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Breakout Session: Doing Business for the Greater Good
Social entrepreneurs are individuals who bring innovative solutions to the most challenging social issues, offering both ideas and capital in support of wide-scale change. In this breakout session, I got the opportunity to hear from young entrepreneurs whose visionary business models reflect not just the bottom line, but their philanthropic commitment as global citizens to Read more…
Tagged Apolis Activism, CAbi, Ending Poverty, Global citizen, Liesel Pritzker, Made for Good, Microfinance, OIC2011, Opportunity International, Opportunity International Microfinance Conference, Panzanee LLC, Poverty, Social Entrepreneurship, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
Ohio State Students Break Bread to Fight Poverty
The following is a guest blog post by Megan Colgan, a senior undergraduate student at Ohio State University and a former Opportunity intern: Appetizers galore, tasty homemade meatloaf, a giant platter filled with an assortment of vibrantly colored roasted vegetables, scrumptious cookies and brownies, and more… Mouth watering yet? Mine sure was. I proudly looked at Read more…
Tagged Breaking Bread, breaking bread for microfinance, Campus, campus coordinators, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Global Poverty, International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, MFI, Microfinance, Ohio State University, Opportunity International, Poverty, Poverty Eradication Day, Schools, Social business, Social Entrepreneurship, Students, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
"Building Social Business" with Muhammad Yunus
Last Friday, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs brought Dr. Muhammad Yunus to Chicago for a talk entitled “Building Social Business.” Dr. Yunus, often called the grandfather of microfinance, is the founder and managing director of Grameen Bank and the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner. Friday’s talk was attended by an audience that consisted of local Read more…
Tagged Africa, Building Social Business, Capitalism, Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Dannon, Education, Grameen Bank, Hillary Clinton, Melanne Verveer, Microfinance, Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize, Social Change, Social Entrepreneurship, Students, Sustainability, Technology, Women
A Working Session at CGIU: Alleviating Global Poverty
Recently, I had the privilege of participating in the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGIU) in Miami, Fla. I was a table facilitator at two “working sessions” in which I collaborated with student leaders committed to effecting global change. With me at the conference was Liesel Pritzker, founder and chair of Young Ambassadors for Opportunity (YAO), Read more…
Tagged Advocacy and Media, Blogs, CGIU, Change-makers, Clinton Global Initiative, Conference, Education, Facebook, Leaders, Liesel Pritzker, Opportunity International, Poverty, Poverty Alleviation, Radio, Social Entrepreneurship, Students, Twitter, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity, Young Professionals
#Mifimon: Microfinance and Higher Education
The following is a guest post from Andres Hammer, an intern at MF Transparency. Our mid-February #mifimon topic was: “microfinance and higher education.” One of the panelists was Chuck Waterfield @chuckwaterfield, who has 25 years of experience in microfinance, is on the faculty of Columbia University/SIPA, and is CEO & president of MicroFinance Transparency. Chuck’s course at SIPA teaches Read more…
Tagged #MifiMon, Alexandra Fiorillo, Chuck Waterfield, Columbia University, Coursework, Education, Higher education, Intern, MFI, Microfinance, MicroFinance Transparency, Professional training, Schools, Social Entrepreneurship, Teaching, Two Dollar Challenge, Undergraduate, University
Real-Time Conversation. Real-Time Impact. #Mifimon
One of the things I love about Twitter is that you’re able to experience real-time industry developments and thought exchange. I love seeing people discuss social entrepreneurship, music, literature and food. Individuals can discover new resources that help grow their knowledge of the world and space in which they operate. It is truly fascinating. This Read more…
Tagged #MifiMon, Education, environmental sustainability, Facebook, Healthcare, Microfinance, OptINnow, Social Entrepreneurship, Tweets, Twitter
