There are so many ways people could help the world while starting a business at the same time. It really takes some getting involved with this type of thing though to see the importance. There are people all over the world that have much less then us and it's difficult to imagine. At this stage in our lives we tend to just think of ourselves and aren't really capable of feeling for others. This is understandable and I'm usually guilty of the same crime.

This spring break, though, I decided to spend it helping to build a home with Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans. The guy we were building for had lost all of his belongings in his home when Hurricane Katrina hit. It's hard to imagine such devastation, but once you get out there and meet the people that had this happen to them and hear their stories first hand, you become a little more compassionate.

With this experience, it is obvious there are many ways that we can do things to help other people and benefit society at the same time. Creating a product or business that saves lives or helps improve peoples' lives in the form of a nonprofit organization doesn't necessarily mean you don't make any money. I can certainly see that one might not make as much money, but the feeling you get when people are grateful because of your actions is worth more than money.