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NextThought Monday: Friending Egypt, the True Value of Social Media
Blotted out in Egypt as an organizing tool by demonstrators and singled out at Davos for its social innovation prowess, Facebook was at the apex of two worlds last week. The uprising shows how quickly social media can fuel protests while exposing income inequality. But social media’s ability to build new enterprises is just finding its footing.
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Friday Roundup – 1/28/11: Trends to Watch in 2011
Our friends at Dowser.org have published a set of really interesting interviews over the last days. The result is a series titled "Trends to Look for in 2011" featuring several thought leaders and practitioners in the social enterprise space. I would encourage you to give it a careful read.
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A Fellowship In Social Enterprise for Undergrads? It’s Called IDEX
A fellowship in social enterprise geared for recent undergraduates? It exists! The IDEX Fellowship in Social Enterprise is specifically geared towards servicing the low-income education field currently in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. The fellows program provides recent undergrads an opportunity to support social enterprises in the growing space.
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Guest Post: Reflections from Center Stage at the 2011 World Future Energy Summit
It’s a long way from E+Co’s headquarters in Bloomfield, NJ to center stage at the magnificent Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi. But as a result of the focus and commitment of E+Co staff and the dedication of more than 200 energy entrepreneurs in Africa, Asia and Latin America, E+Co was one of the finalists for the Zayed Future Energy Prize (ZFEP).
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Guest Post: Seeking High-impact Individuals to be Acumen Fund Summer Associates
Do you want to spend your summer changing the way the world tackles poverty? Do you have what it takes to join the Acumen Fund team? Acumen Fund is seeking high-impact individuals as Summer Associates.
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Small is Beautiful, Small is Cheap, But Do the Poor Care?
Sachet marketing ? selling products in small amounts ? provoked much attention in the early days of BoP. While the poor cannot afford products in large containers that would last weeks, marketers found they would buy them in small, single-serve sizes. But does sachet marketing really work for the poor? Do they care? And should companies?
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Brazil’s Flourishing ’LAN’ Houses Supplying More Than Internet Connections
Brazil hosts over 100,000 publicly sponsored Internet access centers, or LAN (Local Area Network) Houses. The phenomenon started in affluent areas of S?o Paulo in the 1990s and now extend into poor isolated regions. These centers represent to 45% of all Internet access in Brazil, and connect 30 million Brazilians, mainly in low-income communities.
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