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Friday Roundup – 10/8/10: Social Enterprise and a $100 Million Gift
This year’s Social Enterprise Conference happens on a special week for Columbia University and its Business School in particular. One of its distinguished alumns, Mr. Henry Kravis, announced a pledge of US$100 million to help the school complete its expansion projects in the next several years.
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The Hoop Fund: Connecting BoP Producers with New Markets, Finance
The Hoop has been called the Kiva for fair trade, as it uses the basic platform of micro-lending from individuals to channel finance to emerging market cooperatives. However, according to the Hoop CEO Patrick Donohue, the Hoop?s point of differentiation is on the consumer experience it provides.
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Rounding Up: Metrics Discussions from Many Sources
A look at all metrics-related topics this month: ANDE Annual Conference, IRIS 2.0, BoP Impact Assessment Workshop, and of course, SoCap
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NextBillion 2011 Case Writing Competition: Call for Entries
NextBillion.net is proud to launch its second-annual academic business case competition, NextBillion 2011 Case Writing Competition. Once again, we seek to find the very best business cases describing organizations that use market-based approaches to economic or social development, social ventures. Read on to find out how to apply and get started.
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Tomorrow: Columbia Business School Social Enterprise Conference
Have you registered for the Columbia Business School Social Enterprise Conference? It’s tomorrow, and we’re looking forward to the discussions that will build on the recent SOCAP and ANDE conferences.
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SOCAP 10: Harmonizing Tools to Measure Impact
Yet again, measurement continues to be a sexy topic. SOCAP 10 assembled social investors, social entrepreneurs, and supportive agencies to set the discourse on shaping an impact investing market based on transparency.
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Singing from SOCAP 10: Root Capital’s Foote Strikes a Chord
William Foote, Founder and CEO of Root Capital, rocked the crowd during his keynote address during Day 2 at SoCap. He opened by singing ?Satisfied Mind?, by Bob Dylan, which very much captured the theme of the conference.
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Fueling Impact at Scale: The Crossroads of Aggregate Giving
Scaling social impact and bringing the funds to fuel it are two huge challenges in the non-profit and social entrepreneurship world. As organizations scale, the risk of inefficiencies lurk; while the ability to give in large-scale amounts can cause more problems than it was meant to solve. When should you give big? When should you give small?
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