http://www.socialedge.org daily 1 2009-05-11T15:53:57Z http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/africas-moment Born and raised in Soweto, Magogodi Makhene helps create Africa's missing middle-class through business innovation. She recently co-founded Zenzele Circle, an angel investment network linking sub-Sahara African start-ups with seed and growth capital and strategic relationships. She received the Reynolds Fellowship for Social Entrepreneurship at NYU and is now co-Chair of the Africa Social Enterprise Forum. Africa's Moment chronicles her adventures exploring the landscape of African social innovation. No publisher jclark 2009-09-22T15:15:14Z Weblog http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/alvins-guide-to-good-business Follow financial expert Alvin Hall as he visits eight leading social entrepreneurs, looking at business models, impact, and the challenges of scaling. This series on social entrepreneurs around the globe is produced by the BBC World News. No publisher jclark 2010-02-12T22:35:18Z Weblog http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/alyson-in-africa Princeton in Africa Fellow Alyson Zureick blogs on her year in Sierra Leone and the numerous grassroots initiatives for social change. No publisher jclark 2009-05-11T15:35:13Z Weblog http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/bebold-with-echoinggreen Lara Galinsky is the Vice President of Strategy and Communications at Echoing Green, a global social venture fund that has been identifying and investing in social entrepreneurs for twenty years. Lara co-authored Be Bold, a handbook for emerging nonprofit leaders, with Cheryl Dorsey, President of Echoing Green. Here, she shares the four elements of boldness in a series of lessons culled from the book. No publisher jclark 2009-05-11T15:29:48Z Weblog http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/berkeley-bottom-line-2008 No publisher jclark 2009-05-11T15:39:32Z Weblog http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/beyond-good-intentions After years of working with aid projects around the world, Tori Hogan came to the unfortunate realization that the vast majority weren’t drastically improving lives. She seeks answers in Beyond Good Intentions. No publisher jclark 2009-11-04T18:39:55Z Weblog http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/the-blue-sweater "They say a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. I took mine and fell flat on my face." Thus writes Jacqueline Novogratz in her new book, "The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap between Rich and Poor." The founder and CEO of Acumen Fund went to Africa in her twenties to try and save the continent, only to learn that Africans neither wanted nor needed saving. As she writes in this excerpt, she later realized that "the world needed a new kind of institution, one built on the best lessons and precepts of philanthropy but also utilizing business approaches and concepts." That's how Acumen Fund was launched. No publisher jclark 2009-06-30T15:36:41Z Weblog http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/capital-ideas Capital Ideas is a six month series providing a "Finance 101 for Social Entrepreneurs" through a combined offering of basic finance knowledge, practical advice and case studies. Capital Ideas is covering topics such as financing alternatives (debt, equity and grants), determining your financing strategy, identifying potential sources of capital, the elements of a successful pitch for finance, and more. The authors, Kylie Charlton and Eric Savage, are founding members of Unitus Capital (www.unituscapital.com) and between them have more than 30 years investment banking experience. No publisher jclark 2009-11-04T18:50:35Z Weblog http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/carter-center Dave Johnson is blogging live from the Carter Center Conference on Faith and Freedom: Protecting Human Rights as Common Cause. No publisher jclark 2009-05-11T15:39:07Z Weblog http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/civic-entrepreneurship From mayor to Harvard professor and chair of the Corporation for National and Community Service, Stephen Goldsmith has seen government try to do good from almost every angle. In his new book, "The Power of Social Innovation: How Civic Entrepreneurs Ignite Community Networks for Good," Goldsmith explores the intersection between government officials and social entrepreneurs --a new frontier with great potential for both. In this blog, excerpted from his book, he offers common sense principles and tangible strategies to help move beyond entrepreneurial individuals and organizations to entrepreneurial networks and fertile communities. No publisher jclark 2010-02-02T18:09:27Z Weblog http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/a-clearly-social-economy Back in the 1980s and '90s, Rodney Schwartz had “proper jobs” with investment banks PaineWebber, Lehman and Paribas. Seeing the error of his ways, he has for the last ten years advised, studied, written about and built several leading UK social businesses and enterprises. With the help of his ClearlySo colleagues, he praises heroes, bursts bubbles, and advocates ideas to accelerate the arrival of a more social economy, increase social investment and assist social entrepreneurs. No publisher rodschwartz 2009-09-01T22:12:40Z Weblog http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/the-clinton-global-initiative Dave Johnson, founder and principal author of Seeing The Forest, blogs from the Clinton Global Initiative in New York. No publisher jclark 2009-05-11T15:38:54Z Weblog http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/corporate-service-fellows Madhu Anand left her comfortable job as a Business Operations Manager in Cisco Systems’ California headquarters and began a six-month, full- time corporate service fellowship supporting microfinance in Kyrgyzstan. She tells her story to Jennifer Anastasoff, CEO of BuildingBlocks International. Read also Oren Penn's story below --he left PricewaterhouseCoopers in Washington to start a corporate service fellowship in rural Orissa, India. No publisher jclark 2009-05-11T15:35:32Z Weblog http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/creating-confusion Serial social entrepreneur Anand Shah is CEO of Sarvajal, a social enterprise increasing access to pure drinking water through entrepreneurship. He graduated from Harvard College before launching Indicorps in Ahmedabad. He is also CEO of the Piramal Foundation, where he helps India's youth actively participate in national progress. And he is helping setup Vedanta University in Orissa. Anand Shah is a member of the Aspen Institute’s inaugural India Leadership Initiative. No publisher anandshah 2009-07-15T01:26:53Z Weblog http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/dr-o Patrick O'Heffernan, Ph.D. (also known as Dr. O) helps you find the right tools to fund your social venture. No publisher jclark 2010-03-16T15:01:34Z Weblog