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Richard Morse, research associate at the Stanford’s Program on Energy and Sustainable Development, on the environment and climate change.
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Environmental Sustainability and Development

Featuring Richard Morse

Richard Morse, research associate at the Stanford’s Program on Energy and Sustainable Development, discusses carbon offsets as a way to engage the developing world in climate change mitigation.

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For Love or Lucre

By Jim Fruchterman 25

A veteran social entrepreneur provides a guide to those who are thinking through the thorny question of whether to create a nonprofit, a for-profit, or something in between.

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A New Type of Hybrid

By Allen R. Bromberger 9

Social entrepreneurs have taken the hybrid model to a new level, crafting it into a single structure that can operate as both a for-profit and a nonprofit.

Sara Chamberlain, the recipient of the 2010 Microsoft Tech Award, on social entrepreneurship and education in Bangladesh
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Developing Through Mobile Phones

Featuring Sara Chamberlain

Sara Chamberlain, the recipient of the 2010 Microsoft Tech Award, discusses BBC Janala, the project harnessing the power of mobile phones in Bangladesh to spread affordable language learning.

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L’entreprenariat social au chevet des plus démunis

Featuring Eric Lesueur

Eric Lesueur relate le lancement et la stratégie de l’entreprise sociale Grameen Veolia Water Ltd dont l’objectif est d’approvisionner le maximum d’habitants des zones rurales en eau potable.

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Better Vision for the Poor

By Aneel Karnani, Bernard Garrette, Jordan Kassalow, & Moses Lee 10

Several social enterprises are attempting to provide eyeglasses to the 500 million to 1 billion poor people who need them. Why haven’t any of the organizations succeeded on a large scale?