ACCION International, a pioneer and leader in microfinance, today announced the release of a new white paper, ACCION’s Model for Social Change, articulating the aspirations, rationale and key new strategic initiatives driving ACCION’s mission to help alleviate poverty. As the preface to the nonprofit’s new 2008-2011 strategic plan, the paper outlines the four fundamental aspects […]
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Omidyar Network, a mission-based organization established by Pierre and Pam Omidyar, recently announced at the Clinton Global Initiative that it is expanding its efforts to include support of small to medium enterprise (SME). Building on the momentum of its work in microfinance, the organization plans to invest $10 million in the global SME sector over
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Foreign investment has been widely perceived as a panacea for developing countries–as a way to reduce poverty and jump-start sustainable modern industries. In The Enclave Economy, Kevin Gallagher and Lyuba Zarsky call this prescription into question, showing that Mexico’s post-NAFTA experience of foreign direct investment in its information technology sector, particularly in the Guadalajara region,
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Ethisphere Magazine, a global print publication dedicated to illuminating the important correlation between ethics and profit, will release its annual 100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics. The list will be published in the Q4 issue, available in December. A panelist of ethics experts from major universities including New York University, Pennsylvania State University, University
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"He who knows what sweets and virtues are in the ground, the waters, the plants, the heavens, and how to come at these enchantments, is the rich and royal man." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), Essays, Second Series, 1844
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Standard Chartered recently launched a new programme to partner organisations across the world to educate their workforces and members about HIV/AIDS. The initiative is being undertaken as part of Standard Chartered’s global health commitment to the Clinton Global Initiative to educate one million people about HIV/AIDS by 2010. The Virgin Group, which manages more than
Is it possible to be environmentally friendly and still make money? Investopedia’s Green Investing feature examines both sides of the issue
"Mountains are earth’s undecaying monuments." ~ Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864), The Notch of the White Mountains, 1868.
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ACCION(R) International, a pioneer and leader in microfinance, recently announced that it has received a $400,000 Centennial Grant from UPS to support its work in delivering financial services and training to the world’s entrepreneurial poor. UPS, the world’s largest package delivery company and a global leader in supply chain services, is celebrating its 100th anniversary
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"Source Reduction is to garbage what preventive medicine is to health." ~ William L. Rathje, Atlantic Monthly, December 1989
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December 7, 2007Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. UO Portland Center 102 This workshop will focus on environmental impacts of electronic products and explore the many ways that these impacts are being addressed around the world by governments, industry, and environmental advocates. Course Description Electronics is one of the hottest areas of environmental action as business strategies
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The American middle class — of which some 80 percent of Americans claim to be a part — is getting anxious. While there is no carved-in-stone edict about what it means to be middle class, it’s the term that Americans hang their dreams on. It suggests earning enough to get by without struggling; being able
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"There must be a reason why some people can afford to live well. They must have worked for it. I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things we could use." ~ Mother Teresa
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"If we use resources productively and take to heart the lessons learned from coping with the energy crisis, we face a future confronted only, as Pogo, once said, by insurmountable opportunities. The many crises facing us should be seen, then, not as threats, but as chances to remake the future so it serves all beings."
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ACCION International, a pioneer and leader in microfinance, recently announced the launch of its new website, www.accion.org, offering major enhancements in functionality, appearance, resources and accessibility. The new site is a continuing expression of ACCION’s goal to bring the best possible tools to bear on the fight against global poverty. Created to better educate and
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Date: March 25-27, 2008Location: Kansas City, MissouriFacility: The award winning Westin Crown CenterRegistration: Send your name and complete postal address to [email protected] to receive registration materials in January 2008. Innovative farming and grazing methods. Lucrative organic markets. Specialty crops. Community farmers markets. Sustainable farming is rapidly changing the face of American agriculture and rural life.
Lehman Brothers, the global investment bank, and Spelman College, the No.1-ranked institution among all historically black colleges and universities in the country by U.S. News & World Report, recently announced a groundbreaking corporate-academic partnership to establish and develop the Lehman Brothers Center for Global Finance and Economic Development at Spelman College. As part of this
"Somebody asked me today, "Phil, if you could be anywhere in the world, where would you like to be?" And I said to him, "Prob’ly right here – Elko, Nevada, our nation’s high at 79 today." Out in California, they’re gonna have some warm weather tomorrow, gang wars, and some very overpriced real estate. Up
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WHAT: The 13th Annual Principal For A Day event serves as the official kick off for the “PENCIL Partnership” program, which pairs members of the private sector with NYC public schools. After greeting students, visiting classes and talking with school leaders during their October 18th visit, the business and school leaders will develop projects to
"In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. " ~ Aristotle
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What will you do next to make our world more sustainable? This November more than 1,500 graduate business students and professionals will come up with an answer. The 2007 Net Impact Conference, held November 1-3, 2007, will challenge attendees to think deeply about current issues and trends in the business world, while engaging them to
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"I’d like to finish by telling a story from Curitiba, Brazil. Curitiba is an amazing place. It has grown from 6,000 people to two and a half million people in the last 20 years. With a growth rate not unheard of here in China, it has multiplied its green space by a factor of 50.
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If the economics don’t work, recycling efforts won’t either. As their little contribution to make this economics of recycling more appealing, LivePaths blogs about people and companies that make money selling recycled or reused items, provide green services or help us reduce our dependency on non renewable resources. This isn’t “10 Easy Ways To Make
Self–Help is a community development lender and real estate developer that works with qualified individuals, organizations and communities traditionally underserved by conventional markets. The funds that support their work come from deposits, grants, and other investments made by individuals and institutions across the U.S. Home & Small Business Lending: Through direct and secondary market lending,
