The Yale School of Management launched the 7th Annual Philanthropy Conference last week. Conversation was bustling as for-profit, philanthropy, and non-profit practitioners discussed the growing integration of the philanthropic business and social sectors. Jed Emerson, Executive Vice President of ImpactAssets, opened the conference by encouraging both sectors to step back from their silos and reevaluate [...]
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World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012 – “The Great Transformation: Shaping New Models”
The 42nd annual meeting of World Economic Forum took place in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, bringing together leaders from around the globe. WEF2012 community discussions were on the troubled economy and recommendations for transformation from the world of finance, business, art, science, social, and intellectual over five days and nearly 260 sessions. Given the topic of ‘transformation’ [...]
2013 Ford Motor Company International Fellowship of 92nd Street Y
Applications are now being accepted for Ford Motor Company’s thirteenth annual International Fellowship of 92nd Street Y, which takes place May-June, 2013. Each year, 20-24 socially-minded leaders from around the world converge on New York City to network, learn, and share information about the challenges they face in their respective communities. The fellowship features a [...]
Social Entrepreneurs – Receive Seed Money to Grow
Maybe the thought of filling out funding applications over the holidays doesn’t sound entirely thrilling to you, but trust us – this is an opportunity you don’t want to miss. Echoing Green speaks the language of entrepreneurs. The organization provides over $2 million in seed funding to help social entrepreneurs from around the world kick-start [...]
