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School for Social Entrepreneurs opens in Melbourne

(by Chrisanthi Giotis via Social Enterprise Live) The School for Social Entrepreneurs continues its worldwide expansion with a second Australian school, this time based in Melbourne.

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Added by Anne Illana on November 15, 2009 at 4:00am — No Comments

UnLtdWorld - helping social entrepreneurs to connect and to share information

I recently came across this site and think it has great potential to connect all of us social entrepreneurs in a more efficient way than ever before. It's definitely worth checking out. Here's the info from the website: UnLtdWorld connects you to the people, tools and information you need to change the world. UnLtdWorld is a platform for social entrepreneurs and the people t… Continue

Added by Brooke on November 13, 2009 at 1:30am — No Comments

Social Media Classroom Invitation to the Social Media Classroom and Collaboratory

Welcome to the Social Media Classroom and Collaboratory. It’s all free, as in both “freedom of speech” and “almost totally free beer.” We invite you to build on what we’ve started to create more free value. The Social Media Classroom (we’ll call it SMC) includes a… Continue

Added by Anne Illana on November 11, 2009 at 3:55pm — No Comments

Thoughts from social investors on the kind of social enterprise they're interested.

SWF09 Interviews: Dev Appanah and Elnor Rozenrot from Nathaniel Whittemore on Vimeo.

Skoll World Forum 09 Interviews: Dev Appanah and Elnor Rozenrot from Nathaniel Whittemore on Vimeo. This interview with Dev Appanah of LGT Venture Philanthropy and Elnor Rozenrot of Innosight Ventures ... please see the clip at… Continue

Added by sunit shrestha on October 11, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Promising social impact measurement framework!

(Totally taken from their website) In early 2009, Acumen Fund, The Rockefeller Foundation and B Lab, in conjunction with PwC and Deloitte, began working with a small group of stakeholders in the social and environme… Continue

Added by sunit shrestha on October 11, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

THE FEAST conference on social innovation - Get your tickets TODAY!! Only DAYS left!

The Feast Conference gathers the world's greatest innovators from across industries and society to empower, inspire and engage each other in creating world-shaking change. A creative look at the world's toughest problems,… Continue

Added by Brooke on September 24, 2009 at 3:54am — No Comments

Using Social Media for Social Change: Follow Up to Feast On Good Twitter Chat

Two days ago, AllDayBuffet along with Netsquared co-hosted a Twitter chat on… Continue

Added by Kevin Asuncion on September 24, 2009 at 12:17am — No Comments

Jessica Jackley from Kiva.org Speaks at Stanford - and oh, how she can tell a story!

Jessica Jackley is the co-founder of the revolutionary non-profit organization Kiva.org. Jessica first saw the power and beauty of microfinance while working in rural Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda with Village Enterprise Fund and Project Baobab on impact evaluation and program development. Jessica spokes on microfinance and social entrepreneurship. Jackley spoke as part of Power of Social Technology class.

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Added by Anne Illana on September 7, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

The New Heroes: What is Social Entrepreneurship (on PBS)

A social entrepreneur identifies and solves social problems on a large scale. Just as business entrepreneurs create and transform whole industries, social entrepreneurs act as the change agents for society, seizing opportunities others miss in order to improve systems, invent and disseminate new approaches and advance sustainable solutions that create social value.

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Added by Anne Illana on September 4, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Top Ten Ways to Get Involved with Social Entrepreneurship

As far as I am concerned, the top blogger/information gatherer/analyst/changemaker on the net today has got to be Change.org blogger, Nathaniel Whittemore. He wrote this post a while back, but I think it is still absolutely relevant today and we will all benefit from reading it.

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Added by Brooke on August 23, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Oliberté: PRIDE. POWER. LIBERTY. Urban-casual footwear made in Africa

Oliberté is the first to market premium urban-casual footwear made in Africa. From their website: Our logo represents a new voice in footwear and for Africa. During a revolt, when rebels finally gain their freedom, they take the country's most important symbol, the flag, an… Continue

Added by Brooke on August 21, 2009 at 2:27pm — No Comments

7 Tools For Running a Startup Social Enterprise

Once again, the people at Social Edge have put together a fantastic quick and easy list of important things to know. You can see the original article here. 7 Tools For Running a Startup Social Enterprise I've been meaning to write this for some time. A lot of people have been asking me… Continue

Added by Brooke on July 28, 2009 at 7:00am — 3 Comments

Follow Change Fusion on Twitter!

This Futureshifters website is supported by CHANGE FUSION through their Youth Social Enterprise Initiative (YSEI) program. Change Fusion recently started a Twitter account where they Tweet about any kind of interesting information they come across in regards to social business development. Please take a moment to FOLLOW CHANGE FUSION ON TWITTER… Continue

Added by Brooke on July 24, 2009 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

Learn How to Leverage Social Media for Your Business with this Social Media Marketing Kit

As social media seems to be the way to go, I came across this free kit that may be useful for people who are trying to use social media to push forward their goals.

HubSpot's free Social Media Marketing Kit gives you the tips and tricks you need to harness the power of the social mediasphere - facebook, digg, del… Continue

Added by Anne Illana on July 23, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Twestival - Using Twitter for Social Change

The Twestival history In September 2008, a group of Twitterers based in London UK decided to organise an event where the local Twitter community could socialize offline; meet the faces behind the avatars, enjoy some entertainment, have a few drinks and tie this in with a food drive and fundraising effort for a local homeless charity. The bulk of the even… Continue

Added by Brooke on July 22, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

SocialEarth Launches New Video Feature on their site!

Social Earth has launched a new addition to their website with a full on video library. SocialEarth:Video is a rich media channel featuring over a hundred videos which cover an array of issues within the social entrepreneurship field. Videos are a powerful method of sharing inspiration, courage and wisdom. With the launch of SocialEarth:Video, they hope to provide a platform which inspires, educates and encourages social entrepr… Continue

Added by Dave E. on July 22, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Verde Agency : green product marketing and promotions firm

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Added by Brooke on July 21, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Worldeka- social network for social change via the internet

Worldeka is a social network for social change aimed at empowering charities to harness the influence and impact of the Internet. Using Worldeka is very simple, completely free for charities and provides many benefits… •… Continue

Added by Dave E. on July 20, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Inside Obama's Social Media Toolkit

As Obama seemingly came out of no where to become the historically different and unique leader of the free world, he has been a pro at using social media to his advantage. I personally sent about $300 worth of support via several different online channels. I came across this that I thought may be useful to those of you who want to use social media to advance your cause as well:

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Added by Dave E. on July 18, 2009 at 6:36pm — No Comments

Change Agents: The rock stars of social change

Changents connects Agents of Change with a fan base of Backers around the world, enabling them to create change together. Change Agents are the ro… Continue

Added by Anne Illana on July 17, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments