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		<title>How to get started with Twitter to get your message out</title>
		<link>http://blog.ambientengines.com/2010/06/03/how-to-get-started-with-twitter-to-get-your-message-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raj Melville</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the all the buzz about Facebook, Twitter and other social media tools, organizations feel pressured into incorporating these tools into their marketing arsenal. Non-profits specially are interested in leveraging social networks as cost effective sources of volunteers and supporters and are seeking ways to convert followers to funders and donors. All of them are looking for guidance in getting started. Based on my experience, I have compiled a quick list of do’s and don’ts that I hope will help get you started. Complete article at 
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		<title>Boston experiences water issues that 1 Billion people live with daily</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 01:51:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raj Melville</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Poverty]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sanitation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Ecosystem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[water and sanitation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday morning a ten foot water pipe, that brought water to over 2 million Boston residents, ruptured. Authorities declared a state of emergency and imposed a blanket 'Boil Water' order. In the space of 48 hours Boston residents instantly got a first hand lesson on how over 1 Billion people, nearly a sixth of the world’s population, live without access to clean water. Today’ as residents of Boston struggle to get a fresh glass of water, we hope their thoughts turn to the thousands who go without potable water day after day around the world and reach out and do something to help. Read the complete post at 
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		<title>On CK Prahalad and his impact on social entrepreneurship</title>
		<link>http://blog.ambientengines.com/2010/04/19/on-ck-prahalad-and-his-impact-on-social-entrepreneurship/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 04:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raj Melville</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Poverty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Ecosystem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Entrepreneur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bottom of the pyramid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creative capitalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I, like many others, was saddened to hear of the untimely passing away of Prof. C. K. Prahalad. His career spanned over three decades during which time he introduced several innovative business ideas that quickly became mainstream. Perhaps his most widely influential work was his last book on “The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid" where he outlined his take on how corporations could profitably service the very large market that consists of the bottommost economic strata. You can read more at 
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		<title>Assured Labor – creating a mobile marketplace for jobs in emerging markets</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 22:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raj Melville</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Information Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latin America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Ecosystem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Entrepreneur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bottom of the pyramid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mobile technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BOP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Impact]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Assured Labor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Claro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Empleolisto!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nicaragua]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cellphone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MIT 100K]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MIT IDEAS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Development Entrepreneurship]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the fall of 2007, a group of young potential entrepreneurs struggled with a problem facing over half the developing world. As developing economies grew and provided new jobs, the infrastructure to communicate and broadcast the potential opportunities for employment was unable to keep up. The influx of migrant workers into urbanized centers provided a rich pool of available talent but the mechanisms for disseminating job needs were still rooted in the 19th century. The team seized on this opportunity to leverage the almost ubiquitous presence of cell phones in the developing world to provide a communications and matchmaking platform for employment. By providing an easy to use mobile platform connecting jobseekers with job opportunities, Assured Labor is providing a frictionless job placement approach that benefits employers and employees alike. Assured Labor is a prime example of the new wave of social entrepreneur bringing a for-profit business model to address some of the challenges facing the poor in developing countries. Read the complete post at 
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		<title>Vijay Mahajan of BASIX on risks and results in microfinance</title>
		<link>http://blog.ambientengines.com/2010/04/04/vijay-mahajan-of-basix-on-risks-and-results-in-microfinance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 02:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raj Melville</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Social Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Ecosystem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Entrepreneur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bottom of the pyramid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[micro-finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[microfinance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainable development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[microcredit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social entrepreneurship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BASIX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vijay Mahajan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Credit Suisse]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A good article that touches on some of the issues in my last post is a recent interview of Vijay Mahajan on the Credit Suisse website. In the interview Mr. Mahajan points out to some of the prerequisites for microfinance to pull people out of poverty. He also highlights the need to match investment growth in this sector to the available management capacity in order to avoid a bubble in the sector. Here are some extracts from his interview. Read the rest of the post at <a href="http://blog.ambientengines.com"> http://blog.ambientengines.com</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.ambientengines.com&blog=3998279&post=680&subd=socialecosystem&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Grameen and Continuum partner to address talent gap in microfinance</title>
