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Introducing Social Entrepreneurs from GSBI 2008: Meet Christopher Benz, from CraftNetwork
CraftNetwork is opening the doors of fair trade and global markets to artisans around the globe. Christopher Benz, its founder and managing director, was part of this year’s Global Social Benefit Incubator at Santa Clara University.?This project is,?in many ways, unique among similar...
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Turning a Great Experience into a Remarkable Experience
I have always looked forward to receiving my quarterly copy of the Stanford Social Innovation Review in the mail. Without exception, I find what I am looking for: engaging and thought provoking articles, a rich discussion on trends and ideas in this space, great book reviews like the recent one...
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Job: Executive Director, Aspen Network for Development Entrepreneurs
Position: Executive Director, Aspen Network for Development Entrepreneurs Location: Washington, D.C. Organization: The Aspen Institute, founded in 1950, is an international nonprofit organization.? Its mission is twofold: to foster values-based leadership, encouraging individuals to...
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Talent Challenges for Social Ventures: Skill vs. Will
Talent management is arguably the greatest challenge today for social ventures trying to scale-up in their overall impact.? I recently spoke with Deepti Doshi, Talent Manager at Acumen Fund on the subject and she commented, “We have realized that recruiting and retaining quality local...
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Changemakers’ Banking on Social Change Competition: Deadline for New Entrants Next 9/30
"Open sourcing social solutions". I loved it since I first heard of it about 18 months ago while I was booking tickets, packing bags and spending long hours understanding “who was who” in this fascinating and rapidly changing base of the pyramid space. I learned about it...
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Nachiket Mor: Revolutionizing Financial Services in Rural India
Want to lull me to sleep?? First, start your event at 6:30 and go until 8:00 in the evening; I get to work early, so I’m often exhausted by the end of the day.? Second, draw the blinds to keep out natural light; exacerbate the soporific effect by dimming the lights (so I can see the...
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Keeping the Magic Alive at Lapdesk: An Interview with Greg Durst, Managing Director of Endeavor Sout
After a longer-than-anticipated delay, I am pleased to bring you the third installment in the series of interviews about Lapdesk, an Endeavor company based in South Africa that provides portable desks to school children who need them, all 4.2 million to be exact. If you’ll recall, I had a...
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Social Entrepreneurs from GSBI 2008: Meet Neelam Chhiber, from Industree Crafts
The goal: Create economic opportunity for Indian villagers so they can build sustainable livelihoods in their local settings, preserve their traditions and avoid the need to migrate to large urban centers. The means: Industree, a social enterprise that promotes locally owned and operated craft...
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