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MacArthur Foundation Announces Development of New MDP Programs
This the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced that it will be giving $5.6 million to ten universities in eight different countries to create Master’s in Development Practice (MDP) programs.
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For Mother’s Day: Celebrating Innovations in Maternal Health
As we look to celebrate our Moms this weekend (and frantically try to find a florist that delivers on a Sunday), let’s also take a moment to recognize the tireless social innovators that are striving to improve maternal health around the world.
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Corporate Engagement and Building Effective Partnerships with BoP Organizations
I highlighted the potential for big change from projects initiated by passionate employees (social intrapreneurs) involving their organization in a deep, meaningful way in Base of the Pyramid markets. This article dives deeper into this subject, and suggests four principles to guide how you go about developing these partnerships.
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Weekly Roundup April 26-May 3
From the past week on NextBillion, in case you missed it...
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Sankalp 2010: A Showcase of Social Enterprise
The Sankalp 2010 Awards and Investment Forum is back this year to showcase some of the emerging and established organizations that have sustainable, innovative and inclusive business models with social impact.
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Social Entrepreneurship Boot Camp
I recently attended the final evening of the Socent Bootcamp organized by Unltd India in Mumbai for all their investee applicants. UnLtd India is a social incubator, providing one-on-one coaching, networking, and seed capital that people need to achieve huge impact.
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2010 Engineers for Social Impact Fellows
When we talk about social entrepreneurship, what generally gets highlighted most prominently is business model innovation. However, if you look closely at most social enterprises, what drives the organization is its technological innovation. That’s why Engineers for Social Impact (E4SI) was founded.
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Announcing Toniic: Aggregated Angel Investment for Social Impact
Toniic intends to aggregate angels and attract entrepreneurs as the first angel network specifically geared towards impact investment. I spoke with co-founders Sean Foote and Morgan Simon to hear about this new organization that’s forming in the Bay Area but has plans to be global in scope and reach.
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