Top Boston, MA Social Impact Companies (38)
Biotechnology is rewriting life as we know it, from the medicines we take, to the crops we grow, and the household goods that we rely on every day. But moving at the new speed of science requires better technology. Benchling’s mission is to unlock the power of biotechnology. The world’s most innovative biotech companies use Benchling’s R&D Cloud to power the development of breakthrough products. Help us bring modern software to modern science. We’re on Team Science We believe in the promise of science and the teamwork required to fulfill that promise. Whether your background is in science, engineering, business, or another field, you’re on Team Science if you believe in the power of science to solve the world’s most pressing problems.
ActBlue is a nonprofit tech organization working to help Democratic campaigns, progressive organizations, and nonprofits build campaigns fueled by small-dollar donors. Our tools make it possible for anyone to build a grassroots campaign or movement and give donors an easy and secure way to support their favorite candidates and causes.
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Founded in 2002, Leader Bank is a Massachusetts-based entrepreneurial financial institution that approaches banking differently. The core tenets of Leader Bank include client services, exemplary products, and innovation to meet the needs of its clients. Leader Bank’s best-in-class staff has been at the forefront of supporting the bank’s rapid growth and client-oriented solutions, as the bank has continued to expand its commercial and retail products and solutions over the last two decades. Leader Bank is a committed corporate citizen and prides itself on partnering with and supporting philanthropic organizations.
Mentor Collective has delivered 1400+ unique mentorship programs, established 180+ institutional partnerships, and formed 320,000+ mentoring relationships through expert-led research, services, and technology. As an impact-first investment of the Lumina Foundation, Mentor Collective partners with forward-thinking institutions that are committed to equity, inclusion, and relationship-centered education. We partner with 200+ colleges and employers to provide all students with a relevant, trained peer, professional, or alumni mentor. Our partner institutions have seen an average reduction in melt rates of -13.79% and an average effect on retention of +5.67%, with a total of more than 320,000+ mentorships created since our inception in 2015. Mentor Collective is a mission-driven company that has also been recognized on the Inc. 5000 list from 2020 - 2024 with a 183% 3-Year Growth as well as winning the Inc. Regionals in 2022 - 2024. We are a BuiltIn Best Place to Work (BPTW) and in 2024 alone, Mentor Collective won: #5 Best Startup to Work for in Boston #13 Best Remote Startup to Work for in the Nation #33 Best Startup to Work for in the Nation #45 Best Remote Company to Work for in Boston (of any size) AND, #71 Best Remote Company to Work for in the Nation (of any size)
3Play Media provides closed captioning, transcription, translation, and audio description to customers across higher education, media & entertainment, enterprise, and government. Video accessibility is important to us, so we made it easier for everyone. Our innovative platform provides a captioning solution that combines the best of both worlds – automated machine learning technology and real, human editors – to give you total peace of mind and future-proof your video accessibility.
Ellevation is a mission-driven company dedicated to helping English Learners (ELs) achieve their highest aspirations. We are an indispensable partner to school district administrators, teachers and students across the United States, who use our products to manage complex program requirements, build the capacity of teachers to serve multilingual learners, and empower students with the academic language necessary for success in school. Ellevation is the only EL program management solution that goes beyond compliance and impacts instruction in every classroom. We currently serve more than 1,200 partner districts and support 2 million students in nearly every state.
Panorama Education is a fast-growing company that helps educators understand how students are doing across academics, attendance, behavior, and social-emotional learning, and then plan for action to support each student's unique needs and circumstances. Today, we reach over 15 million students in the U.S.!
Our controlled environment facilities help us farm smarter, so we can sustainably grow more healthy, delicious foods on a large scale, year-round.
DipJar is changing the game of fundraising with a cashless donation jar and an integrated payments platform that enable joyful, engaging, and frictionless giving. With DipJar, organizations of any size can collect donations anywhere and Create More Giving Moments.
