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Welcome to the Social Edge update! The Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation is launching this week a new legal resource for the US social sector. If you need to know how to form a social venture or how to attract both investment capital and deductible contributions, LawForChange is now the place to go. While we were on the subject of finding the right legal information, we asked David Roll, Associate Director of the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation, to help social entrepreneurs around the globe select the right lawyer. His advice: “Be prepared to explain your organization’s social mission and impact, and why you would be a good candidate for pro bono help.” And you should expect your lawyer to be responsive and to keep you posted on the progress of your legal project. Questions on what to expect from your lawyer or how to prioritize your legal needs? Share your experiences with David Roll. Then follow Kiva Fellow Jeremy Gordon in Kenya, where he wonders whether P2P funding may be introducing bias. He asks: “Is it possible that entrepreneurs may be compelled (or even encouraged) to transition into a business more popular to western lenders?” Another Kiva Fellow, Iyanna M. Holmes, describes how exhilarating it is to work with Liberia’s Local Enterprise Assistance Program. Dr. O offers his diagnostic on a new social media fund-raising tool developed by a Hollywood actor, while Untangled writes about the new wires being brought to Africa and Leila Janah recaps her Skoll World Forum experience. Jonathan Lewis writes about Root Capital, which has lent over $100 million to grassroots ventures since it was founded in 2002. And speaking of successful social enterprises: don’t forget to check the exciting ventures that were accepted in Santa Clara University’s Global Social Benefit Incubator. Many in this year’s class are finding renewable energy solutions to help off-the-grid communities escape extreme poverty. All are extremely impressive.
Join this Week's Live Discussions  Legal Issues for Social Entrepreneurs
Is proliferation of legal sites for social entrepreneurs a good thing? And how do you select a pro-bono lawyer? David Roll, Associate Director of the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation, helps your navigate the legal world.
It doesn't take an MBA - or does it?
Liberal arts students are passionate about their contribution to the world while business-school students leverage their skills to create financial success. Where do social entrepreneurs fit? Charles (Hipbone) Cameron tries to configure the best of both worlds. Conflict-to-Cooperation Conversations in the Middle East
Arnold Noyek has built cooperative health initiatives across the Arab and Israeli fault line, a new blueprint to peace through health as a common language of need. Tell us if this Middle East model has global potential. Government: Social Investment Catalyst or Market Disrupter?
What is the role government should take in accelerating the new social economy development? Join Rod Schwartz, CEO of ClearlySo, in the conversation. From Social Entrepreneurship to Social Interpreneurship
At the 2010 Skoll World Forum, Peter Deitz discovered Social Interpreneurship: two parts Internet, five parts Interaction, and ten parts Interdependence. He now wonders whether we have evolved beyond social entrepreneurship. Join him in the conversation. The Power of Impact & Measurement
What are the challenges in trying to measure systems change? How do you implement programs that measure the power of collective investments? Join the Skoll Foundation's Lakshmi Karan in the conversation.
Do you have suggestions for Social Edge or for this newsletter? Send us feedback. You can remove yourself from this list at any time. Hope to see you on The Edge and on Twitter @socialedge! Victor d’Allant
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