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• More Advice on ABC News Now

  
  StartupNation Blog — Authority: 116
  During my recent appearance  on ABC News Now, I was lucky enough to be asked to provide some advice to fellow entrepreneurs who are growing businesses built around their passions. Click here or on the image below to view that advice. Let me know if you have a cool story you’d like to share with ABC News ...
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• Forum 2009, No. 4: Public-Private “Debate” Redux (#GFHR09)

  
  Global Health Ideas — Authority: 115
  The Global Forum for Health Research Forum 2009: Innovating for the Health of All took place in Havana, Cuba from 16-20 November. I was in Jamaica the week following the conference and completely offline. Now that I’m back in the U.S., I’m planning at least two more posts about Forum 2009. This is the ...
  3 days ago

• Financial Education

  
  playthink — Authority: 417
  California’s “byzantine” state funding system explained by the LAT : Explaining how we got here is pretty simple. The first step was a pair of state Supreme Court decisions in the 1970s Serrano vs. Priest case, which required the state to reduce disparities in education funding between rich and poor school ...
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• Tonya Harmon of The Founder Institute

  
  TechDrawl — Authority: 128
  The Founder Institute is a four month training program for new and seasoned entrepreneurs which prepares them to start and lead their own companies across a wide range of industries. Founded by Adeo Rossi , serial entreprenuer and founding member of TheFunded, Incorporated (which funds the Founder Institute), the ...
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• Pierre Duponchel is the Social Entrepreneur of the year in France

  
  Forumblog.org - The World Economic Forum Blog — Authority: 415
  Pierre Duponchel , founder of Le Relais has become the Social Entrepreneur of the Year in France. The Social Entrepreneur of the Year in France is an initiative of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship in partnership with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) France. The award was handed over in Paris ...
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• Sparkseed Social Innovation Calls for Undergrads

  
  Campus Entrepreneurship — Authority: 110
  Just received an update from Sparkseed , a social venture fund/accelerator that provides “offers a comprehensive program for collegiate social innovators.” Ten students will be chosen to participate  Sparkseed Innovators receive: Six months of comprehensive support, including: Mentoring from entrepreneurs ...
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• Atlanta CEO Council Chooses The Ron Clark Academy for 10th Anniversary Fundraiser

  
  TechDrawl — Authority: 128
  Click here to view the embedded video. The Atlanta CEO Council recently announced The Ron Clark Academy as the recipient of its first community fundraising effort in celebration of its 10th anniversary. Replacing the regular December networking event, the Council will hold this event on December 7, 6:00 – 8:00 ...
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• Demand Studios Community Writes for a Cause

  
  First Book Blog — Authority: 469
  Guest Blogger Mike Cowan is the Director of Marketing at Demand Studios, an online community of freelancers and copy editors who produce articles for several online outlets. Demand Studios is partnering with First Book this December to provide thousands of books to children in need. I believe you are a lucky child ...
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• Where to now?

  
  Global Health Ideas — Authority: 115
  “What I really want to know is: are things getting better or are they getting worse?” – Laurie Anderson Driving back from the Lesotho border, my eye caught the last brilliant light of the day on a young man carrying wood he had gathered for the fire. I thought back to the teenagers who guard cows all day, ...
  5 days ago

• On Social Entrepreneurship

  
  Me ... A Geek ... No way!! — Authority: 125
  In a while from now, it will be Dec 1 and therefore, another World Aids Day. I, of course, understand that sporting a red ribbon is a symbol of solidarity but I’m not a proponent of armchair activism. Therefore, I’ll refrain from displaying a twibbon on my twitter profile pic. For a Social Entrepreneur like [...]
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• Generate And Sustain Creative Ideas To Take Non-Profits To The Next Level

  
  SGEntrepreneurs — Authority: 477
  In this Social Conversation, the Lien Centre for Social Innovation will focus on “Good Ideas – Generating and sustaining creative ideas to take non-profits to the next level”. While social entrepreneurs also have the bottom-line to worry about, this seminar might also be helpful in their social enterprises. ...
  6 days ago

• “Let us, before we die, gather up our heritage, and offer it to our children”

  
  Paul Allen (the lesser) — Authority: 104
  A couple of weeks ago my brother-in-law, who lives in Washington, DC, told me he was reading the multi-volume world history by Will & Ariel Durrant called “The Story of Civilization.” I was impressed. I have always wanted to read this series but haven’t yet done it. So I ordered a used set on Amazon and they ...
  1 week ago

• Technology for Society

  
  Aa..ha! [Thinking Inside The Blog!] — Authority: 121
  Ashoka: Innovators for the Public are hosting Tech 4 Society, a conference exploring technology, invention and social change, in Hyderabad, India, in February 2009. Find out more about the conference here . This blog post is an entry in their competition to find the official blogger to travel to and cover the event. ...
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• What will philanthropy look like in 2048?

  
  Philanthropy — Authority: 100
  Returning from two weeks in India - with my mind full of thoughts, I came across Hans Rosling’s video from Ted India.  I adore how excited Rosling is about statistics (b/c I’m not), and think GapMinder is quite clever (b/c helps people like me to “get it”). Since my mind tends probe the non-Western ...
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• In Conversation with Wong Joon Ian, co-founder of Bloomerang

  
  SGEntrepreneurs — Authority: 477
  Bloomerang is a start-up founded by two founders, Zhiwen and Joon Ian. Their first product, BloomerHang® transforms clothes hangers into a novel, eco-friendly advertising platform. What’s more interesting, it is a product made of recycled cardboard and completely biodegradable and recyclable. The product even ...
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• The Henry Ford of Heart Surgery: Dr. Devi Shetty

  
  Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship — Authority: 115
  Dr. Devi Shetty brings an innovative approach to heart surgery in India by using economies of scale to drive the price per surgery down. His flagship heart hospital, Narayana Hrudayalaya, has about 10 times the number of beds as its typical American counterpart, and the cost of surgery averages at about $2,000, versus ...
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• The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: William Kamkwamba

  
  Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship — Authority: 115
  The boy who harnessed the wind — a 14-year old who decides to design and build a windmill to bring electricity to his remote village in Malawi. A deeply human story of initiative, ingenuity, and independence. Also watch his appearance on the Daily Show: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / ...
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• Wind Power: Two Acts of Innovation and Courage

  
  The Mystic's Muses — Authority: 104
  Read Morten Andersen report at United Nation Climate Change Conference or as is commonly known the  COP 15 Copenhagen about how British manufacturers have helped  the country to become a top exporter of small wind turbines in this report titled “Small is Beautiful“.The title of the story, somehow reminds me of  ...
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• Putting Stock in Social Enterprise

  
  Social Citizens Blog — Authority: 476
  After seeing young social entrepreneur William Kamkwamba speak recently, I wrote a post  wondering how we can find and encourage young people in remote areas who have the potential to change the world. While Im not sure this question has been fully answered, there are some exciting campaigns, programs and ...
  2 weeks ago

• Its Global Entrepreneurship Week!

  
  Campus Entrepreneurship — Authority: 110
  Its that time of year again: Global Entrepreneurship Week. The organizers have done an amazing job this year and there are events all over the place. Get out and get active — there are over 5200 events that are listed on the website. Entrepreneurship is the most powerful human activity and its great to see people ...
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