Our mission is to protect life by making the bullet obsolete and developing technologies to make the world a safer place. Axon is a software & hardware team of product experts, security pros, engineering wizards, sales & marketing pros, and technology buffs - all committed to helping make the world a safer place.
The OffGridBox is an all-in-one, self-contained utility system with renewable energy and clean water that enables independent living in any environment, whether by choice or as a result of natural disasters.
Dover Microsystems's CoreGuard technology addresses cybersecurity challenges.
At HqO, we transform how people connect with each other and the places they work by bringing together a full suite of tools that combines digital, physical, and personal amenities and services — all in one app. The HqO Workplace Experience Platform lets companies and commercial property teams create high-end and personally curated environments that foster safety, sustainability, creativity, and collaboration.
NeighborSchools is on a mission to reinvent child care from the ground up. Today in America, working-parents with young children spend over $75B a year on child care, but the caregivers, the hard-working women* who actually work hands-on with our children, they get paid peanuts. The problem is that big child care centers are so expensive to run that they have to charge parents a ton, and there's still very little left over for the caregivers. This forces the best caregivers to leave child care in search of better wages, and leaves families struggling to find quality care. At NeighborSchools, we've developed a new solution that puts people first. We help individual caregivers go independent, get licensed, open up micro-daycares in their homes, and work directly with families in the community. Caregivers that launch daycares on NeighborSchools earn 2-3X more than preschool teachers, even while charging parents less for child care. And children benefit from the small, intimate settings and programs led by experienced professionals. That's the win-win-win. Our goal is to help a million caregivers launch new, independent daycares in the next 10 years and bring quality, affordable child care to every neighborhood in America. * over 99% of prospective daycare providers signing up for NeighborSchools are women.
Community Solar: The Easiest Way to Tap into Clean Energy We’re bringing clean energy to homeowners and communities everywhere, and helping them save up to 15% on electricity costs without installing rooftop solar panels.
The DynamiCare digital care program reinforces a person’s recovery from addiction by offering recovery coaching and easy to use technology, including random breath and saliva tests confirmed by selfie video, verified treatment attendance check-ins, and rewards for healthy progress.
The GreenLight Fund works at the intersection of community need and social innovation. GreenLight helps open opportunities for children, youth and families experiencing poverty by engaging deeply with the community and running a consistent annual process to: elevate priority issues not yet being addressed; invest in innovative, proven programs that have a significant, measurable social impact; and galvanize local support to accelerate the selected program’s launch and ensure growth and long-term viability. We envision a national network of GreenLight Fund cities, working together and learning from each other to harness the vision and ambition of social entrepreneurs and accelerate the spread of proven programs that make lasting change for children, youth and families. Currently operating in Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Detroit, Kansas City, Greater Newark, Philadelphia, San Francisco Bay Area, and the Twin Cities.
Cognitive Genetics is an early stage Boston-based education technology startup working to disrupt the current fragmented approach to providing the necessary opportunities and resources to children who struggle with reading. Our goal is to give every child lifelong success by empowering caregivers with the right tools to improve early learning and reading for their children. Cognitive Genetics propels children through crucial developmental milestones and their educational journeys. Powered by scientific discovery and academic research, we offer genetic-based educational trait screening, targeted assessments, and effective technology-enabled methods so that every child reaches full potential.
With a mission to end homelessness, Pine Street Inn is New England's leading provider of housing, shelter, street outreach and job training to homeless men and women in Greater Boston. Pine Street Inn welcomes nearly 2,000 homeless individuals daily to provide short- and long-term solutions so that they can begin the journey out of homelessness and on to permanent housing. Our vision is to help individuals gain stability and their highest level of independence by offering a wide range of services for every person who turns to Pine Street for help.
We are one of the largest workforce development agencies in New England, changing people’s lives and strengthening our communities. We are located located in Boston financial district. Out mission is to empower individuals from diverse communities to find employment and build careers, while partnering with employers to hire,develop,and retain them.
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