November 6, 2013

Teenage Tom

Sometimes I amuse myself by thinking of organizations in terms of human development: baby, child, teen, young adult, and so on.

Today it seems that Tom's Shoes might be moving past its hip teen years. Instead of sticking with the BOGO (buy one, give one) model of selling shoes, it is beginning to create jobs in the countries it claims to serve, starting with Haiti. 

Here is a quick article by the founder of Hope International, an organization promoting microenterprise.

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