Posted on September 28, 2008 by Raj Melville
We have a terrific line up of speakers and panels for ForSE 2008 on October 10th at Boston University. See the list below. Do make sure you have registered as there are very few seats left.
To register go to: http://www.bu.edu/forse
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Posted on September 25, 2008 by Raj Melville
Today’s attention grabbing headlines increasingly focus on the high price of oil, the availability of water and the spiraling cost of food. Governments, business and nonprofit organizations around the world have responded to these challenges with programs or policies designed to help farmers grow more food using less resources, grow food closer to where it will be consumed and provide a better economic outcome for farmers.
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Posted on September 21, 2008 by Raj Melville
Two of the tracks at ForSE 2008 will showcase innovative revenue models that help non-profits build greater capacity and sustain operations and will explore educational programs focused on engaging young people in real world entrepreneurial experiences.
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Posted on September 20, 2008 by Raj Melville
Microfinance, as demonstrated by Nobel Laureate Mohammad Yunus, provides disadvantaged entrepreneurs with small loans to run their businesses and eventually help lift them out of poverty. This has become a wide spread phenomenon all over the world encouraging millions of families out of poverty. What’s next? There is a huge business opportunity for both, investment in the MFIs and providing other business services to these micro-enterprises at the bottom of the pyramid.
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Posted on September 18, 2008 by Raj Melville
Rising global temperatures and erratic local weather patterns are of growing concern all around the world. Scientists worldwide have confirmed the reality of climate change and the impact of humans in increasing Greenhouse Gases (GHG) in the atmosphere. While it is important to mitigate climate change and its impact, positive results will be seen only after several decades. In the meantime, climate change and a rise in global temperatures will continue to occur, with changes in weather, ecology and environment impacting our daily lives on earth. Therefore it is important to adopt two strategies – mitigation and adaptation to climate change.
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Posted on September 16, 2008 by Raj Melville
The internet and personal computers have had a significant impact on the developing world. The advent of cell phones provided a cheap technology platform that has penetrated the farthest reaches of the world. No place better exemplifies this than India, with over 8.5 million additional subscribers in 2007, making it the country with the second largest wireless subscriber base. The cheap and pervasive technology platform has spawned a number of innovative solutions to address the social challenges at bottom of the pyramid, such as access to finance, illiteracy, and health care. This track will highlight some of these innovative solutions that have a significant potential for impact in the developing world.
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Posted on September 14, 2008 by Raj Melville
ForSE 2008, Forum for Social Entrepreneurs, has a number of interesting features and topics this year. The Forum will break into multiple tracks to maximize interaction between attendees. Each track will provide an opportunity for
• An in-depth discussion with a panel of practitioners and experts in that field.
• A case study discussion with an emerging social entrepreneur to review and provide feedback on their business challenges.
• Additional “How to” workshops and panels.
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