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轉寄︰ Oikocredit Ezine #2 - October 2012

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Focus on agriculture  One in four of the world’s poorest people live in rural areas. Many of them – from farmers to seasonal workers – one way or another rely on agricultural activities to meet their daily needs. In this edition we look at the different aspects and challenges of agriculture as a poverty alleviation tool.  Are your friends and family interested in fair financing? Forward them our Ezine! In practice   Environmental education in Bolivia Over 100,000 Bolivian women received training on health and environmental issues under a joint programme of Bolivian microfinance institution CRECER and Oikocredit. Read more   Growing economies with agriculture Oikocredit's agricultural strategy, launched in 2010, aims to expand its agricultural portfolio of projects outside microfinance to 30% over the next five years. Read more   Bulgaria's model Unlike the traditional agricultural cooperative model, in Bulgaria cooperatives rent land from small landowners, cultivate it, collect the yield and sell the produce. They then pay members rent and dividends. Read more   Combating the grab for land Following increasing reports of land grabbing in many developing countries, Oikocredit is providing funds for cooperatives to buy their own land. Read more Corporate News Oikocredit appoints David Woods as new Managing Director Interview: The changing face of microfinance Oikocredit West Africa launches social performance mentoring programme New Grameen report on poverty outreach in the Philippines Facts and figures Latest deals Regional News Oikocredit USA Read the first two installments of Oikocredit USA’s Poverty Outreach Blog Series which includes interviews with Grameen Foundation experts on the Progress out of Poverty Index (PPI). The Poverty Outreach series is part of its Microfinance Investor Education Series. This month marks the last for Terry Provance, Oikocredit USA Executive Director for over 11 years. Terry has made hundreds – maybe thousands – of presentations, raised millions of dollars, and touched many lives while raising national awareness of issues surrounding poverty and Oikocredit’s grassroots efforts to combat it. Thank you Terry! Oikocredit UK & Ireland News and forthcoming events Follow us also on:   Twitter      Facebook      YouTube © 2012 OIKOCREDIT   |   More info   |   Subscribe   |   Unsubscribe

轉寄︰ Plunkett Weekly News 26-10-2012

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主題︰ Plunkett Weekly News 26-10-2012

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Please find attached the latest issue of the Plunkett Weekly News.

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轉寄︰ d.light October 2012 Newsletter

