FYI: Great new tool for social innovators

"When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world." George Washington Carver What is Social Entrepreneurship? Statement of Faith You can find other "Market with Meaning" but you definitely want to see "Profit with Purpose". I personally "Believe in Kingdom Transformation" because I know there is only ONE "Life for Significant". 社會企業家的事業 my facebook  &  my twitter  &  my tumblr --- 2009年11月13日 星期五，Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) <info@ssireview.org> 寫道﹕ 寄件人: Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) <info@ssireview.org> 主題: Great new tool for social innovators 收件人: houghton.wan@must.hk 日期: 2009年11月13日,星期五,上午7:16 Trouble viewing this e-mail? Click here. Find it on the Center for Social Innovation's New Web site The Center for Social Innovation Unveils New Web site Features The Center for Social Innovation at the Stanford Graduate School of Business just made it easier to get up to speed with the latest thinking around global social and environmental issues. The "Research by Topic" section of its new website has all of the Stanford Graduate School of Business social innovation related resources organized by topic. For those interested in healthcare, international development, environmental sustainability, social entrepreneurship, philanthropy, and more, the Center made all the relevant faculty papers and cases, Stanford Social Innovation Review articles, campus speaker, events, podcasts, and videos available at: http://csi.gsb.stanford.edu/research-by-topic. New Social Innovation Conversation Chetna Gala Sinha: International Development and Indian Women In India, international development now frequently takes the form of microfinance to help the poor help themselves. In this audio interview, Chetna Gala-Sinha talks with Stanford Center for Social Innovation correspondent Sheela Sethuraman about how her micro-enterprise development bank and foundation are economically empowering rural women. She outlines how she founded these enterprises, and describes how they are helping women to take financial control of their lives through savings and lending, education, property rights, and social security initiatives. She also talks about her own life as an economist, farmer, and activist working for social change in some of the poorest and most drought-stricken areas of rural India. Her work reveals how her organizations, and the women they serve, are breathing new life into approaches to international development. >>Click here to listen The Latest From the SSIR Blog Todd Cohen: Rural Giving Needs to Grow Rural America faces huge challenges, yet it seems to be off the radar of much of organized philanthropy. While a 2005 study by the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers reported a "rapid rise in rural philanthropy," a study two years later by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy concluded grantmaking behavior and trends were "skewed heavily toward support for urban-based or urban-focused programs." And last summer, at a Council on Foundations conference on rural philanthropy, former President Bill Clinton said "foundation activity in rural American has been woefully inadequate." So depending on one's perspective, the rural-philanthropy glass may be half full or half empty. >>Continue reading this post Subscribe to social change! We're offering new and renewing subscribers the Stanford Social Innovation Review magazine for 23% off! Act now and pay only $39.95 for one year. https://www.ssireview.org/subscribe" width="96" /> FROM OUR PARTNERS Harvard Graduate School of Education Introduces Doctor of Education Leadership Program The Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) is pleased to offer the new Doctor of Education Leadership (Ed.L.D.) Program. This three-year, practice-based program integrates education, business, and public policy in visionary ways with a goal of preparing leaders to transform the American K-12 education system. Learn more FROM SSIR SSIR Live! New Webinar Series We're excited to kick off our new webinar series, SSIR Live! Join us on December 2 at 2pm EST for "Ten Nonprofit Funding Models." William Foster, Partner of the Bridgespan Group's Boston office, will share important principles that nonprofit leaders can use to help them achieve their organization's long-term fundraising goals. 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