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my buzz & my blog "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". my facebook  &  my twitter  &  my linkedin --- 2011年3月30日 星期三，Kevin Jones <info@socialcapitalmarkets.net> 寫道﹕ 寄件人: Kevin Jones <info@socialcapitalmarkets.net> 主題: Good Capitalist: Social Capital News 收件人: incubator.hou@gmail.com 日期: 2011年3月30日,星期三,上午3:27 Click here to see this e-mail as a web page: Good Capitalist Issue 21 March 2011 Issue: 21 Social Capital Market Lens (Taking Impact Investing to Scale Means) Figuring Out How to Work with Government  By: Kevin Jones "My frustration with the social investment scene in Europe is that there is quite a lot of talk, ... and we have a reasonable level of entities doing lower risk efforts. What there is not is high risk, pipeline development or early stage investment." That statement was not made by someone sitting on the sidelines tossing in a criticism. It's the analysis of Geoff Mulgan, formerly of the thought leading Young Foundation, one of the creators of social impact bonds, now taking on an even bigger task leading NESTA and working at the highest levels with the European Union and entities like the European Investment Bank and other groups. A doer and a thinker, Mulgan has an idea of where he wants things to move. >>>Read More  The Public Interest in Social Capital Markets  By: Ben Thornley The growth of social capital markets, in size and influence, invariably raises the question: what role for government?   If private enterprise can deliver measurable social and environmental benefits, government may have an interest in providing support through favorable regulation, tax breaks, co-investment, capacity building, R&D, and other policies.   Impact Investing: A Framework for Policy and Design - published in January by InSight at Pacific Community Ventures and the Initiative for Responsible Investment at Harvard University, supported by The Rockefeller Foundation - highlights some rules of thumb for using policy to catalyze private capital for public good. >>>Read More A Second European Tour By: Amy Benziger The SOCAP team arrived in Amsterdam last week for a second round of research, events, and planning meetings.  Amsterdam has started to feel like a home away from home, our familiarity with the city mirroring our growing understanding of the wide breadth of topics and tactics within Europe's social capital landscape. The team has been traveling across the continent to host a "Practitioners' Lunch" in Brussels, to attend the Partnership for Change Conference in Oslo, Norway hosted by the U.S ambassador Barry White, to meet with UNESCO in Paris, and we are ending in Oxford next week for Skoll and Oxford Jam. >>>Read More In This Issue Figuring Out How to Work with Government The Public Interest in Social Capital Markets A Second European Tour Last Call for Early Bird Registration!       If you haven't registered for the inaugural SOCAP/Europe yet, check out our speaker lineup, themes and more here to see what it has to offer! You can still take advantage of our early bird rate by registering today.              Stay Connected   Good Capitalist Archive >>>View Here    Social Capital Market News Briefs University of Pennsylvania and Wharton School receive $6.5 million to launch leadership and innovation prize - The Lipman Family Prize will award a cash prize of $100,000 annually and ongoing  Wharton resources to a winning organization committed to sustainable social solutions. >>>Read More   Epic.io launches to support collaboration around social missions - Epic.io imports activity from across the web - twitter, google docs, basecamp, etc - to document progress on your social mission.  >>>Read More    Why Social Capital Is The Coming Decade's Most Important Buzzword - Nathaniel Whittemore shows how investing social capital - networks and influence - in addition to financial capital is being utilized more to great effect, especially in an industry working for social impact. >>>Read More   The Most Exciting 0.003% of Obama's Budget: Social Impact Bonds - Social Impact Bonds, a social investment vehicle that's being piloted in England, is attracting interest in the United States by investors and government alike. >>>Read More   Omidyar Network Awards $5 Million to Catalyze Social Impact Through Property Rights - As a part of a $23 million global commitment to improve lives through property rights, Omidyar funds the Institute for Liberty & Democracy as well as three award-winning Ashoka Changemaker organizations working to legally empower the poor. >>>Read More   Investing for Impact - Those who don't have millions can still participate in impact investing by learning about and investing in businesses that aim for impact in addition to profit. >>>Read More   A Place for Government in Social Innovation?: An Interview with Laura Tomasko - Laura Tomasko of Council on Foundations in Washington D.C. discusses why she believes there is plenty of opportunity for government to support social innovation. >>>Read More    Announcing IDEO.org: Addressing poverty through Human Centered Design - In this interview, Jocelyn Wyatt and Patrice Martin offer insight into the plans for a non-profit arm of design powerhouse, IDEO. >>>Read More   OPIC Invites Input for Impact Investing Call for Proposals - The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government's development finance institution invites input from investors, advisors, entrepreneurs and other interested parties about how best to design a call for proposals to catalyze 'impact investments'. >>>Read More   Penelope Douglas to moderate Social Capital Markets panel at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on April 4th - Penelope Douglas, Hub Bay Area and SOCAP's Board President, will moderate conversation amongst local Bay Area social entrepreneurs. >>>Read More    Matt Bannick of Omidyar Network at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on April 5th -Matt Bannick joins moderator, Dr. Ruth A. Shapiro, to discuss how Omidyar Network supports entrepreneurs as a part of The Commonwealth Club's social entrepreneur series. >>>Read More   "Green Opportunities for Tomorrow's Markets" at NYU on April 6th - The New Ventures Global Investor Forum 2011 will showcase six leading environmental entrepreneurs from Latin America and Asia to an audience of international investors and business leaders. >>>Read More  Forward email This email was sent to incubator.hou@gmail.com by info@socialcapitalmarkets.net |   Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. Good Capital | 901 Mission St. | Suite 105 | San Francisco | CA | 94110