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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5月5日 星期四，Skoll Foundation <info@skollfoundation.org> 寫道﹕ 寄件人: Skoll Foundation <info@skollfoundation.org> 主題: Skoll News: Skoll World Forum Recap, Huffington Post and more 收件人: incubator.hou@gmail.com 日期: 2011年5月5日,星期四,上午7:47 Subscribe to Feed Manage Subscription Newsletter Highlights: Water.Org Named to Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People List TrustLaw Releases Multimedia Coverage of the Skoll World Forum in Oxford: 11 thought leaders interviewed Queen Noor of Jordan: The Democratic Deficit and the Reinvigorated Movement for Freedom and Justice Across MENA On HuffPo: Conversation With Jeff Skoll, Dr. Paul Farmer, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the 2011 Skoll World Forum "Everyone had something to teach and everyone had something to learn. It was the perfect confluence of knowledge-sharing, and knowledge-absorbing, and having attended several conferences over the years, this particular gathering was masterfully orchestrated". Rahim Kanani, Editor-in-chief, World Affairs Commentary, describes the Skoll World Forum in his recent blog in Huffington Post. He also describes the media roundtable, a first for the Forum, with Jeff Skoll, Dr. Paul Farmer of Partners in Health, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Stressing perseverance, patience, and proactiveness, the Archbishop explained that "we live in a moral universe, where right and wrong matter." But it was not merely his observations and advice that was encouraging -- it was his utter passion and conviction towards this belief that transformed his insight into inspiration. See the full blog here. Read more Water.Org's Gary White and Matt Damon Named to Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People List TIME Magazine has named Gary White and Matt Damon to the 2011 TIME 100, the magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world for their work to accelerate innovation and progress against the global water and sanitation crisis. Actor and ocean activist Ted Danson writes about the two water advocates, "Their message is one of hope; their solutions for providing access to clean water are simple and cost effective. And their work gives us an opportunity to change lives forever." ... Read more TrustLaw Releases Multimedia Coverage of the Skoll World Forum in Oxford: 11 thought leaders interviewed TrustLaw, a service of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, has published a series of 11 interviews on, "What is the Shape of Social Entrepreneurship in 2011," from the 2011 Skoll World Forum. "No country actually solves their health problems, their economic development problems, no country unleashes the power of its people in positive ways unless they sort ou their water and sanitation." -Ned Breslin, CEO, Water for People Read more Queen Noor of Jordan: The Democratic Deficit and the Reinvigorated Movement for Freedom and Justice Across MENA Queen Noor at the 2011 Skoll World Forum Queen Noor of Jordan is, in the words of Jeff Skoll, an international public servant and an outspoken voice on issues of world peace and justice. In her keynote speech at the close of the 2011 Skoll World Forum, Queen Noor provided deep insight into, "the most remarkable example of large-scale socio-political change. since the fall of the Soviet Union." She explores its causes, including the "democratic deficit" described in the 2010 UN Arab Human Development Report, and the implications of this, "reinvigorated pursuit of freedom and justice" across the Middle East ... Read more Gaia Amazonas Secures Three Million Euros for Colombian Amazon Gaia Amazonas and partners have secured three million euros from the EU for a two-year project to prepare economic alternatives and payment for ecosystem services to provide alternatives to mining for communities in the region. Skoll Foundation and AVINA supported the preparatory stage of this project.  As reported in ecoAmazonia ... Read more Huffington Post: An In-depth Interview With Sally Osberg, President And CEO Of The Skoll Foundation In advance of the 2011 Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship, Rahim Kanani, Editor-in-Chief, World Affairs Commentary, conducted an in-depth interview with Sally Osberg, president and CEO of the Skoll Foundation, on the evolution of the organization and their efforts, the intersection between social entrepreneurship and international development, future challenges and opportunities ... 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