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Microsoft: Enabling Social and Economic Development in Digital Age
Yesterday, I attended “Unlimited Potential: Connecting the Next Five Billion,” a presentation organized by SID-Washington’s Corporate Responsibility Workgroup, USAID’s Global Development Alliance, DAI and Georgetown University’s Mortara Center for International Studies....
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Guest Post: Coping With Abundance
Guest blogger Bill Kramer was, until recently, WRI?s Director of Education and Training for the Markets & Enterprise Program, and? Deputy Director of Development Through Enterprise.? He now runs Global Challenge Network, an executive education and training company. His email is...
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Job – Scojo Partner Franchise Manager
Scojo Foundation requires an individual to manage the tremendous global growth opportunities within its Franchise Partner Channel.The Franchise Partner Manager will be responsible for developing, managing, and ensuring successful relationships with potential and existing international...
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Reflections on: ?World?s Slum Dwellers: More Like Us Than We Think?
Neal Peirce wrote an article following the Bellagio summit in August expressing great enthusiasm for the potential that grassroots collective action and micro financing tools have for producing changes in urban slums. The thing that struck me most about Peirce?s article was his emphasis on...
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Legatum invests $8.4m in Intellecap
Legatum, a private firm that invests in global capital markets and in initiatives that support social development, announced an investment of US $8.4 million in Intellecap Private Limited. Intellecap is a pioneer and leader in providing business advisory services for investors and companies...
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Social Responsibility Conclave and Paper Writing Competition
The Social Responsibility Conclave, organised by the Net Impact Club at the Indian School of Business, is a congregation of thought leaders from various sections of the society- including NGOs, business schools, industry, academia, and politics. Through a rich exchange of perspectives among...
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Jobs/Careers: Managing Director ? Development Focus Area at WBCSD
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development is recruiting for a Managing Director position based in Geneva, Switzerland.The role of this position is to contribute to the strategic direction of the WBCSD. The successful candidate will be expected to: Engage the company...
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Imagine What?s Next: Ideas that Will Change the Way the World Does Business
The Social Venture Network hosted the competition “Imagine What?s Next: Ideas that Will Change the Way the World Does Business” in June and announced the winners on Monday. This innovation award’s objective is to find businesses and leaders that create positive social change in...
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