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Opening a New Energy Map, Featuring Top Trends from 42 Social Enterprises
On Tuesday, Ayllu and the Center for Science, Technology and Society in (CSTS) at Santa Clara University launched the Energy Map, an interactive tool for navigating market solutions to energy poverty. Although the map is focused on energy, it is relevant to any social enterprise operating in BoP markets.
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- Energy, Social Enterprise
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- renewable energy, solar
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An Insider’s Look at the NextBillion 2011 Case Writing Competition
Exploring the business case studies that impressed the judges in the NextBillion 2011 Case Writing Competition. Each of the winning case studies challenges students, educators, and practitioners to think through and tackle the most relevant questions facing the social enterprise world today.
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- Education, Social Enterprise
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Less Hungry, More Human: A Marketing Perspective to Fighting Malnutrition
As the World Food Programme launches a glitzy new fundraising campaign called A Billion for A Billion, maybe it could learn from P&G’s 3D White Collection, which was the most successful non-foods new product launch in 2011, with over $151 million in sales. While the latter may not be particularly noble, marketers are clearly doing something right.
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- Health Care, Social Enterprise
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- nutrition, product design
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NexThought Monday: Dealing With the Reality of Non-Fundable Zones
While the onset of Non-Fundable Zones is difficult to quantify, given the limited funding data of social enterprises, the discussion raised some points we’d like to pose to the community to reflect and comment on. First of all: Which dollars skew which way, to whom and to where?
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- Social Enterprise
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- impact investing
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Running a Social Business: More Rollercoaster Than Mountain Climb
Some believe a perfect metaphor for running a social business is a huge mountain climb: lots of struggle and suffering, and reaching the summit is the way to recognition and "glory." However, riding endlessly on a roller coaster seems a metaphor closer to reality: ups and downs, fear, excitement, frustration, accomplishment, anxiety and relief.
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- Social Enterprise
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Tapping into the Talent Pool Within the BoP
Ashoka’s Changemakers, along with the Opportunity Project from eBay Foundation, is focused on employment and income generation for vulnerable populations via its open competition for systematic/disruptive market-based innovations. You have until June 15 to submit your ideas. Read on for more details on the competition and Tuesday’s Twitter chat.
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- Social Enterprise
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The Best of Both Worlds? Blending For-Profit and Non-Profit Models
Incorporating for-profit activities into the structure of social good organizations can have amazing consequences. It can, for instance, free these organizations from the maddeningly inconsistent funding cycle of the non-profit world. However Perennial questions remain. Can organizations do good and be profitable at the same time?
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- Social Enterprise
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Sankalp 2011: A Guide to What’s in Store at India’s Largest Social Investor Summit
Sankalp 2011, India’s largest social investment summit will take place in Mumbai between May 5-6, bringing together over 150 investors, 400-plus enterprises and several prolific thought leaders in the development and responsible business space. This year forum goes global with two forums lined up later in the year to be held in Africa and the USA.
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- Social Enterprise
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- impact investing
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