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MacArthur Foundation Announces Development of New MDP Programs
This the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced that it will be giving $5.6 million to ten universities in eight different countries to create Master’s in Development Practice (MDP) programs.
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For Mother’s Day: Celebrating Innovations in Maternal Health
As we look to celebrate our Moms this weekend (and frantically try to find a florist that delivers on a Sunday), let’s also take a moment to recognize the tireless social innovators that are striving to improve maternal health around the world.
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Weekly Roundup April 26-May 3
From the past week on NextBillion, in case you missed it...
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Sankalp 2010: A Showcase of Social Enterprise
The Sankalp 2010 Awards and Investment Forum is back this year to showcase some of the emerging and established organizations that have sustainable, innovative and inclusive business models with social impact.
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Social Entrepreneurship Boot Camp
I recently attended the final evening of the Socent Bootcamp organized by Unltd India in Mumbai for all their investee applicants. UnLtd India is a social incubator, providing one-on-one coaching, networking, and seed capital that people need to achieve huge impact.
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2010 Engineers for Social Impact Fellows
When we talk about social entrepreneurship, what generally gets highlighted most prominently is business model innovation. However, if you look closely at most social enterprises, what drives the organization is its technological innovation. That’s why Engineers for Social Impact (E4SI) was founded.
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Going Native? oikos UNDP Young Scholars Academy 2010, in Costa Rica
Addressing "Inclusive Partnerships for Sustainable Market Innovations", the oikos UNDP Young Scholars Academy moves its location this year to Costa Rica, from August 29 to September 3rd.
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The Future of Design: A U.S. Cell Phone Designed by Kenyans?
These days you hear about design thinking being applied to just about everything. So much it’s getting bashed on its over-hype and misuse. But imagine 90% of the world’s designers finally being tapped into and how that will shape and shift everyday objects we use (a US cell phone designed by Kenyans?) and our understanding of social challenges.
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