Articles by Diana Hollmann
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Friday
September 7
2012WAMDA: Inspiring, Empowering and Connecting Entrepreneurs in the MENA Region
Launched by Abraaj Capital at 2010 milestone event “Celebration of Entrepreneurship” in Dubai in 2010, Wamda has evolved to be a major entrepreneurship platform in the region. It nurtures entrepreneurship both online as well as offline by combining an information outlet, funding opportunities, and additional programs – each specifically catered to entrepreneurs in the MENA region.
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Guest Articles
Sunday
April 1
2012Weekly Roundup: Stories of Change from Oxford and London
Last week, the center of gravity of social entrepreneurship was set in Oxford with both the Skoll World Forum (SWF) as well as its increasingly popular fringe event Oxford Jam taking place. The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) also gathered members and affiliates just around the corner from Oxford in London.
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- Social Enterprise
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Guest Articles
Monday
March 12
2012NextThought Monday: From Job-Takers to Changemakers – Nurturing Entrepreneurship, Social Innovation in Higher Ed
A few weeks ago, the Ashoka U Exchange conference brought together 500 students, faculty, and staff as well as social entrepreneurs to connect and nurture collaboration for instilling a culture of entrepreneurship and social innovation in higher education. Ashoka U identifies and selects pioneer campuses and supports establishing campus change teams.
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- Education
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Thursday
December 29
2011Best Ideas of 2011: Revolutionizing mindsets for a new Arab World
People from the Arab World showed that the impossible is possible. Citizens fought for their rights, shaping a new Arab World associated with ?opportunity? and ?change? instead of ?disenfranchisement? and ?stagnation? by people from both inside and outside of the region - and setting the ground for unleashing entrepreneurial energy!
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- Impact Assessment
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Monday
December 12
2011Good News: IRIS Report Shows Many Impact Investing Recipients Are Profitable; But More Study Needed
The first Impact Reporting and Investment Standards (IRIS) performance data report collected data from nearly 2,400 mission-driven organizations, with 70% of responding microfinance institutions and 63% of portfolio organizations reporting profits. As importantly, the report adds to data-driven market intelligence for the impact investing industry.
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- Education
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- impact investing, research
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Wednesday
July 20
2011Emerson on Impact Investing: Passionately Pragmatic!
As creator of the blended-value concept, Jed Emerson has made significant contributions to the way impact investing is being discussed around the globe. In our conversation, Emerson shared his passionate yet pragmatic thinking about the status quo of impact investing, where he sees its risks and how to unleash billions of dollars in social capital.
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- Impact Assessment
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- impact investing
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Friday
June 3
2011Friday Roundup – 6/3/2011: Was Europe ready for SOCAP? Yes!
Eight months ago, just after the announcement of SOCAP coming to Europe, Jonathan Jenkins asked: ?Is Europe ready for SOCAP? himself giving a hesitant ?Maybe not!?- answer. Now we all know better: ?Yes, it was? as Jenkins tweeted on the last day of the conference, which exposed a slowly, but surely, maturing sector.
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Thursday
June 2
2011SOCAP/Europe: Marketplaces Start to Matter
It is an exciting time that requires building the right infrastructure to take impact investing to scale. Marketplaces are key for investors and enterprises to meet as well as to enable efficient capital allocation to the most effective social enterprises.
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