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Announcing Our New E-book: THE Big IDEA: Global Spread of Affordable Housing
Our affordable housing series from late 2011 was a special project, and we wanted to do something special to match it. So, along with our Content Partner Ashoka, we’re excited to announce the publication of our new e-book: The BIG IDEA: Global Spread of Affordable Housing.
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- Social Enterprise
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- housing
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ANDE at 3: Reflecting on the SGB Mission
One of the biggest challenges the sector still faces is connecting entrepreneurs with the right type of capital at the right time. As ANDE evolves we have come to find that the missing middle itself has a missing part—because even in our network of members, very few are able to provide financing at the critical $25,000 - $200,000 range.
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- Investing
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- impact investing
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Njambre, a New Social Enterprise Accelerator in Argentina Looks to ‘Swarm’ Impact
Based in Buenos Aires, Njambre (a Spanish term for “swarm”) is a new space of support, advice, and mentorship for social entrepreneurs. Launched by Paula Cardenau, Emiliano Fazio and Federico Seineldin, Njambre seeks to identify entrepreneurs with ideas and with the potential of becoming sound social enterprises.
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Reaping the Demographic Dividend: The Challenges in Creating Jobs for Young India
Six million people are joining the Indian workforce every year, while only 1 million jobs were created last year. In advance of the Sankalp Forum later this month, organizers are hosting a live Twitter chat focused on boosting employment and skill development in the country.
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- Education, Impact Assessment
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On the Impact Road Trip: How Wakami Value Chains are Weaving Change in Guatemala
Business incubator Communities of the Earth targets women in rural villages throughout Guatemala by teaching them how to make bracelets and necklaces. Women who receive the training work together in small groups (called “Wakami Value Chains”) to craft products for Kiej de los Bosques – a Guatemala City-based business that produces an assortment of handicraft products for both national and international consumption.
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- Education, Social Enterprise
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Weekly 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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Online Game Seeks New Ideas For Poverty Alleviation
Rockefeller Foundation and the Institute for the Future will host a global, collaborative 48-hour online game to find new ways to alleviate poverty.
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The Power to Give Strategically: Indian Philanthropy Forum by Dasra
The opulent Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai set the stage for high-net-worth individuals, socially-conscious investors and foundations, and corporate leaders to discuss the state of strategic giving in India. According to keynote speaker Matthew Bishop of The Economist, a “good billionaire” is increasingly becoming defined as one who, Bill Gates-style, thinks twice before simply writing a check.
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