1Well is a new entrepreneurial non-profit that allows people to make social investments in high need areas of the world that have a direct and significant impact on the lives of others. Through its local partners, 1Well identifies critical life-sustaining projects – wells, sanitation, agriculture development, etc. – and matches them with social venture capitalists (SVCs) that commit to raising the capital required to complete the project. 1Well projects are grants, not investments, but the social returns are high.

3rd Point International is a sustainability consulting firm that provides strategic and business planning for non-profits, public-private partnerships, and corporations that are seeking to align their business models with social and environmental goals. 3rd Point recently worked with a Fortune 500 asset management firm to develop a social and environmental vision for the future, and with a leading NGO driving the development of global ecosystem markets.

Founded in 1998, Apparent makes smart devices and software that rocks. Our award-winning technologies, products, and brands organize home collections, create barcodes, process payments, scan documents, track business inventories, and much more.

Blue Cadet is an award winning full service interactive design agency based in Washington DC. We specialize in the production of rich media experiences for business, cultural institutions, media and non-profit organizations.

C2Si works with post-conflict, transitional, and developing countries to prepare and adapt to the impacts of climate change, build capacity for conserving biodiversity and resolving environmental problems, and capitalize on natural resources and ecosystem services, to achieve environmental and economic security.

The premise of Care2 is simple: One person can make a difference.

Whether you’re passionate about green living, health, human rights or protecting the environment, Care2 puts the tools for change in your hands.

Over 7 million wonderful people discover, share and take action on Care2 and Care2's The Petition Site. It's the largest online community of people passionate about making a difference.

Note: Care2 made Affinity Lab their DC home as they established their permanent office space in the Nation's Capital.

CauseTV is the video platform and social network for personal causes.

CauseTV is your place to share and view media about the causes that matter most to you!

Inspire others to join your cause and empower them by telling your story! Now you can be the cause.

Climate Lab is a non-profit beginning operation in October, 2008, whose mission is to accelerate solutions to global climate change by organizing information that fosters collaboration and action.

The Community Land Use and Economics (CLUE) Group is a consulting firm that helps communities create vibrant, dynamic downtowns and neighborhoods. We help local and state governments, developers, and nonprofits design innovative downtown economic development strategies, cultivate independent businesses, recycle historic buildings, attract young talent, strengthen downtown management programs, and craft planning and land use tools that mitigate sprawl and stimulate town center development.

Compass Point Associates, LLC, a global coaching and consulting firm, was conceived to help individuals and business leaders worldwide take bold steps to actively design their personal and professional lives.

Our job is to explore the situation, clear through the clutter, survey the landscape and create a plan of action. Compass Point coaching programs and executive services bridge the gap from the here and now to the ultimate vision.

We invite you to make yourself, your vision, and your life a priority.

D.C. Greenworks is D.C.'s preeminent greenroof company with the most experience in the region. As an industry leader, we built the first greenroofs in Washington, D.C. and continue to create unique and effective projects for pioneering commercial and residential customers across the metro region.

D.C. Greenworks provides full-service greenroof design, installation, and consulting. And as an added benefit, all of our contracts serve to train and employ underserved adults in the skills necessary to meet the growing demand for these new environmental services and technologies.

Devine Mulvey is a Democratic media consulting firm that produces breakthrough media for its clients. Our approach is grounded on crafting clear messages, producing compelling media, and executing a disciplined communications strategy to shape public opinion and win campaigns.

Our guiding philosophy is to combine authenticity, emotion, and compelling story-telling with sound strategy to produce winning results. We believe that our clients deserve stronger, more creative visuals to reflect the strength we have on the issues.

Echo Communications is a new integrated communications service for clients with issue advocacy, constituency mobilization, fundraising, promotion, and other public outreach needs.

The Educated Consumer Project ("ECP") provides youths in low - and moderate-income ("LMI") areas in Washington, DC with a comprehensive financial education program. Our mission is to help teens in LMI areas realize their full potential: to be empowered managers of their personal finances, informed and aware of traps that may impede their earnings, and well-versed in financial services and products that can aid in their success.

Framework:CR works with companies to improve and communicate their environmental, social, governance, and financial performance. Our value lies in our ability to see the big picture, our keen understanding of the relationship between sustainability performance and business value, our flexibility and responsiveness, and our ability to raise awareness and influence organizational change. Over the past ten years, we have delivered value to clients in the Global FT500, Fortune 500, S&P 500, Dow Jones Sustainability, and FTSE4Good indices.

WB will launch a web-based marketplace connecting individuals across the globe with opportunities to invest directly in Small to Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries. Investors gain access to return-oriented, social impact investments by directly funding SME loan requests with as little as $100 per loan. Borrowers gain access to affordable loans that can create greater economic opportunities while connecting with a global business network.

ITF Consulting, Inc. (ITF) is a professional services firm founded in 1996 that is focused on the non-profit community and the for-profit sustainable business community. Our primary business is around setting up and supporting users of CitySoft's Community Enterprise web platform.

