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Impact Investment Forum Series: The Dilemmas of Inclusive Business Investments
What happens in a scenario of economic recession, when investors leave to find safer securities and venture capital funds become scarce? In this scenario, unemployment rises, along with the need for entrepreneurship, and the gap between the rich and poor grows. This is when the social impact of inclusive businesses is even more critical.
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Finding a Match for Social Impact
ProInspire, an organization building the next generation of leaders for the nonprofit sector. Its flagship program, the Inspire Fellowship, recruits business professionals with 2-5 years of experience and matches them with enterprises focused on social impact. The organization is now seeking applications for its 2011 Inspire Fellowship.
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WDI Hosting Global Summit on Educating Entrepreneurs
The intersection of international development, government agencies, microlenders and academics is an extremely crowded one. The William Davidson Institute hopes to help direct some of that traffic by convening the Global Summit on Educating Entrepreneurs, bringing together developers of many stripes to coordinate with and learn from one another.
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Now More than Ever: The Ariane de Rothschild Fellowship Seeks Applications
The Ariane de Rothchild Fellowship is an exciting and rare opportunity for Muslims and Jews from the US, UK and France who have a common interest to create "a new brand of both dialogue and social entrepreneurship that allows for sustainable business models to have far reaching impact."
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Friday Roundup – 2/11/11: “Egyptians Have Inspired Us”
Today we had the privilege of witnessing history taking place. I stood in front of a TV as Barack Obama delivered his speech at 3pm. His words reminded me that choice and dignity -so fundamental to the NextBillion conversation- were at the very core of the historic events we’ve witnessed this past week.
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Beleza Natural: Valuing Brazilian Women’s Self-Esteem
Beleza Natural is much more than a one-off beauty parlor. Founded in 1993, the company began operating in a basement in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro. After less than 20 years in business, Beleza Natural has grown to 80,000 customers a month, and has become a national archetype for service and access for a clientele living at base of the pyramid.
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’Please Call Me’ Builds Health Education Networks
The Praekelt Foundation is the non-profit arm of Johannesburg tech consulting company Praekelt Consulting. Founded by Endeavor-sponsored "high-impact entrepreneur" Gustav Praekelt, this non-profit organization is focused on using its for-profit expertise, especially mobile-based technology, to raise awareness about AIDS and other health issues.
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An Algorithm for Impact: Four Questions Every Venture Should Ask (With Video)
Is it needed? Does it work? Will it get to those who need it? Will they use it correctly when they get it? Four questions Mulago Foundation Director Kevin Starr says every social enterprise must answer before proceeding. In this compelling PopTech 2010 video, Starr questions the effectiveness of One Laptop Per Child, Lifestraw and PlayPump.
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