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Welcome to the Social Edge update! Social Edge blogger and BoPtimist Parag Gupta is our guest this week, and he addresses an important question that hasn’t been asked often enough: In all our strategies to empower the marginalized, how crucial is dignity –is it a ‘must’ or simply a ‘nice to have’? Parag Gupta is the right person to lead such a conversation. A graduate from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, he worked for the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, was a Fellow at the World Economic Forum, and is now an expert on Talking Trash at the base of the pyramid. Join him in the debate on dignity as he compares India’s solid waste management entrepreneurs with China’s investment policy in Africa. Then read Dhaval Chadha, who raises key issues around private sector involvement in social enterprises, and Rod Schwartz on why he supports the UK’s Social Investment Wholesale Bank, despite some strong reservations. SVT Group’s Sara Olsen and Brett Galimidi look at the fundamental reasons people resist impact measurement and call for a behavioral shift toward accountability: “Champions and foes of the impact measurement movement have been too quiet about the moral issues at stake.” Leila Janah reports a very provocative statement she heard at Opportunity Collaboration in Mexico: “Microfinance doesn't help the poorest of the poor!” Dr. O shares success stories of social ventures that are getting traction on Twitter, while Curtis Chang offers Expert Advice on what traits to look for when assembling your first Board of Directors. Read Kiva Fellows Thomas Gold’s “Premières impressions de Santo Domingo” and Rob Packer’s summary of an outing in Kyrgyzstan, just as Kiva is about to celebrate two major milestones: its fourth birthday and 100 million dollars in microloans to small business entrepreneurs around the globe!
Join this Week's Live Discussions  Inspiring and Encouraging Global Dignity
In all our strategies to empower the marginalized, how crucial is dignity –is it a ‘must’ or simply a ‘nice to have’? Join BoPtimist Parag Gupta in the conversation.
Leading and Managing the Charge on Poverty
We need leaders in the quest to end poverty, but we also need systems to manage them, and values-driven organizations that go to the heart of poverty alleviation. Join Sara Olsen in the process. Poverty, Human Rights, and the Global Society
Can market-style economic development produce the culture of peace and democracy that the poor need to feel empowered? Is political freedom possible without economic independence? Join Theresa Fay-Bustillos in the conversation. How Many Ways of Looking at Poverty?
Poverty has served over the ages to measure the success or failure of cultures. What forces shape our solutions to poverty and dependency? Join Opportunity Collaboration Carola Barton in the conversation.
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