Rebirth: From Scojo Foundation to VisionSpring

Scojo Foundation has experienced remarkable growth and success over the past few years in its work to reduce poverty and create economic opportunities in the developing world through the sale of affordable glasses. Having become a leading innovator in social enterprise, we are now ready to take our work to the next level. To this end, we are proud to announce some exciting new: Scojo Foundation is changing its name and launching a five year, $5 million prospectus to help us build a sustainable enterprise capable of delivering our mission over the long term.

With the for-profit side of Scojo having recently been sold, and the launch of our new prospectus in mind, we feel that now is the best time to change our name to better reflect our mission and brand for the long term. Scojo Foundation will now be know as “VisionSpring.” Reinvigorated by this new beginning, we are looking with great excitement towards the months and years to come as an opportunity to increase our impact and widen our reach.

A Forum for Growth: The VisionSpring Blog

As part of VisionSpring’s new online presence, I am pleased to announce the launch of VisionSpring’s open forum for social entrepreneurship. If you are interested in learning more about social entrepreneurship, micro-franchising, or Base-of-the-Pyramid business, this blog is for you.

VisionSpring staff and partners will use this as a forum to discuss everything related to our work, from the challenges of running a social enterprise to our views on the fields of economic development, eye care, and global health. Our goal is to tell the real stories, from the ugly truths to the beautiful breakthroughs, from the challenges that keep us up at night to the moments of clarity and inspiration that get us out of bed every morning.

My hope is for this blog to be a space where the VisionSpring community – supporters, staff students, or anyone who is interested in learning more – can come together and discuss the issues that are important to us all. I invite you to dive into the dialogue by posting comments and questions.

Join us as we explore, learn, and gain insight and inspiration from each other.
Sincerely,

Dr. Jordan Kassalow

Chairman & Co-Founder

VisionSpring

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