FYI: Climbing The Green Ladder: The Power of Partnerships

"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12月16日 星期三，Social Edge <socialedge@skollfoundation.org> 寫道﹕ 寄件人: Social Edge <socialedge@skollfoundation.org> 主題: Climbing The Green Ladder: The Power of Partnerships 收件人: incubator.hou@gmail.com 日期: 2009年12月16日,星期三,上午7:00   December 15, 2009   opportunities Global Social Benefit Incubator Social Enterprise Awards heart social investments Internship NYU Reynolds Social Entrepreneurship Graduate Fellowships West Coast Village Capital Awethu Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship SEVEN Fund Photography Competition Innovate for Good Contest   job listings SAJIDA's Foundation Village Reach Global Partnerships MEND Nonviolent Peaceforce Skoll Foundation Strive for College Good   blogs Africa's Moment Magogodi Makhene A Clearly Social Economy Rodney Schwartz Creating Confusion Anand Shah Dr. O on Funding Patrick O'Heffernan, Ph.D. The Edge They live on The Edge Forging Ahead Kjerstin Erickson Generating blueEnergy Mathias Craig Global X The X-Interviews I on Poverty Jonathan Lewis Kiva Chronicles Matt Flannery The Learning Curve Dhaval Chadha Let There D.light Sam Goldman Running to Outpace Poverty Lara Vogel Samasourcing Leila Chirayath Janah SVT on Impact Sara Olsen & Brett Galimidi Talking Trash Parag Gupta Untangled Jason Clark   coming soon The Social and Commercial Two-Step Social Work: A Dirty Word?   News on The Edge Welcome to the Social Edge update! “To become more sustainable, business needs the talent, passion and understanding of the social entrepreneur,” write sustainability experts Amy Fetzer and Shari Aaron, who also note that forward-thinking business leaders have already sat down with groups concerned about social and environmental issues. The great news for executives is that “partnering with social entrepreneurs doesn’t just salve their conscience, it can help strengthen their business,” add Amy Fetzer and Shari Aaron as they showcase the collaboration between College Summit and Deloitte. Now may be the time to fully explore companies that will be a good match for your expertise and talent. Use our guideline to effective collaboration today! Then read blueEnergy CEO Mathias Craig’s reasoning as he divides up the world into three spaces, representing different levels of business eco-system maturity. Meanwhile, Talking Trash blogger Parag Gupta wonders why social investors use the same term sheets used by their colleagues in the pure-profit space. Check in with Dr. O who fears that raising money in 2010 will not be any easier than this year. He recommends two revenue generators to add to your calendar. FORGE Founder Kjerstin Erickson also has fundraising tips and shares her advice on online voting competitions. Magogodi Makhene is convinced that “we are not honest enough about why we do what we do” and recommends that we “strip down all that altruism so that we can wonder: What's left standing?” You may be able to answer that question next summer in California if you win a scholarship to Santa Clara University’s Global Social Benefit Incubator, where you will join fellow innovative social entrepreneurs eager to scale their social venture with the help of Silicon Valley experts. In the meantime, follow Jill Finlayson’s advice: the best gift for the holidays is knowledge sharing, the cornerstone of innovation and collaboration. And while you are in a festive mood, join Untangled and his tree huggers who are gathering in Copenhagen! Join this Week's Live Discussions Climbing the Green Ladder: The Power of Partnerships To become more sustainable, business needs the talent, passion and understanding of the social entrepreneur. Sustainability experts Amy Fetzer and Shari Aaron offer a guideline to effective collaboration. This holiday, give knowledge! Knowledge sharing is the cornerstone of innovation and collaboration, writes Jill Finlayson. To make a difference, consider what information you can share, what data you can aggregate, and how you can collaborate. Is a "Social Economy" really possible? Where are the big success stories, the social sector equivalents of Google or Facebook? Will the funding continue to flow to unsustainable, though eminently worthy, social enterprises? Join Rod Schwartz in a provocative conversation. Amplifying Grassroots Voices Join Epic Change founder Stacey Monk and her Tanzanian partner Mama Lucy Kamptoni in a conversation about amplifying the voices and impact of remarkable unseen grassroots social innovators across the globe. Gen-Y: The Social Innovation Generation “We want to create sustainable projects that will continue to affect lives for years to come,” says ThinkImpact’s Saul Garlick. Can you help Gen-Y become the social innovation generation? Women in the Social Economy An excess of testosterone and an absence of diversity have nearly destroyed the western economic system, writes ClearlySo CEO Rod Schwartz. Is it time for a more feminine economy? Do you have suggestions for Social Edge or for this newsletter? Send us feedback. Hope to see you on The Edge and on Twitter @socialedge! Victor d’Allant Executive Director, Social Edge 250 University Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 Sent to incubator.hou@gmail.com. Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Forward to a Friend

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