LaborVoices News Bites

LaborVoices has been recognized for another award! Check out the article to know more about the RainMaker recognition http://www.csrwire.com/press_releases/32269-Mission-Driven-Museum-Exhibition-Producer-Honors-Social-Entrepreneurs-Working-in-Developing-World?tracking_source=rss on May 31

SOCAP investor day is coming up, June 16th. Come support Kohl Gill as LaborVoices will be present at the event! http://bayarea.the-hub.net/public/Hub%20Ventures__SOCAP%20Investor%20Day.html on May 13

LaborVoices would like to thank The Hubs' Samantha Kanofsky for taking the time to interview Kohl Gill and Jake Astin Smith this past Tuesday! It was a wonderful experience to share our story to the Hub community. on April 28

LaborVoices has received The Rainmakers' award from RainWorks Omnimedia, which recognizes and honors social enterprises offering innovative solutions to society's most pressing social problems. Congratulations to the LaborVoices Team! on April 22

New feature added to the LV website.Users can view money flow to country of origin. Check it out! http://laborvoices.com/?page_id=1603287968 on April 18

If you have a moment, take a look at the latest publication about LaborVoices in the Korea TImes! http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2011/04/137_84913.html on April 12

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2011/04/137_84913.html LaborVoices, Inc. feature in the Korea TImes! Many thanks to Shyam Paliwal and the Korea TImes for their openness to LV and believing in our work! on April 10

Congrats to Kohl for finishing the 3rd week of Hub Ventures competition! 9 weeks left before the SOCAP investor day, which you can follow and learn more with the link below. http://bayarea.the-hub.net/public/Hub%20Ventures__SOCAP%20Investor%20Day.html on April 07

We just had a great meeting with Jay at BlueRun Ventures, one of our Vator Splash judges! He really gets it. If you get it, too, connect with us! We're recruiting across the board. on March 30

Congratulations to Dr. Gill for completing the first meeting of the Hub Ventures Program this past Saturday! Week 2's event is tonight in Soma! Follow the link to learn more about the Hub and Dr. Gill's activities. http://bayarea.the-hub.net/public/Hub%20Ventures__Curriculum.html on March 28

Check out the latest article about LaborVoices, written by thinkchangeindia.org http://www.thinkchangeindia.org/2011/03/16/laborvoices-revolutionizes-migrant-labor-markets/ on March 23

Check out the latest article about LaborVoices, writeen by thinkchangeindia.org http://www.thinkchangeindia.org/2011/03/16/laborvoices-revolutionizes-migrant-labor-markets/ on March 23

We have been selected as one of the finalists for the Hub Ventures program in San Francisco. LaborVoices will be competing with 15 other social ventures during the 12-week program. Learn more by following the link below. http://bayarea.the-hub.net/public/Hub%20Ventures.html on March 20

One step closer to funding from the State Department’s human trafficking program for India and Bangladesh! We’re firming up implementing partnerships in the next few weeks and are happy to hear from interested NGOs, unions, and other orgs! on March 16

LaborVoices hates spam, too. If you're getting any unwanted messages from us (or Vator.tv), just forward one of them to our contact email and we'll take care of it. Thanks, LaborVoices Admin on February 11

We won! After pestering you to vote for us online, after all the online judges' comments, and, finally, after convincing a room of 400 VC, start-up, and related professionals, LaborVoices won the February 2011 VatorSplash Pitch Competition. Thanks, everyone! on February 04

WE MADE IT! Thanks to your votes and our team's hard work, we'll be pitching LaborVoices on Thursday night to a great crowd of investors. We're working like mad to get our pitch down to 3 minutes! Stay tuned. (Also, stay tuned for info on how to unsubscribe from Vator emails.) on January 31

BREAKING NEWS: We have released our first website into the public domain and are very excited about the site! We have been working feverishly to complete the website and cannot wait to have our supporters/partners/followers using the website! Click the link above and enjoy! ~Jake on January 27

With a whopping 194 votes, we snagged the #4 spot (#1 had 224 votes)! Votes count for 40% of our score in moving to the next round. Now it's up to the judges for the remaining 60%. Wish us luck! on January 24

Thanks to all the LaborVoices fans! We advanced from #6 to #2 with your support. With more votes from you and your networks by 23 January, we just might win this thing! As always, we'll appreciate your backing to help vulnerable workers help each other, around the world. -Kohl on January 17