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Record Skype Calls with Evaer call recorder for Skype. Untitled. Send to M-pesa mobile wallets. Personal Loans for a Better Future. Fútbol Fit Club® Report: West African impact investing totalled $6.8 billion in last decade. Former IMF, World Bank Manager Eyes Social Impact At ESADE Business School. Former IMF, World Bank Manager Eyes Social Impact At ESADE Business School. 16 Social Good Apps That Make It Simple To Impact The World Everyday - CauseArtist. Mobile devices have changed the way everyone lives.

16 Social Good Apps That Make It Simple To Impact The World Everyday - CauseArtist

Here is a list of some amazing Social Good apps that can be used for a variety of different things. Some of theses apps can be used on a day to day basis, others can be used for research, and some can be used to educate. No matter the reason, these mobile apps gives you the ability to stay consumer conscious and socially involved in every facet of your life. Working with us. Forbes Welcome. Radical Candor — The Surprising Secret to Being a Good Boss. About - Social Impact Architects - Solutions for NonProfit Organizations, Foundations, Government & Socially-Minded Businesses. Suzanne Smith Suzanne Smith (@snstexas) has a deep belief that everyone is a changemaker.

About - Social Impact Architects - Solutions for NonProfit Organizations, Foundations, Government & Socially-Minded Businesses

As a serial social entrepreneur, she strives to harness the powerful force of organizations, including nonprofits, foundations and socially responsible businesses, and individuals, especially students and young entrepreneurs, to maximize the potential of the social sector to create real, scalable impact. In 2009, Suzanne founded Social Impact Architects, a registered Benefit Corporation, to reshape the business of social change. She combines her MBA know-how with two decades of experience as a nonprofit innovator to serve as a consultant, advisor and thought partner. Lean Data: Closing the Gap Between Social Enterprises and Their Customers - +Acumen. This was written by Sasha Dichter, Chief Innovation Officer at Acumen, and originally appeared on Medium.com at Acumen Ideas.

Lean Data: Closing the Gap Between Social Enterprises and Their Customers - +Acumen

You can view the original post here. In 2006, Sam Goldman and Ned Tozun set out to eradicate kerosene as a source of light in the developing world. As a Peace Corps volunteer in Benin, Sam witnessed the damage kerosene could do when an overturned lantern created a fire that nearly killed his neighbor’s son. They also saw what a scourge the dirty fuel was for poor, rural families without access to energy, eating up 15 percent of their spending. iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social ETF. The Hypothetical Growth of $10,000 chart reflects a hypothetical $10,000 investment and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.

iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social ETF

Fund expenses, including management fees and other expenses were deducted. The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted, and numbers may reflect small variances due to rounding. Standardized performance and performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by clicking the "Returns" tab above. Socially Responsible Investing: 3 Funds that are Beating the Market - DivHut. There’s a powerful trend emerging in the investing world.

Socially Responsible Investing: 3 Funds that are Beating the Market - DivHut

Investors are building portfolios based on their morals and values. Dubbed “socially responsible investing”, or SRI, these investors align their investments with their values by avoiding companies with poor environmental, social or governance practices. Like their counterparts, sustainable investors also want to earn a good financial return on their investment. Being a “Bridge Out of Poverty” for our Employees and Community.

Last week, we discussed the basics of the Bridges Out of Poverty model that suggests professionals and communities can help people in poverty only by first understanding their mental state and systematically addressing the challenges they face.

Being a “Bridge Out of Poverty” for our Employees and Community

This week, we highlight our top two inferences from the model for entrepreneurs who focus on developing empathy and finding new areas to create social impact. Lesson #1: Extend the mental model for poverty to the working poor, including employees. As we previously discussed, mental models depict elements that contribute to the stability and sustainability of people across economic classes. Pioneering sex education for India by Nilima Achwal - Ketto. India is facing a crisis of epidemic proportions on sexuality and gender.What’s more – India is changing, and children are accessing information from all the wrong sources, like movies and pornography.

Pioneering sex education for India by Nilima Achwal - Ketto

What’s the solution? Iesha has an easy-to-use, colorful, fun, digitized curriculum on SEXUALITY AND GENDER EDUCATION. Through 10 sessions of fun games, activities, peer discussions and videos, students understand the basics of puberty and sexuality, inculcated with the values of respect, responsibility and self-reflection. Teachers can teach the course in the classroom, on tablets or computers, through a subscription model. Social entrepreneur from Uganda honoured for his ‘Bright Idea’ A pioneering young entrepreneur from Uganda, Dr Charles Batte, has been named as the winner of the ‘Bright Ideas from a Young Commonwealth’ contest.

