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New MacArthur President Promises Grant Making With a More Immediate Impact
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation looked within its own ranks to pick its new president, Julia Stasch, who has promised to instill a sense of urgency at the grant maker.
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- Education, Technology
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- philanthropy
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Where Ethics and the Enterprise Intersect: 1,001 questions at the 2015 Latin American Impact Investment Forum (FLII)
What is an ethical business? During last month’s Latin America Impact Investing Forum (FLII) Avina’s Bernardo Toro, said it clearly: “It is a business that doesn’t prey on people; one that creates real value; one that pays attention to what’s important, not what’s showy.” Simple and to the point, so why do we struggle with it?
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- Education, Impact Assessment
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Proper Sanitary Pads Are Keeping Girls in School
How do you cut the school dropout rate for girls in a remote pocket of Uganda? And how do you create jobs for village women? The answer to both questions: sanitary pads.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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OurCrowd Helps Wharton Students Launch Largest Student-Run Impact Investing Platform in the World
OurCrowd, the world’s leading equity crowdfunding platform, has announced a unique collaboration that will help students at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania get an industry-leading experiential education in impact investing. This initiative will greatly expand the Wharton Social Venture Fund (WSVF), a flagship program operated under the Wharton Social Impact Initiative (WSII) which allows students to select, curate and diligence investments that will change the world.
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- Education, Impact Assessment
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- impact investing
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Triple Jeopardy: Report details the discrimination facing girls and women with leprosy
Report published today warns that the new United Nations Sustainable Development Goals will fail in their aim to “leave no one behind” if discrimination against girls and women affected by leprosy is not tackled.
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- Education, Health Care
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OPINION: Here’s Why Global Health is So Exciting
Two examples provide clues to how technology is paving the way to tackle big healthcare problems globally.
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- Education, Health Care
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Why It’s Cool to Invest in Girls: SPRING Accelerator is open for applications
Harnessing the power and potential of girls is the aim of SPRING, a new project from the U.K. Department for International Development (DFID), Nike Foundation and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). SPRING will accelerate early to mid-stage ventures with products and services that improve the lives of girls in poverty across eight East African countries.
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- Education
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Catalyzing the Power of Africa’s Youth: Recommendations for Youth Entrepreneurship Promotion 2.0
Young and without credit history or experience, many East African entrepreneurs find themselves at the “Bottom of the Enterprise Pyramid” facing tough challenges. While networking, peer-learning and exposure, especially to investors, are perceived as important success factors, these are biased towards more mature entrepreneurs. Intellecap has developed a series of strategies for building a more inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem.
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- Education
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- incubators, research