Tag: social investing
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October 21, 2006 04:23 PM EDT --
This was written out of frustration. Dealing with a disabled person and her caregivers is never easy. I had to remind myself just how silly this problem was.
Anyone who cares for the disabled . . .
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January 27, 2007 04:03 PM EST --
Shipping Live Animals in the Mail.
Last night in the news, there was a story about a postal worker who heard noises coming from a package at the post office. When . . .
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July 22, 2006 04:12 PM EDT --
Does This Make Any Sense?
It seems that Medicare D has produced a windfall profit for the drug companies. Many low income seniors and disabled have been removed from their state . . .
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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 . . .
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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, . . .
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September 21, 2007 11:13 AM EDT --
One of our favorite business entrepreneurs/bloggers/authors (The Art of the Start), Guy Kawasaki, interviews one of our favorite chroniclers of social entrepreneurship (How to Change the World) and microfinance (The . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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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) . . .
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July 24, 2006 01:39 AM EDT --
Dear Friends,
Here is the summary version of our central document: A Spiritual Covenant with America. It's our alternative both to the Gingrich Contract with America and to the attempts by some political . . .
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