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Social Capital Markets: Power to the People Through Democratic Capital
With three weeks to go before the U.S. presidential election, it?s no surprise that there?s a lot of interest in democracy here at the Social Capital Markets conference.? Fortunately, the conversation has (thus far) steered clear of moose burgers and the Weather Underground.? After all,...
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From Social Capital Markets: Social Entrepreneurs Turning Into Sustainable Organizations
Monday afternoon sessions just kicked off with the panels on each of the three tracks here at SoCap08. The “Social Entrepreneur Track” is of special interest to me, as it concernes the tools and skills needed to turn social entrepreneurs into sustainable and scalable organizations...
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Social Capital Markets: Too Many People, Not Enough Seats
Not yet.? That was the first message I heard at Social Capital Markets today, as I approached the registration table; they weren?t ready for me yet.? In fact, they weren?t ready for me, nor were they ready for the 20 other people who had queued up early.? If there?s any indication of...
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Talent at the Base of the Pyramid: The Role of the Expat
The traditional talent support approach for base of the pyramid (BoP) projects has been a sending model: workers/professionals from the developed world are sent by an organization to a developing country to manage a local project. The American Peace Corps was established with the intent of...
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Guest Post: “Imagine the Base of the Pyramid Using Social Networks”
Guest blogger Jenara Nerenberg is the Founder of BOP Source. She is a graduate of UC Berkeley and Harvard University and lives in Kathmandu, Nepal, where she is a Columnist for a national business magazine and a Consultant on new media marketing. Jenara was a Consultant to the Harvard Center...
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Social Capital Markets Conference Preview
NextBillion is heading west ? San Francisco, to be precise.? Francisco and I will be on the road this weekend ? along with 600+ fellow attendees ? in preparation for next week’s Social Capital Markets conference, which runs Monday through Wednesday in the city by the bay.? We’ll...
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Introducing Social Entrepreneurs from GSBI 2008: Meet Mathias Craig, from blueEnergy Group
In times like this, when clean energy technologies are?the hype and talent in the sector is in high demand,?Mathias Craig could have any job in the world. His training includes engineering degrees from both UC Berkeley and MIT, and his true passion is wind power.?In stead of getting?taking...
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Guest Post: Campaign for Client Protection in Microfinance Announced at the Clinton Global Initiativ
Guest blogger Sofia Leon is currently the Senior Program Coordinator at the Center for Financial Inclusion at ACCION International. Her passion is sustainable social enterprise, specifically seeking to scale BOP energy delivery without subsidies. By Sofia LeonFollowing an all-star Opening...
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