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Good Ideas, Multiplied: How NGO, research collaboration is boosting social entrepreneurship
Social entrepreneurs are celebrated for bringing new ideas to the table. But is a great idea enough to have the intended impact? While entrepreneurship celebrates the new, what role should existing research networks and NGOs, who bring deep sector expertise and trusting relationships with target communities, play in supporting social entrepreneurship?
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- Education, Impact Assessment, Social Enterprise
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- academia, NGOs, research, social enterprise
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NextThought Monday: A Perspective from Egypt – Iman Bibars of Ashoka Arab World
The events in Egypt have been unfolding quickly and it is hard to tell what the outcomes will be, particularly when judging from afar. We had the opportunity to talk to Iman Bibars, founder and head of Ashoka Arab World. She is enduring in Cairo and offers her perspectives on the historic uprisings - what led to them and what could be next.
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- Education
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- NGOs
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Voices From the Skoll World Forum Opening Plenary
The opening plenary at the Skoll World Forum had numerous themes and Twitter-perfect quotes, but to me one of the most important threads that ran through the evening was the importance of giving individuals a voice to help themselves out of conflict, abject poverty, and the effects of natural disaster.
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- Social Enterprise