		<link>http://blog.ambientengines.com/2010/03/25/grameen-and-continuum-partner-to-address-talent-gap-in-microfinance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 01:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raj Melville</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Business]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[bottom of the pyramid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[micro-finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[microfinance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BOP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Center for Creative Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Continuum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grameen Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mid-level managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shorecap Exchange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable ventures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[talent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yunus]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I had the opportunity to attend a panel discussion at Continuum, the design consultancy, on “Building Leadership in the Microfinace Sector". The presentation and discussion centered around some very preliminary findings based on an initial field trip and set the stage for  more detailed field research to be conducted later this year. I have outlined some of their observations at the meeting and my reaction to what I heard. Read the details at <a href="http://blog.ambientengines.com">http://blog.ambientengines.com</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.ambientengines.com&blog=3998279&post=667&subd=socialecosystem&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Launching the Go-To networking event for Social Entrepreneurs in Boston</title>
		<link>http://blog.ambientengines.com/2010/03/23/launching-the-go-to-networking-event-for-social-entrepreneurs-in-boston/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 05:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raj Melville</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poverty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Ecosystem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bachpan Bachao Andolan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EDWON]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eye of the Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Trafficking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Made by Survivors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nepal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Networking event]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nivasa Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[non-profit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PeaceinFocus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peacetones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prosperity Candle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Impact]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sri Lanka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tantric India Bistro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[womens issues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Over 30 people from diverse backgrounds, but with a common interest in supporting organizations making significant social impact, gathered at Tantric India Bistro in Boston for the first of what will be a regular meeting on the First Monday of the Month. From the interest expressed since the launch, it is quickly becoming the “Go To” networking venue for folks interested in meeting others with a similar interest in innovative social impact. Read more about the next event on April 5 at <a href="http://blog.ambientengines.com">http://blog.ambientengines.com</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.ambientengines.com&blog=3998279&post=648&subd=socialecosystem&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Help select a winning teen social entrepreneur</title>
		<link>http://blog.ambientengines.com/2010/03/21/help-select-a-winning-teen-social-entrepreneur/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raj Melville</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Entrepreneur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[@15]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ashoka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best Buy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social entrepreneurship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Impact]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teen entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teenagers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth entrepreneurship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth Ventures]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ashoka Youth Venture and Best Buy Children's Foundation have teamed up to create the @15 Community Impact Challenge. Read about each of the winners on the Youth Ventures blog. Help select one of the winning teams and it costs you nothing, just register and vote. Read more at 
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		<title>Akanksha &#8211; engaging children in education</title>
		<link>http://blog.ambientengines.com/2010/03/21/akanksha-engaging-children-in-education/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raj Melville</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Akanksha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mumbai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poverty alleviation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shaheen Mistri]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[slums]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Impact]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twenty years ago, the first Akanksha center opened for children from the slum communities of Mumbai, an innovative after school program designed to provide them with fun, engaging learning opportunities.  When we decided to visit India around December, we made sure that we had set aside some time to visit Akanksha at one of their facilities. Read about this wonderful NGO and our visit to one of their schools.  More at <a href="http://blog.ambientengines.com">http://blog.ambientengines.com</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.ambientengines.com&blog=3998279&post=614&subd=socialecosystem&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Some reflections on Martin Luther King and non-profit leadership</title>
		<link>http://blog.ambientengines.com/2010/01/21/some-reflections-on-martin-luther-king-and-non-profit-leadership/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raj Melville</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After spending some time on the production line at the Greater Boston Food Bank, and given the past weekend celebrating Martin Luther King, one reflects on what Martin Luther King might have done in light of what we had seen and experienced, at the Greater Boston Food Bank as well as the larger set of social issues that we are exposed to in our daily lives.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.ambientengines.com&blog=3998279&post=602&subd=socialecosystem&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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