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They launched Kiva, the online micro-lending venture. They tell you why. And how!
Global X interviews Matt and Jessica Flannery, co-founders of Kiva, before Oprah can get the chance.
Watch Matt as he explains how he made the decision to quit his Silicon Valley job and work full time for Kiva. And listen to Jessica as she describes her pre-marital problems, which actually led to Kiva's birth!
Be sure to read Matt's blog, The Kiva Chronicles, on socialedge.org! タグ:socialedgeskollkivaglobalxmattflannery 投稿日: August 31, 2007, 8:20 am 閲覧数: 6272 投票: 5.00(5点満点) 22 人の平均
ashoka fellows 2006 highlight ビデオ
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A ten minute video highlighting the work of the new North American fellow inducted as Ashoka Fellows in November 2006. タグ:ashokasocialentrepreneursentrepreneurshipnonprofit 投稿日: December 6, 2006, 5:18 am 閲覧数: 224 投票: 0.00(5点満点) 0 人の平均
"social entrepreneurship" - ashoka's bill drayton speaks...
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Bill Drayton, Chairman and CEO of Ashoka: Innovators for the Public and lifelong entrepreneur, helped build the field of social entrepreneurship 25 years ago and remains committed to shaping a dynamic, global citizen sector. He was recently selected as one of America's Best Leaders by US News & World Report and Harvard's Center for Public Leadership.
Ashoka's mission is to shape a citizen sector that is entrepreneurial, productive and globally integrated, and to develop the profession of social entrepreneurship around the world. Ashoka identifies and invests in leading social entrepreneurs - extraordinary individuals with unprecedented ideas for change in their communities - supporting them, their... タグ:googlehowtosocialentrepreneurshipashoka 投稿日: July 17, 2007, 2:44 am 閲覧数: 3968 投票: 4.70(5点満点) 15 人の平均
social entrepreneurship: creating change
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Sometimes the world's social problems can not or should not be addressed by government. Enter the Social Entrepreneur. These innovative people have found solutions to many problems by combining their social expertise with business acumen to create new organizations that are, as London School of Business Dean Laura Tyson describes them, 'a new kind of business hero.' The 2004 Burkenroad Symposium addresses the issue with three scholars who, having written extensively on the subject, share examples of how social entrepreneurs have changed the world. タグ: 投稿日: March 11, 2008, 1:13 am 閲覧数: 584 投票: 4.50(5点満点) 2 人の平均
muhammad yunus: building social business ventures (preview)
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Preview of Muhammad Yunus: Building Social Business Ventures - one of 16 DVDs created by Ashoka's Global Academy for Social Entrepreneurship. Dr. Yunus, recently awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, shares his strategies for building businesses dedicated to the social good. He describes the founding and structure of Grameen Bank, Grameen Phone and other companies he has created on behalf of the poor. Produced by Rooy Media LLC for Ashoka. To purchase the films, visit dvd.ashoka.org. タグ:muhammadyunusnobelpeaceprizemicrocredit 投稿日: December 13, 2006, 9:43 am 閲覧数: 8602 投票: 4.90(5点満点) 24 人の平均
key traits of social entrepreneurs
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An interview with John Elkington, Founder and Chief Entrepreneur, SustainAbility. Social entrepreneurs are generating impressive results -- and capturing the imaginations of businesspeople and public policy makers. タグ:socialentrepreneursustainabilitymuhammadyunusharvard 投稿日: June 19, 2008, 3:16 am 閲覧数: 990 投票: 4.00(5点満点) 1 人の平均
changing world: social entrepreneurs
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There is a new movement sweeping across American college campuses. Many young people are turning their backs on lucrative careers in business, medicine and law and instead using their entrepreneurial skills to solve social problems in innovative ways. For VOA's Yi Suli, Elaine Lu has more on the growing number of social entrepreneurs. タグ:socialentrepreneuruniteforsightjennifer 投稿日: August 28, 2008, 12:56 am 閲覧数: 27 投票: 0.00(5点満点) 0 人の平均
2007 skoll award social entrepreneurs
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The Skoll Foundation today announced it is awarding $10,150,000 to 10 recipients of the 2007 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship. The recipients, who will each receive three-year grants of $1,015,000, are organizations that target social issues in need of urgent attention. These are amazing people doing amazing work, we hope you are as inspired by them as we were. タグ:socialentrepreneurentrepreneurshipchangegoodskoll 投稿日: March 16, 2007, 8:40 am 閲覧数: 2174 投票: 4.40(5点満点) 7 人の平均
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Rooy Media LLC has created over fifty programs that educate people about important social issues. This video clip is a sample from The Social Entrepreneurship Series, a sixteen-part DVD series that provides unequaled opportunities to learn what it takes to create social change -- from six remarkable "social entrepreneurs" whose visionary ideas and persistence have transformed tens of millions of lives. One of the six is Muhammad Yunus, the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Produced in association with Ashoka: Innovators for the Public. For more information, visit www.rooymedia.com. タグ:rooymediasocialissuesdocumentariesentrepreneurship 投稿日: January 16, 2007, 4:34 am 閲覧数: 2361 投票: 4.30(5点満点) 3 人の平均
middle east world economic forum 2008 - social entrepreneurs
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http://www.weforum.org/middleeast2008 19.05.2008
World Economic Forum on the Middle East 2008
Entrepreneurship Awards
Ministry of Trade and Industry of Egypt: Business Plan Competition for Industry
Mashroak Hakika (Your Project is a Reality) aims to nurture Egypt's next generation of manufacturers and exporters, and encourage new talent and innovation in Egypt's traditional industrial sectors.
Presented by
Rachid M. Rachid, Minister of Trade and Industry of Egypt
Schwab Foundation: Egypt and Jordan Social Entrepreneur of the Year Awards
The Schwab Foundation provides a global platform to promote social entrepreneurship as a means of advancing societies and addressing social problems in an innovative and effective manner.
Presented by
Ibrahim S. Dabdoub, Chief Executive Officer, National Bank of Kuwait, Kuwait; Chair of the Arab Business Council
Mohammad Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs of the United Arab Emirates; Executive Chairman, Dubai Holding; Co-Chair of the Arab Business Council
Lubna S. Olayan, Chief Executive Officer, Olayan Financing Company, Saudi Arabia; Co-Chair of the Arab Business Council
Hilde Schwab, Chairperson and Co-Founder, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship
Chaired by
Nadine Hani, Presenter, Business News, Al Arabiya News Channel, United Arab Emirates タグ:worldeconomicforummiddleeast2008 投稿日: June 27, 2008, 4:46 pm 閲覧数: 526 投票: 5.00(5点満点) 1 人の平均
5 of 7 - nhk social entrepreneurs - mobile medics india
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NHK Japanese Documentary on Mobile Medics. A start-up based on an award winning business plan that aims to provide affordable and high quality primary healthcare at the doorsteps of rural India. This video is a part of "Social Entrepreneur" tv series by NHK that featured KIVA.org and Kitchen for Homeless. www.mobilemedics.net タグ:nhkmobilemedicsbitspilanirajasthan 投稿日: July 22, 2008, 12:36 am 閲覧数: 126 投票: 5.00(5点満点) 1 人の平均