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'''VisionSpring''', formerly Scojo Foundation, is a [[social enterprise]] founded by Jordan Kassalow and Scott Berrie in 2001, a year after Kassalow co-founded [http://www.scojo.com/  Scojo Vision LLC], a designer and distributor of high-end reading glasses.<ref>http://www.draperrichards.org/fellows/visionspring.html</ref>

(contracted; show full) Publishing Limited, UK</ref> and Next Generation Business Strategies for the Base of the Pyramid: New Approaches for Building Mutual Value<ref>Ted, L, Stuart L. H. (2010) ''Next Generation Business Strategies for the Base of the Pyramid: New Approaches for Building Mutual Value''. FT Press, New Jersey</ref> have featured VisionSpring and published its experience to allow other social enterprise  [[industry]] learn from them. 

VisionSpring has won  [[awards]] such as 
the inaugural [http://mcnultyprize.org/#subsection-2008-winner John P. McNulty Prize] in 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mcnultyprize.org/#subsection-2008-winner|work=2008 McNulty Prize Winner - VisionSpring}}</ref> , the 2010 CASE Awards for Social Enterprising Innovation <ref>http://www.caseatduke.org/events/ESIaward/2010Winner.html</ref> and several others.<ref>http://visionspring.org/newscenter/news.php</ref>

== Shortfalls ==
VisionSpring  [[pledge]]s to reach out and serve those who are living under $4 per day.<ref>http://www.warbyparker.com/visionspring</ref> Considering that 880 million people in India lives under US$2 per day,  VisionSpring might not have contributed much to help such a population. VisionSpring might have to reassess the price of the glasses they are selling especially if they are planning to reach out to the larger population in India.<ref>http://www.globalens.com/DocFiles/PDF/cases/inspection/GL1428610I.pdf</ref>

Being a social enterprise, VisionSpring aims to be  [[Self-sustainability|self-sustainable]], however it still relies heavily on  [[charitable organization|charity]], it managed to gather $1.7million in 2010.<ref>Forbes Asia; Feb2011, Vol. 7 Issue 2, p26-26, 1p</ref>

The VEs, who will conduct eyesight screening, are trained shortly within 3 days, the reliability of their assessment skills can be questioned.<ref>http://inspiredeconomist.com/2011/08/31/visionspring-a-model-toms-shoes-would-be-wise-to-adopt/</ref>

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