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Check Out Our Updated Website! We invite you to visit our newly designed website. We’re proud to feature a new section entitled Social Impact, which includes a Social Dashboard where you can see a an up to date snapshot of the impact our products are having and the number of people we’ve enabled to upgrade to solar powered lighting. You'll be able to track our progress as we approach a huge milestone of 10 million lives impacted! We are also featuring customer stories and benefits, along with updated news, new videos and photographs. Check it out and while you’re there, LIKE us on Facebook, if you haven’t gotten around to it yet. Business in Myanmar Comes Full Circle We are happy to announce that our products are now available in Myanmar, through our partner Proximity Designs. The development of d.light and Proximity’s relationship has come full circle. Company Co-Founders, Sam and Ned travelled to Myanmar in December 2006 to prototype their early lighting solutions. The reaction they got to their initial prototype lights inspired them to make d.light happen as a real commercial venture. Proximity is a growing social enterprise whose mission is to move rural families out of poverty. We’ve been told that the families Ned and Sam had originally contacted continue to inquire about them and ask the field staff "When are those lights coming?" What a great feeling to be able to report that the lights are now available. One of our new customers in Myanmar, depicted here, is Daw Tin Tin Mya, a midwife and nurse who can now safely deliver babies at night with her d.light S250. Head Post Offices in India to Sell Solar Lanterns d.light’s innovative approach to distribution partners has led to a first ever association with all head post offices in the city of Chennai, India. Beginning in the middle of August, a senior India Post official noted that the initial trial was “a huge success and now we are making it available in all the head post offices.” Donn Tice, CEO and Chairman of d.light, visited India in July to see how the trial was progressing. India Post has been selling lanterns through identified rural post offices in the Chennai city region on a pilot basis. Entrepreneurial Spirit in Ethiopia Gemechu Abraham learned about d.light in a business management graduate course from San Diego State University. He wanted to make an impact on the lives of people in his parents' homeland of Ethiopia. By Dec. 2011, Abraham had delivered d.light solar lanterns to grateful children in the village of Simbo (pop. 400) in Southwest Ethiopia to replace their kerosene lights. Gemechu Abraham presents a d.light S1 to a student in Simbo Post-Election DC Glow-in-the-Dark 5KRun/Dance with Living Social d.light is partnering with LivingSocial and Mercy Corps on Nov. 9th in Washington in the first ever Glow-in-the-Dark 5K Run and Dance. While stepping out in running shoes and glow band, this fun evening of exercise, music, and dance will provide d.light lanterns for schoolchildren in Somalia. “The theme of the event is to light up the night in DC,” said Bram Levy, LivingSocial’s senior director of development. “We wanted to create the opportunity to light up their night, as well,” Levy says. If you have friends or family in the Washington DC area, let them know about the event. A Taste of d.light Paul Njuguna Joel Barbengy’s family As part of the team’s ongoing commitment to our customers, each manager has pledged to get out in the field to talk about the products with our end users. In each upcoming newsletter, we’ll feature a short report from the field to give you a taste of d.light’s customers. We’re introducing the first report from Paul Njuguna, d.light’s Brand Building Manager for East Africa. Paul is featured in the Shamba ShapeUp videos discussing the benefits of d.light products with customers. Paul met with Joel Barbengy in Illula Village on the outskirts of Eldoret town in Kenya. Joel is a father in his 60s who is a retired teacher and currently a farmer and “elder of the village.” Joel’s family is excited about not having to buy kerosene any more. One of Joel’s son’s studies with the S10. He’s happy to no longer experience eyestrain from his old kerosene lantern and eager to see the improvement in his grades. His family uses the S250 in the kitchen to prepare dinner. Featured Videos Shamba ShapeUp Episode 10 (Kenya): Christina’s house is no longer filled with the smoke and soot from her old kerosene lamp. Her d.light S250 provides bright, safe light at night and she can also charge her cell phone. An update from Kopernik on the progress in Oecusse, East Timor where 50% of the households have a d.light solar lantern! Visit d.light's YouTube page for more videos!

 

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轉寄︰ What will you learn when you join GSVC on Facebook?

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主題︰ What will you learn when you join GSVC on Facebook?

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A global competition to launch the next generation of social enterprise   What will you learn when you join GSVC on Facebook? When you like the Global Social Venture Competition on Facebook, you’ll be connected to a year-long community of social entrepreneurs who collaborate and share opportunities in social impact, VC funding, start-up workshops, and global inspiration.  Some of the recent conversations on the GSVC Facebook page include the following: Hub Ventures is Recruiting World-Changing Startups for Spring 2013 Hub Ventures, a startup accelerator for for-profit companies solving big social and environmental challenges, is now taking applications for their upcoming Spring 2013 cohort.  Startups can apply here.  The early application deadline is 10/31 and the final deadline is 12/10.  Hub Ventures provides funding and support to for-profit, scalable startups working in a variety of geographies and impact themes including economic opportunity/job creation, health & safety, collaborative consumption, environmental sustainability, and civic engagement.  The program is based at the Hub Bay Area, a purpose-driven collaborative workspace, and provides startups with seed funding of up to $20,000, mentorship with experienced entrepreneurs and investors, guidance from the Hub Ventures founders, weekly workshops and speaker events, peer collaboration, and investor connections.  Hub Ventures is part of the Global Accelerator Network, championed by TechStars, and is quickly becoming the gold standard accelerator for impact startups.  More information at http://hub-ventures.com/.    Learn Crowdfunding and Marketing techniques from the masters at IndieGogo Be some of the first to take advantage of IndieGogo’s new webinar training opportunities.  Register here early to secure your spot.  Upcoming webinars include “Introduction to Crowdfunding” and “Marketing Tips and Best Practices.” WANTED: The World’s Most Unreasonable Entrepreneurs Convinced you have the entrepreneurial spirit to continue to improve the lives of millions of people around the world? Accelerate your venture with mentorship from 50 seasoned entrepreneurs and investors, ranging from a Time Magazine Hero of the Planet, to the head of Google X, to an entrepreneur who’s lifted over 20 million farmers out of poverty. In the process, form relationships with 30 impact funds, like Acumen Fund, Good Capital, and First Light Ventures and pitch to hundreds of prospective partners and funders. Do it all while living under the same roof in Boulder, Colorado for 6 weeks with 25 entrepreneurs dedicated to defining progress in our time! Apply by October 25th, 2012 to attend the 2013 Unreasonable Institute! If you are a past GSVC entrant and plan to apply to the Unreasonable Institute, please email info@gsvc.org so we can let the team there know directly. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As an added bonus, if you like us before Wednesday, October 31, you’ll be entered for a chance to win a FREE entrance to the 2013 GSVC conference on Friday, April 12. We’ll follow-up with the winner at the beginning of November. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Save The Dates The 2013 Global Finals will take place on April 11-12 in Berkeley, CA.  We look forward to seeing you there! For those of you in the San Francisco Bay Area, join us for an Open Entrant Mixer at Hub Soma on November 14 from 6:30PM – 8:30PM.  Details will be posted on Facebook. Stay Connected

