This is a partner column in conjunction with Ashoka’s Change InSight blog. Every week I’m covering the top news, highlights, events and opportunities in the realm of social entrepreneurship.
Denver Becomes the First City in the U.S. to Launch Ashoka Change Your City Initiative
Earlier this week Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper announced the launch of a partnership between the City of Denver and Ashoka’s Change Your City (CYC) program. The initiative will focus on the goal of increasing the percentage of citizens engaged in entrepreneurial solutions and establish the city as a hub for social innovation in the United States.
2010 Skoll World Forum
The 2010 Skoll World Forum (#SWF10) is reconvening April 14-16 in Oxford, England and focusing on catalysing collaboration for large scale change.
!deation Conference Day One: A SocialEarth Contributor’s Experience
Amy Carol Wolff had the pleasure of spending April 4-6 in Long Beach, California with some dynamic people in the community development space. (Day 2 was also profiled here.)
“How to Change the World” Author Takes the Stories Online
Nathaniel Whittemore discusses David Bornstein’s launch of the new online publication Dowser. “David is bringing his passion for telling the story of social entrepreneurship to the web.” Nathaniel says.
Groundbreaking New Angel Fund Turns Entrepreneurs Into Investors
The Presumed Abundance fund is taking a team of creative angels and trying to draw investors and entrepreneurs closer then ever and make them true collaborators for disruptive change.
The Man Behind the 60-Minute Startup
In preparation for the 2010 Social Enterprise Summit and World Forum (#SocEnt10) I talked with Mike Del Ponte, founder of social startup incubator Sparkseed. We discussed how to build a venture in 60 minutes, current trends in the social enterprise market, the must-see speakers at SocEnt10 and more.
Manpower Inc. Sponsors Ashoka Future Forum ‘Skills for the 21st Century’ Session, Aimed at Better Preparing Individuals for the Workforce
Manpower is taking an active role in Ashoka’s “Skills for the 21st Century” Knowledge track in the first Ashoka Future Forum. The forum is designed to harness the intellectual power of thought leaders across all sectors to create a common vision.
Social Entrepreneur Surfer Dude Puts Waves to Good Work
Changents’ Jennifer talks about Dave Aabo, a social-entrepreneur surfer-dude using surfing, the gorgeous Peruvian coastline and voluntourism to build eco-tourism to support community programs for the local people.
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