News on The Edge
Welcome to the Social Edge update! “Life is too short to throw your professional life away on stuff you don't care about,” writes Jim Fruchterman, who adds: “Almost all the geeks I know want to do something important, something meaningful!” It could be “exploring something new in cosmology, designing a building that better resists an earthquake, cure a disease or design a new and faster chip:” the CEO of Benetech is convinced that business as usual, done without regard to the big picture for society, hasn't worked out so well. So if you are looking for a new job, “look for a company or organization that offers the chance to work on Stuff That Matters. The opportunities to do so have never been better.” Sara Olsen, with Social Venture Technology Group, is back with a few lessons from Tribal Pakistan and shares how a female social entrepreneur in Balochistan became powerful in her community. Kaajal Laungani, a Kiva Fellow in the Philippines, tells us how important it is to unlock the potential of Islamic finance. Andy Smith and Jennifer Aaker describe how you can effectively tap into human behavior with four key principles, while Dr. O shares his prescription on how to raise money for an issue no one wants to discuss publicly – domestic abuse and intimate violence. Parag Gupta is back from Opportunity Collaboration and reflects on the reasons poverty is condoned in our society, while Curtis Chang explains why he wasn’t able to attend the conference (yes, it may have been because he owns an iPhone). Jonathan Lewis, the organizer, shares the wonderful story of “the Liberia to Levi’s connection” that occurred there. One last word: Untangled encourages you to vote. For sanity or for fear, it doesn’t matter, just vote if you can.
Join this Week's Live Discussions  What Matters
Looking for a new job? Choose a place that offers the chance to work on something meaningful. Benetech’s Jim Fruchterman helps you think why it is so important to work on What Matters!
Is size the enemy of the social enterprise?
As social enterprises grow, their missions may be diluted, and greed and delusions of grandeur may even kick in. Will our fascination with size ever cease? Join Rod Schwartz, CEO of ClearlySo, in the conversation. Social Entrepreneurship and Religion
When he realized that his constituents were accepting poverty as an act of God, Saul Garlick started wondering whether religion was helping them or on the contrary slowing –or even halting– social change. The Language of Social Entrepreneurship
Consultant Gary Hamel says that humanizing the language and practice of management is both a business imperative and a moral duty. What about our own language – do we already offer a language expressive of care and concern? Join Charles (Hipbone) Cameron in the conversation. Nonprofit Analysis: Beyond Metrics
To quantify whether your social venture is high performing, you should discard simplistic measures and embrace a more holistic analysis. Sean Stannard-Stockton, CEO of Tactical Philanthropy Advisors, helps you understand the new SROI. Mergers in Social Entrepreneurship
Why are mergers so rare –is it because of our ego and our reluctance to give up independence? Or is it the lack of profit motive? Join Rod Schwartz, CEO of ClearlySo, in the conversation.
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