Social entrepreneur from Uganda honoured for his ‘Bright Idea’

Charles, 28, presented his Bright Idea today, November 23 at the 10th Commonwealth Youth Forum in Malta. He is the founder and CEO of Tree Adoption Uganda (TAU), a youth-led social enterprise that works to jointly address the challenges of youth unemployment and climate change. According to the UN Population Fund, Uganda has the world’s largest percentage of people under 30, at 78 percent. A 2013 study by ActionAid International Uganda estimated that youth unemployment stood at 62 percent. TAU offers a six month programme of business training and mentoring to impoverished young people, helping them to create and develop and their own businesses. Participants build start-up capital by establishing tree nurseries via TAU’s Tree Capital programme. Bright Ideas from a Young Commonwealth was launched on International Youth Day 2015. TalkPoverty Weekly - November 20, 2015.

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TalkPoverty Weekly - November 20, 2015

The Care & Wellbeing Fund launches. Friday, November 20, 2015 health & social care We are very proud to launch the Care & Well-Being Fund this week, a £12 million partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support and Social Finance.

The Care & Wellbeing Fund launches

This fund aims to develop and scale community care services for people affected by cancer and those with long-term conditions. Macmillan Cancer Support has committed to co-invest £6m alongside Big Society Capital in the fund, and will bring its strong networks and knowledge of cancer care to this fund, alongside its capital. In an environment of continuing austerity, it is essential to develop innovative approaches to pool resources and redesign services in order to be able to tackle some of the toughest social problems.

As this fund is designed to match the charity’s aims, our investment allows Macmillan Cancer Support to draw in external capital to further its mission, recycle its reserves and trial innovative models in preventative and integrated community care. Open Society Foundations and Echoing Green Launch Black Male Achievement Fellowship. The Open Society Foundations and Echoing Green announced a new fellowship program for individuals dedicated to improving the life outcomes of black men and boys in the United States. It is the first fellowship program of its kind that targets social entrepreneurs who are starting up new organizations in the field of black male achievement.

“We’re proud to support innovators working to transform the lives of black men and boys and their communities,” said Shawn Dove, manager of the Open Society Foundations Campaign for Black Male Achievement. “Historically, black males have been prevented from fully engaging in American society due to a host of economic, civic, social, and political barriers. Selling Feelings. One of the more famous marketing frameworks is the Marketing Mix, also known as “The Four P’s.” According to the framework there are four key components to a marketing plan: Product (what is actually sold)Price (how much the product is sold for)Promotion (how customers find out about the product)Place (where the product can be found) Of these four the most difficult and expensive — and thus, the greatest barrier to entry (i.e. the biggest moat) — was place.

Actually getting your product in front of customers required relationships with wholesales and retailers, not to mention significant investments in logistics. Indeed, the companies who controlled distribution were often the most profitable of all. Investing in individuals. Improving our world. Innovations in Finance for Social Impact - The Rockefeller Foundation. Impact Investing and Innovative Finance, Inclusive Economies, Innovation When E. H. N 24th St & Ames Ave 68111 Omaha, NE Neighborhood Profile. Social impact drives Omidyar Network's civic tech investments. Business Innovation Factory. Spring Activator - Small Business BC Awards. Better Ventures PreSeed: Fireside chat with Mitch Kapor. As the founder and Partner at the Kapor Center, Mitch works with startups using information technology platforms to drive disruptive innovation.

Social investment helps thousands see things clearly. Homepage - Escape the City. Novoed. Digital Storytelling for Social Impact - The Rockefeller Foundation. Introducing “Investing Strategically in Social-Impact Networks” Untitled. In less than 18 months, Turner Impact Capital has grown into one of the nation's largest social impact investment firms, and is expected to surpass $2.5B in investment potential to address social issues through real estate and infrastructure-related solutions. MIRA Rehab: A social impact startup that gamifies rehabilitation. Collaborative Philanthropy Pt 2: Giving circles - Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy. Join EPIP Bay Area for the second event of our series on collaborative philanthropy! Social Value and Intangibles Review - November 2015 by CCEG. Smart money: Understanding the impact of social investment. Understanding the impact of social investment: What NPC has learned so far Social investment or impact investing is designed to achieve social impact through financial investment.

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