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Welcome to the Social Edge update! “To change the world and solve the problems of poverty, disease and environmental degradation, we first need to transform the education system,” writes Eric Glustrom, Executive Director of Educate! Indeed, schools have more potential than any single NGO to create positive change. But, as Magogodi Makhene reminds us, we have to raise the bar if we really want to use education as the transformative tool Nelson Mandela promised it to be: “Education is the most important weapon which you can use to change the world.” How do we transform the education system to unlock the potential of a new generation of leaders for positive change? Join us in the conversation. Then check in with Dr. O as he wonders whether microfinance is still a viable medicine at a time when Unitus is withdrawing from micro-lending. And listen to Vikram Akula, CEO of SKS Microfinance, as he tells Global X: “Think big! Think in a way that has never been done!” That was just a few years before announcing his IPO. From Kenya, Kiva Fellow Jeremy Gordon looks into new technologies that are helping small entrepreneurs report on their financial progress, while from California, Untangled writes about obsolete technologies and the passage of time. Transitions are a big topic of conversation these days at the Social Edge World Headquarters, as Web Marketing Manager Jill Finlayson is leaving us to join a well-funded Silicon Valley startup as Vice President, Marketing. Read her goodbye post on The Edge, in which she writes that she looks forward to sharing the social entrepreneurial spirit with small business owners, and conversely sharing sustainable and profitable ideas from small businesses with her #SocEnt friends. As sad as we are to see Jill go, we try to keep in mind that if Social Edge is the community where social entrepreneurs learn how to scale their ventures, it is only fair that it be also a place where its members grow professionally and scale their own impact in new ways. Au revoir, Jill!
Join this Week's Live Discussions  New Education for New Leaders
To solve poverty, disease, and environmental degradation, we need to transform the education system, says Eric Glustrom, Executive Director of Educate! Join him in a conversation on how to unlock the potential of the next generation.
Assess Risk, Insurance, Contingency Planning
What kind of insurance do social entrepreneurs require? When should risk assessment influence your vision and what contingencies should you plan for? Join Charles (Hipbone) Cameron in a conversation on risk assessment and contingency planning. Social Entrepreneurs in Asia
Social entrepreneurs from the Asia Pacific region are numerous but often underrepresented in the global scene. Yvonne Li and her Beijing and Hong Kong teams suggest three main reasons: language, culture, and history. Join them in the conversation. Public Money for Social Enterprises
Is it right to give state money to help social enterprises succeed, or should tax incentives for social enterprise be phased out? Join Rod Schwartz in a conversation on government involvement.
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