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January 28, 2009 — 09:47 am
Sankalp (English translation: Pledge or Determination) is a South Asia Social Enterprise and Investment Forum with the primary goal of bringing together various stakeholders sharing a common conviction that capital should be invested to create multiple bottom-line returns (financial, social and...
January 26, 2009 — 08:37 am
Are there really enough profits to make telcos want to focus on the bottom of the pyramid? A new report, released last Monday by the technology market research firm BDA, suggests the answer is no. Before we consider the case closed, let's take a closer look. After all,...
January 24, 2009 — 03:00 pm
Position: Senior Portfolio Fellow Location: New York Organization: Acumen Fund is a global non-profit venture capital fund, focused on supporting the delivery of critical services – water, health, housing, energy – at affordable prices to the four billion people earning less than four...
January 23, 2009 — 04:09 pm
Position: Community Manager Location: Washington, DC or San Francisco, CA Organization: Inveneo is a non-profit social enterprise whose mission is to get the tools of ICT into the hands of organizations and people who need them most: those in remote and rural communities in the developing...
January 22, 2009 — 10:24 am
Position: Vice President of Business Development and External Affairs Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts with travel up to 35 percent of the time Organization: Root Capital is a nonprofit social investment fund that provides credit and financial education to grassroots organizations—such as...
January 15, 2009 — 06:56 pm
Position: Development Director Location: Washington, DC Organization: Agora Partnerships is a non profit, social mission organization dedicated to providing talented entrepreneurs in developing countries with the tools, networks, and financing necessary to launch successful, socially...
January 15, 2009 — 09:24 am
Attention Indian engineering undergrads: the Engineers for Social Impact (E4SI) fellowship program has opened its annual recruitment process. E4SI matches the most talented undergraduate students from fifteen elite Indian engineering schools with partner social enterprises that focus on...
January 14, 2009 — 09:32 am
Position: Enterprise Development Specialists Location: Africa (various countries) Organization: CARANA Corporation, a contractor for USAID, designs and directs innovative economic growth strategies to help countries and businesses compete globally, reducing poverty and raising living...
January 12, 2009 — 02:48 pm
Position: Communications and Development Associate Location: New York, with potential for extensive travel Organization: Founded in 1997, Endeavor works with High-Impact Entrepreneurs in Latin America, the Middle East, South Africa, and India. High-Impact Entrepreneurs are operating...
January 12, 2009 — 10:44 am
Santa Clara University is known in social entrepreneurial circles for its work helping to organize and judge the Tech Museum Awards – a showcase for social entrepreneurs, mostly from developing countries. Less well-known about the school is the Global Social Benefit Incubator, run by...
