<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>The Social Ecosystem &#187; yunus</title>
	<atom:link href="http://blog.ambientengines.com/tag/yunus/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://blog.ambientengines.com</link>
	<description>Exploring Entrepreneurial Ideas that Address Social Issues, Enhance the Environment, Sustain Development and Transform the Developing World</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:30:01 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.com/</generator>
<cloud domain='blog.ambientengines.com' port='80' path='/?rsscloud=notify' registerProcedure='' protocol='http-post' />
<image>
		<url>http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png</url>
		<title>The Social Ecosystem &#187; yunus</title>
		<link>http://blog.ambientengines.com</link>
	</image>
	<atom:link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="http://blog.ambientengines.com/osd.xml" title="The Social Ecosystem" />
	<atom:link rel='hub' href='http://blog.ambientengines.com/?pushpress=hub'/>
		<item>
		<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>
		<comments>http://blog.ambientengines.com/2010/03/25/grameen-and-continuum-partner-to-address-talent-gap-in-microfinance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 01:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raj Melville</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[bottom of the pyramid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[micro-finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[microfinance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Ecosystem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Entrepreneur]]></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>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ambientengines.com/?p=667</guid>
		<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> <a href="http://blog.ambientengines.com/2010/03/25/grameen-and-continuum-partner-to-address-talent-gap-in-microfinance/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.ambientengines.com&amp;blog=3998279&amp;post=667&amp;subd=socialecosystem&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.ambientengines.com/2010/03/25/grameen-and-continuum-partner-to-address-talent-gap-in-microfinance/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">outsidelookingin</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Why we need Social Investors</title>
		<link>http://blog.ambientengines.com/2009/08/20/why-we-need-social-investors/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ambientengines.com/2009/08/20/why-we-need-social-investors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raj Melville</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recycle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Ecosystem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Entrepreneur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Belu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greenpeace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reed Paget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable ventures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[venture philanthropy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yunus]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ambientengines.com/?p=525</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The latest Time Magazine has a great article about social entrepreneur Reed Paget and his startup Belu that has grown from $13,000 in 2004 to nearly $4 million in 2008 while providing water in corn based bottles that can be &#8230; <a href="http://blog.ambientengines.com/2009/08/20/why-we-need-social-investors/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.ambientengines.com&amp;blog=3998279&amp;post=525&amp;subd=socialecosystem&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.ambientengines.com/2009/08/20/why-we-need-social-investors/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">outsidelookingin</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Some thoughts on Clayton Christensens article on Social Innovation</title>
		<link>http://blog.ambientengines.com/2009/08/03/some-thoughts-on-clayton-christensens-article-on-social-innovation/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ambientengines.com/2009/08/03/some-thoughts-on-clayton-christensens-article-on-social-innovation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raj Melville</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Ecosystem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Entrepreneur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Venture Capital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[venture philanthropy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clayton Christensen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Echoing Green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Profit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[non-profit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Office of Social Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vanessa Kirsch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[White House]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yunus]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ambientengines.com/?p=519</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Clayton Christensen recently opined in The Huffington Post  about the role the White House Office of Social Innovation could play. He suggests "Bottom up " initiatives are needed. However I think the real issue is not “bottom up” initiatives but a complete lack of a supporting social ecosystem to encourage radical innovation and nurture young social entrepreneurs. <a href="http://blog.ambientengines.com/2009/08/03/some-thoughts-on-clayton-christensens-article-on-social-innovation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.ambientengines.com&amp;blog=3998279&amp;post=519&amp;subd=socialecosystem&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.ambientengines.com/2009/08/03/some-thoughts-on-clayton-christensens-article-on-social-innovation/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">outsidelookingin</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>A conversation on Microfinance</title>
		<link>http://blog.ambientengines.com/2009/06/24/a-conversation-on-microfinance/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ambientengines.com/2009/06/24/a-conversation-on-microfinance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raj Melville</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Micro-enterprises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[micro-finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[microfinance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Ecosystem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainable development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[microcredit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NABARD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[savings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yunus]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://socialecosystem.wordpress.com/?p=492</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Couple of months ago we had the privilege to host Mr. N. Srinivasan in Boston. Mr. Srinivasan is the author of the ‘Microfinance in India: State of the Sector Report 2008’, was Chief General Manager of India's National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) where he served for 25 years. Here are excerpts from an interview and Mr Srinivasan's open letter to the Indian Government.  <a href="http://blog.ambientengines.com/2009/06/24/a-conversation-on-microfinance/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.ambientengines.com&amp;blog=3998279&amp;post=492&amp;subd=socialecosystem&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.ambientengines.com/2009/06/24/a-conversation-on-microfinance/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">outsidelookingin</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>How to multiply your social impact 2X to 6X</title>
		<link>http://blog.ambientengines.com/2009/06/09/how-to-multiply-your-social-impact-2x-to-6x/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ambientengines.com/2009/06/09/how-to-multiply-your-social-impact-2x-to-6x/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:18:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raj Melville</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[bottom of the pyramid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Micro-enterprises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[micro-finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[microfinance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philanthropy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Ecosystem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Entrepreneur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainable development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kiva]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[microcredit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Impact]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Prosperity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yunus]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://socialecosystem.wordpress.com/?p=473</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bala Vishwanath, an IIT and IIM alum, saw an opportunity to multiply the social impact of every dollar, quit his job and worked to setup www.UnitedProsperity.org United Prosperity helps provide loan guarantees that enable poor entrepreneurs to borrow from Microfinance Institutions to build their enterprises in developing countries.  <a href="http://blog.ambientengines.com/2009/06/09/how-to-multiply-your-social-impact-2x-to-6x/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.ambientengines.com&amp;blog=3998279&amp;post=473&amp;subd=socialecosystem&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.ambientengines.com/2009/06/09/how-to-multiply-your-social-impact-2x-to-6x/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">outsidelookingin</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_-9uXd8rvJ1U/ShZ6AVDTnvI/AAAAAAAAAwI/JH-aTtdRCxQ/Sakho%20Devi%20101-00070.JPG?imgmax=144" medium="image" />
	</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