We believe in using the power of business to build a better world, and that social, environmental, and financial goals are best accomplished by integrating them into how we do our business, rather than simply addressing them after the business day is done.

Kate Schott is an award-winning copywriter and respected communications strategist with nearly 10 years of work experience. A former reporter, she has extensive knowledge of the media as well as far-reaching expertise in public relations and marketing for aviation sector clients.

Her mission is simple: to help her clients find their voice and successfully reach their target audience through the most effective channels of communication.

Launching is for every woman. Whether you are launching a business, creative hobby, passion or artistic endeavor, Ladies Who Launch gives you the tools, inspiration and network of like-minded, lifestyle-oriented women to make any dream a reality, or take anything you've already launched to new heights. Through our online and in-person Incubator programs around the country, Ladies Who Launch harnesses this energy and drops it on your doorstep.

* Affinity Lab is one of the DC sites for the Ladies Who Launch incubators facilitated Nicolette Pizzitola.

Founded by DJ Kim, owner of Java Green (a vegetarian, organic café in downtown Washington, DC), and a dedicated team of environmentally conscious professionals, Live Green will serve as a liaison for businesses and individuals looking for easy and more affordable access to eco-friendly food, products, work environments, and homes.

Maga Design, LLC (Maga) crafts culture-based branding campaigns and communications materials for federal government and corporate clients. We develop campaigns that unite incisive strategy with powerful creative design to energize stakeholders and to bring a coherent, compelling vision to life.

Uniquely, we focus on bringing commercial branding concepts to government clients who seek support for specific initiatives or for their organizations as a whole and to commercial clients who want to improve their position in the federal marketplace.

Mariposa Communications looks inside your organization or issue to learn what you need to communicate, and we distill this information to craft messages that create awareness, encourage behavior change and reveal your voice - the essence of what you need to say. We make these messages work for you by identifying the best messengers to address key audiences and by determining the most effective avenue for your message. This combination helps you to inform and inspire the people you need to reach.

MileMaven.com is the leading provider of route-based frequent flyer promotions. The MileMaven.com database contains more than 300 airlines and frequent flyer programs, hundreds of offers, and millions of route combinations. The database is updated daily.

Momentum Analysis helps forward Democratic and progressive causes by providing high-quality research to candidates and organizations around the country. Clients benefit from years of experience in research and in the political consulting industry and from sophisticated research techniques and analytical capabilities. Momentum Analysis delivers high-quality, high-energy, consulting, where scheduling to meet your campaign’s needs is not a problem.

Note: Momentum Analysis was one of Affinity Lab's original beta members, opening up shop before the Lab was even done with its build out.

The New Organizing Institute is a unique grassroots training and research program created by experienced online organizers and technology professionals in politics in conjunction with MoveOn.org.

The mission of NucleationSites is to provide technical assistance to progressive non-profits, small businesses, and individuals who are trying to make a difference in the world. With years of professional experience designing and building web applications, we can help you communicate more effectively with your members, the press, and the general public.

Open Organize is a technology consulting firm that enables social sector organizations to increase their effectiveness and expand the scope of their goals. We create customized web applications and internal databases, and implement management solutions that leverage the full power of information technology.

Project Akilah matches the needs of a growing Rwandan economy with well trained, technically savvy women eager to contribute to Rwanda's future. By building a vocational and technical training institute for Rwandan women who do not have the resources to continue their studies in a formal university setting, Project Akilah is bridging a critical educational gap in Rwanda.

Akilah: the Swahili word for “the intelligent one who reasons”

Remarkabalize* is a new kind of network that helps organizations develop their stories and deliver on creating the next generation of business growth.

Founded by Julie Anixter and Dean DeBiase, the group helps organizations tap into the power of books, like The Big Moo, an unprecedented collaboration of the world's smartest business thinkers, blending their best ideas on how to remarkabalize* your organization.

Solimar International is a small corporation made up of a team of focused, creative professionals who share the common vision of how sustainable tourism can be used to stimulate economic growth while conserving natural resources and cultural heritage.

Chris Seek and Ben Isenberg founded Solimar in December of 2001. The two met in Costa Rica back in 1998 while taking an ecotoursim class at the Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica. Chris and Ben share a passion of travel and promoting sustainable tourism, but their backgrounds are very different. Chris possesses the business and marketing experience while Ben possesses the conservation and non-profit experience.

SpeakeasyDC's mission is to entertain, create meaning, and build community through the creation and performance of original stories drawn from real-life experience. The sharing of personal stories enriches our lives, expands our minds, and opens our hearts. SpeakeasyDC and its parent organization—Washington Storytellers Theatre—have provided a space for the performance and learning of storytelling to be practiced as an art since 1990.

We are a forward thinking film production company dedicated to telling the story of brands through great visual artistry and innovative methods. Our goal is to constantly change the way we interface with clients as well as our audience to provide the best experience. Led by Director and Executive Producer Kenny Morrison, Twisted Fiction boasts decades of production experience as well as a network that spreads across all creative industries. Check out the work and feel free to give us a shout.