012: Oliver Kamandan Sparks Change with the News We Read

Oliver Kamandan gives us some good news about social entrepreneurship as he shares about his social venture Ideal Impact!   This chat with Oliver is the second in our series featuring entrepreneurs working through the Halcyon Incubator in Washington, D.C.  Ideal Impact is a community oriented tech company designed to bridge the gap between those who want to serve and organizations that vitally need support.  The App serves as an online platform that matches people with opportunities to volunteer, donate, support, and advocate for various causes based on the news stories they follow.  Oliver developed the algorithm that categorizes 97 percent of all news websites to find the articles specific to your personal interests.  Oliver discusses many things vital to the life of a new social venture, including the decision to have a for profit structure.  He wanted Ideal Impact to be a company whose mission is to build a community around worthy causes while generating sustainable income.  Oliver’s impact through his company and his experience in politics, law, computer science, and as volunteer Sous-Chef has made his story newsworthy in his community and across the country.  His last words in the interview were encouraging others to act and not sit back when they feel moved by particular causes or movements.

 

Are you ready to make in impact that is newsworthy?

 

Shownotes:

 

Personal Hero:

Barack Obama

Favorite Book:

Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

Tool using to use

Pocket

Put articles, videos or pretty much anything into Pocket.

Save directly from your browser or from apps like Twitter, Flipboard, Pulse and Zite

Best piece of Advice

From Oliver’s mother,

“Always work harder than you think you have to.”

Another social venture to checkout:

Hand Up

Sets up homeless with crowdsourcing websites for donations.

Favorite meal cooked as Sus Chef at Marion’s Kitchen

Learning how to make his first Omelet and making many many more

 

Ideal Impact Website

Email Oliver Twitter: @idealimpact Facebook