Tag: economic
group name: changemakers
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June 21, 2006 12:10 AM EDT --
More definitions. Microfinance is "one of the most promising and cost-effective tools in the fight against global poverty," according to Jonathan Morduch, chair of the UN Expert Group on Poverty . . . more
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June 25, 2007 03:00 PM EDT --
Bill Drayton, the founder and CEO of Ashoka, which offers venture capital for social entrepreneurs, was recently featured on the PBS program NOW. Here's a link to a Podcast version of the interview, . . . more
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July 05, 2006 11:45 PM EDT --
Bill Drayton, founder and CEO of Ashoka, the leading organization investing in social entrepreneurs, has recognized a conundrum. On the one hand the citizen sector has been growing at a rate of two and . . . more
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September 05, 2007 06:17 PM EDT --
Time Magazine (US edition) features an article on national service, volunteering, and creating change. Inside is a related story on several social change leaders, including Wendy Kopp from Teach . . . more
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December 22, 2006 01:31 PM EST --
The richest 2 percent of adults in the world own more than half the world's wealth, according to a new study released by the Helsinki-based World Institute for Development Economics Research of the . . . more
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June 19, 2006 10:05 PM EDT --
Those of you who have read my blog, The Green Skeptic know that I have been searching for and sharing stories of people, organizations, companies, methods, and models for profound social change. You may . . . more
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June 30, 2006 11:49 PM EDT --
I've just created a Squidoo lens called Changemakers. It is designed to be a resource to social entrepreneurs, their fans, and for those seeking to apply business principles and acumen to making social . . . more
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August 29, 2006 07:18 AM EDT --
One Year After Hurricane Katrina
Gulf Coast communities and ecosystems are recovering, but much still needs to be done
In the year since Hurricane Katrina devastated coastal areas across the Gulf of Mexico, . . . more
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December 03, 2006 10:11 PM EST --
Microfinance at Gather
Microfinance at Wikipedia
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, we drove the family from Minnesota to Missouri to visit both sets of (grand)parents. At Thanksgiving dinner, a . . . more
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June 26, 2006 12:19 AM EDT --
Diverting from the path of definitions a bit, I want to muse on what I see as the trouble with microfinance.
In short, it's the same trouble I'm having these days with NGOs (non-governmental organizations) . . . more
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