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Tag Archives: social entrepreneur
Moving Towards Social Entrepreneurship 2.0? – Read Jason Saul’s Summary From The Skoll World Forum
( April 9, 2012 ) Tags: innovation, social entrepreneurThe Skoll World Forum—an amazing alchemy of the world’s greatest social entrepreneurs, big thinkers, financiers, philanthropists, and Read full article
academics—is often a zeitgeist of the latest thinking in the
social sector, and this year didn’t disappoint.
Bob Geldof Has Raised $200 Million For a New Fund to Support African Enterprise Development
( February 17, 2012 ) Tags: celebrities, social entrepreneurIrish rock star Bob Geldof has raised $200-million for his “8 Mile” African private equity fund, cementing a shift in his global anti-poverty crusade from rich world debt forgiveness to promoting private enterprise.
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Public Administration and the Impact Economy
( January 27, 2012 ) Tags: impact, social entrepreneurAuthor: Yvonne Fischer is a researcher and writer for the Public Administration team. She believes that the public sector is an untapped silo of creativity and innovation. It is her goal to educate and present to others the diverse impact of today’s socially-conscious public administrators.
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How we're helping girls and women get control over their lives and better opportunities through education and jobs: http://t.co/NKeKa9ZUko
GOP reps: Stop targeting conflict minerals 
How will women entering the billionaires’ table change the world of charitable giving? http://t.co/4t0tHnH3c2
#EU supports #education project in #Somalia to help girls to go to school. Watch video http://t.co/fZTOuO0MfQ http://t.co/1fgYJB9ZZc
How can access to finance by the region’s entrepreneurs and SMEs be enhanced? Find out 31 may #LACFORUM Register now http://t.co/KAp5Gcz07C
Program-Related Investments Lost Steam in the Bad Economy 
RT @foodinteg: NYT: Rice tainted w/ cadmium is discovered in southern China http://t.co/6hxSLWi1II #foodsafety
"The IMF is waiting just behind the electoral curtain to negotiate yet another loan package." http://t.co/hXFhEKjzpr via @guardian
Fascinating how many people are framing Compartamos results positively. Few years ago, would have been perceived very negatively
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Facebook joins @theGNI, taking a tougher stand against governments that suppress online freedoms & privacy. http://t.co/ulBO2woQCj
Today's top news: Shadow minister wades in to Big Society Network funding controversy (this + lots more) http://t.co/A6MuOCmHIq
RT @SaraKatRock: At @williamandmary in the @AidData office, getting ready for #AidDataSummerFellows in Kathmandu, #Nepal. So excited!
Natl Farmers Union Pres Roger Johnson says food aid reforms are the "right choice" in op-ed 
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