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• Samasource: “Microwork” for the developing world

  
  PRI's The World — Authority: 625
  Download audio file (1112097.mp3) Download MP3 Samasource is a San Francisco based non-profit that matches businesses in the United States with people in the developing world that are looking for work. The idea is that socially responsible companies here can farm out “microwork” (small bits of labor that can ...
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• How To Turn an Idea Into Action

  
  Tim Bursch — Authority: 405
  I recently watched this video on Overnight Success and was inspired to take some action. I asked if anyone on Twitter was interested and Jason Markow jumped in to collaborate. We saw an opportunity to help move talk to action.  What matters is the people out there actually doing it. Are you ready to set your ...
  4 days ago

• Join my Entrepreneur Team by plandy

  
  Pro Freelance Projects — Authority: 178
  I am searching for an experienced network marketer interested in joining my social network team as an Entrepreneur team leader. I am offering to pay ($200.00 money paid to the social network) for your… (Budget: $30-250, Jobs: Advertising, eMarketing, Marketing, MLM, Sales)Go to SourcePost similar project
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• Schwab Foundation announces Indias Social Entrepreneurs of the Year

  
  Forumblog.org - The World Economic Forum Blog — Authority: 118
  The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship , in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has selected three social enterprises with significant impact in India as winners of the India Social Entrepreneurs Award for 2009: Rajendra Joshi, Managing Trustee, Saath ; Brij Kothari, ...
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• Where Are the (Social) Entrepreneurs When You Need Them?

  
  forimpact.org — Authority: 120
  I’ve been carrying around a quote from USA Today about Florida’s Statewide Nursing Shortage . The facts: • Four of Florida’s public universities have turned away about half of qualified nursing applicants. • An Associate Dean says they don’t have the resources or teachers to teach them. • The ...
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• Teach First Social Ambassadors seek Mentors

  
  NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org blogs — Authority: 515
  Are you overflowing with wisdom and advice?  Do you long to share your skills and pass on your expertise?  If so... look no further.  The RSA is seeking Social Entrepreneurs to provide mentorship for Teach First Social Ambassadors in the coming year.  Teach First Social Ambassadors are graduates of the Teach ...
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• Forget the Limitations, Focus on Opportunities

  
  TaylorBarr.com — Authority: 91
  I ran across a speech that was conducted by Tina Seelig, Standford University’s STVD Executive Director which challenged the idea of, ” If you had $5 and 2 hours, how much money could you make?” I think it is a great lesson learned in the video–focus in on the limitations= you fall short. Discover the ...
  2 weeks ago

• getting there

  
  Kiva Stories from the Field — Authority: 479
  By Shereef Zaki, KF9, Perú Cultural issues surrounding privacy can be one of Kiva’s biggest challenges regarding implementation in the field. Not everyone wants their photo publicized and many hold suspicions when it comes time to sign a waiver. But I think the biggest challenge for Kiva is far more prosaic. The ...
  2 weeks ago

• Social Entrepreneur Solving Indias Sanitation Crisis

  
  South Asia Investor Review — Authority: 119
  Guest Post by Dost_Mittar A simple solution to a disgusting problem "The toilet is a part of the history of human hygiene which is critical chapter in the growth of civilization." [ Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak ] Anyone who has seen the blockbuster film “Slumdog Millionaire” would remember one scene above all others. ...
  2 weeks ago

• Paolo Richter selected as „Swiss Social Entrepreneur 2009“

  
  Forumblog.org - The World Economic Forum Blog — Authority: 118
  The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship selected Paolo Richter, founder of Gump- und Drahtesel as "Swiss Social Entrepreneur 2009". In this fourth edition, the Foundation together with its partners, The Boston Consulting Group , Die Mobiliar and the weekly Bilanz , honours organizations with ...
  3 weeks ago

• Apply to Become an Acumen Fund Fellow

  
  NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.org blogs — Authority: 515
  Acumen Fund is seeking passionate people who are pursuing a career in venture philanthropy for their year long fellowship program.  This program offers an opportunity to experience working with Acumen Funds portfolio organizations in Kenya, Uganda, India, Pakistan and Tanzania and would be suitable for those seeking ...
  3 weeks ago

• Hangar 24 Named Top IE Entrepreneur Finalist

  
  thefullpint.com - Beer News, Beer Reviews, Event Coverage. — Authority: 524
  Redlands brewery to vie for Emerging Entrepreneur award at ’09 Spirit AwardsRedlands, CA – Dedication in providing the community a quality product has earned Hangar 24 Brewery in Redlands recognition by the Inland Empire Center ...
  3 weeks ago

• Social Entrepreneurship & Social Media Marketing Go Together, Like Peanut Butter & Jelly

  
  Specialty Marketing — Authority: 146
  By Melissa S. Barker Why have so many people risked everything to undertake new ventures, when over half of all new businesses fail within five years? Until the late 20th Century, the answer was simple–the lure of riches and being your own boss. However, a new breed of social entrepreneur is combining societal and ...
  4 weeks ago

• CSU Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise Kicks Off Semester

  
  nuance intelligence — Authority: 106
  Colorado State University has an incredible program within the Business School — Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise — that “seeks to provide sustainable enterprise solutions to some of the most stubborn issues of our time including poverty, disease, malnutrition and environmental degradation… ...
  6 weeks ago

• Responsibility Pioneers

  
  The Just Life — Authority: 459
  There’s a good story in Time Magazine about growing consumer awareness around how consumption choices impact the environment, workers and other social issues.   “We are again entering a period of social change as Americans are recalibrating our sense of what it means to be a citizen, not just through voting or ...
  8 weeks ago

• Water.org Featured in Esquire Magazine

  
  The Just Life — Authority: 459
  The new Esquire Magazine has a feature piece on Water.org, the organization run by 2009 Skoll social entrepreneur Gary White that was formed earlier this year when Gary’s Water Partners International merged with Matt Damon’s H20 Africa Foundation.  The article gives the background on how the two came together and ...
  8 weeks ago

• Angel Capital Summit: Financing Colorado Social Entrepreneurs

  
  nuance intelligence — Authority: 106
  The Angel Capital Summit (ACS) is scheduled for November 17th, with last week’s call for presenters, and an application deadline on October 15th.  The ACS runs on a more-or-less traditional pitch format, with 40 organizations pitching in a day.  Dozens of partner organizations nominate businesses into the ...
  8 weeks ago

• New Colorado Social Enterprise Twitter Hashtag

  
  nuance intelligence — Authority: 106
  Check out #SoCapCO on twitter to track the discussion of all things related to social enterprise in Colorado.  The hashtag’s origin starts at the SoCap conference, but also implies lots of aspects we like about the social enterprise movement, with the multiple meanings for social capital, and the “co” ...
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• Camfed Graduate Wins Global Women Leaders Award

  
  The Just Life — Authority: 459
  Penelope Machipi, a 22-year woman from rural Zambia, last night received a $25,000 Goldman Sachs-Fortune Global Womens Leader Award at the Most Powerful Women Summit in San Diego.  Penelope is a graduate of the Camfed program, run by 2005 Skoll social entrepreneur Ann Cotton.  Forced in prostitution at a young age, ...
  8 weeks ago

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