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"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19日 星期四，Skoll Foundation <info@skollfoundation.org> 寫道﹕ 寄件人: Skoll Foundation <info@skollfoundation.org> 主題: Skoll Foundation Latest News: FTC on Colbert Report, Room to Read and insights from Independent Sector. 收件人: incubator.hou@gmail.com 日期: 2009年11月19日,星期四,上午5:46 Highlights: Free the Children Talks Child Labor on the Colbert Report Room To Read Tapped by FT for Seasonal Appeal Health Care Without Harm Weighs in on Climate Change Insights from the Independent Sector Conference Subscribe to feed Manage subscription Dear Skoll Newsletter Subscriber, We've posted the following stories to the Skoll Foundation Blog over the last two weeks: Free the Children Enlists Colbert Nation on Child Labor Marc Kielburger, a 2007 Skoll social entrepreneur and co-founder, with his brother, Craig, of Free the Children, was in the hot seat November 17 across from Steve Colbert of the Colbert Report on Comedy Central.  They talked about child labor, with Colbert arguing for his need for (child labor produced) $1.99 tube socks and Marc pointing out that keeping kids in school and helping them grow up to become productive citizens is key to breaking the cycle of poverty.  It's about a 7 minute segment, and highly entertaining. Room To Read Tapped by FT for Seasonal Appeal Room to Read, led by 2006 Skoll social entrepreneur John Wood, has been selected by the Financial Times as its partner for the FT's annual seasonal appeal.  Room to Read follows another Skoll social entrepreneurial organization, Camfed, which was the FT seasonal appeal partner for the last two years.  The FT seasonal appeal has raised £2.4 million over the last three years for its seasonal appeal partners.  The partnership also generally involves a series of stories in the FT about the work of the partner organization.  You can see a short video of John taking about how the FT appeal will help Room to Read expand here. Civic Ventures and MetLife Recognize Top Encore Employers Civic Ventures, the first social entrepreneurial organization recognized in the 2010 Skoll Award cycle, announced with MetLife Foundation today its Encore Opportunity awards for 2009. These recognize eight organizations in the non-profit and government arena that are exemplary in tapping the services of older Americans for the public good. They range from an organization employing Native Americans over 50 to teach their native tongue to children to another that teaches environmentally sound farming methods to yet another focused on helping older people with disabilities live independently in their own homes. You can read more about the winners here. Skoll Social Entrepreneurs Honored at Global Education Summit Two Skoll social entrepreneurs, Vicky Colbert of Escuela Nueva and Martin Burt of Fundacion Paraguaya, were among six awards winners at the World Innovation Summit for Education in Qatar. They were recognized for the originality and impact of their work. Both Vicky and Martin are great examples of social entrepreneurs who have achieved scale not simply by growing their organizations, but by practicing an "open source" approach to their models, encouraging replication by others in Latin America and across the world.  Read the write up on Vicky and the one on Martin. Healthcare meets Innovation in Cuba Lakshmi Karan of the Skoll Foundation writes from the Global Forum for Health in Havana. This is an annual event that gathers over 800 participants from across the globe to explore innovation in health and health research. Social entrepreneurship is a theme of the forum this year. Skoll awardees Andrea Coleman (Riders for Health), Vera Cordeira (Saúde Criança Renascer) and Joe Madiath (Gram Vikas) are on panels highlighting social entrepreneurial approaches/models to address critical issues in healthcare. Scaling Social Impact - Day 2 Kimberly Dasher Tripp continues her reporting from the Scaling Social Impact conference at Duke. Among other discussions, participants reflected on the scaling practices of Skoll award recipients Gram Vikas and mothers2mothers. Gram Vikas has historically kept very tight control over replication efforts with partners, but a few partners are now proving to have innovative ways to stay true to the values of the model while implementing it in new village and cultural contexts. mothers2mothers, at an exciting moment of scale, is in the process of strategizing how to replicate in new sites while keeping fidelity to the core model. Scaling Social Impact Kimberly Dasher Tripp of the Foundation reports from the Scaling Social Impact conference at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke. She writes about identifying what it is we are trying to scale, looking at different pathways to scale, ensuring fidelity to one's model as one grows, and scaling impact versus scaling the organization.  IDSP Leader Honored with INSEAD Scholarship Dr Quratul ain Bakhteari, founder of the Institute for Development Studies and Practices in Pakistan and a 2006 Skoll social entrepreneur, has been awarded an Apax Foundation Scholarship to do work at INSEAD in its social entrepreneurship program. Climate Change’s Health Risks Health Care Without Harm, founded by 2006 Skoll social entrepreneur Gary Cohen, has led a group of health care organizations in urging President Obama to take a strong position at the upcoming Copenhagen climate change talks to protect public health interests.  Health Care Without Harm has pulled together organizations representing over 3 million health care workers, including seven major hospital systems, in the effort. You can read the letter to President Obama here. What Had You Accomplished by the Age of 4? Kiva, led by 2008 Skoll social entrepreneurs Matt Flannery and Premal Shah, just had its 4th birthday.  They celebrated with a pretty cool accomplishment - surpassing the $100 million level in loans.  Kiva enjoys a 98 percent repayment rate, has funded over 250,000 entrepreneurs, and has over 587,000 lenders representing 185 countries (Kiva has a great set of metrics that allows you to track activities in real time.)  Not bad for a 4 year old.  The blog post also covers the many touch points between Kiva and the Skoll Foundation over the last four years. Insights on Corporate Foundations – IS Conference In a third post from the Independent Sector conference, Lakshmi Karan reports on conversations on corporate philanthropy and how businesses can move beyond today's economic and political disruptions and support the work of nonprofits in communities around the world.  The blog covers giving strategy and priorities and support for capacity building. Working Effectively with Every Generation – IS Conference Lakshmi Karan's second blog post from the Independent Sector Conference covers issues of multi-generational leadership within organizations, including how to develop mutual mentoring and peer coaching opportunities and create work structures that foster effective and efficient collaboration across generations. Baby boomers currently in leadership roles at non profits are seeing their work life extended. So how does one balance the tension of fewer available leadership roles with a growing number of youth entering the work force and expecting to see growth opportunities? Observations from the 2009 Independent Sector Conference Lakshmi Karan of the Skoll Foundation reports from the Independent Sector conference.  This blog posting discusses the next generation of nonprofit leaders. Independent Sector's "2009 NGen: Moving Nonprofit Leaders from Next to Now" program brings together 200 professionals under the age of 40 to enhance their knowledge and expand their networks. This week: Gen-Y: The Social Innovation Generation Is social entrepreneurship enough to change the world? The Tao of Social Entrepreneurship Unsubscribe | Forward to a friend ©2009 Skoll Foundation 250 University Ave, Suite 200, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USA. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to our newsletter at www.skollfoundation.org.

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