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轉寄︰ Reminder: ACT Social Enterprise Showcase 2012

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主題︰ Reminder: ACT Social Enterprise Showcase 2012

Hi Everyone

Just a reminder that the ACT Social Enterprise Showcase 2012 is just around the corner, and we really want to see you there!

Social enterprise has the power to enrich our community by providing quality goods and services to government, businesses and individuals all while creating meaningful employment for those who are disadvantaged in our community.  Come and learn more about social enterprise in Canberra.

Please RSVP for catering purposes – delicious baked goods and authentic Sudanese cuisine will be on offer, and we don't want you to miss out.

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轉寄︰ Social Impact Report and the next 20 years of impact investing

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主題︰ Social Impact Report and the next 20 years of impact investing

BLOG   FLICKR®   FACEBOOK©   TWITTER™ It's a win-win. Earn a financial return while lifting families out of poverty.         Life-Changing Returns E-NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2012     Social Impact Report Dear Friends, Last week we released our 2012 Social Impact Report, which describes the positive change that our investors and donors help create in communities around the world. The dollar signs and stories we feature throughout the report would not be possible without our investors. Through your investments, we’re financing organizations that develop affordable housing, build community health centers, expand access to financial services, and work in numerous other ways to reduce poverty. With your support, Calvert Foundation will continue to strengthen and expand our program to reach more underserved communities and organizations that need access to affordable capital.     Latest blog posts Human Needs and Aspirations: Understanding Social Impact Our friend and former summer intern Usman Javaid explores the concept of impact through Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. He makes a case that social enterprises, in addition to providing transformative needs such as food, water, and shelter, can also provide comfort and aspirational needs like affordable appliances, televisions, and sporting goods. Read more » Girls, Inc. As part of our continuing coverage of the WIN-WIN six month anniversary, check out our video on Girls, Inc. produced by Kim Kelly and Anna Krebs. Accompanying the video, Beth Bafford writes about her visit to Girls Inc. in Alameda, CA to see her investment dollars at work firsthand. Read more »     In the News The Next 20 Years of Impact Investing In an interview with Green Money Journal, Calvert Foundation President and CEO Lisa Hall reflects on the strong growth in the impact investing space over the past few years, and describes her vision of a future where all investors have invested at least some of their portfolio in sustainable investments. Read the full article »       Current Openings Interested in joining the impact investing movement? We’ve got a talented team dedicated to making a difference in the world by connecting investors to underserved communities. Current openings: Director, International Lending Vice President, Credit Risk Management Senior Officer, Underwriting Senior Officer, Loan Servicing       Know someone who might be interested in the Calvert Foundation eNewsletter? Forward this email to a friend »     There are communities around the world in need of homes, jobs, and facilities such as daycare. You want to help, but don't want to give money away. Is it possible to still help? Yes!         Calvert Social Investment Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, offers the Community Investment Note, which is subject to certain risks, is not a mutual fund, is not FDIC or SIPC insured, and should not be confused with any Calvert Group-sponsored investment product. This website is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities; the offering is made only by the prospectus, which should be read before investing.

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