Civil Society
Afghanistan: Update from Sakena Yacoobi
Afghan Institute of Learning Founder Sakena Yacoobi helps women and children through teacher training and health education.
Regina Ridley
Social Entrepreneurship
Social Enterprise and Job Creation in Uganda and Nigeria
Opportunity Collaboration is a four-day convening in Mexico focused on global poverty alleviation.
Economic Development
Stone Soup and an Impoverished Mexican Village
In a session at the Opportunity Collaboration, stories were shared on the power and importance of community decision-making.
Nonprofits
An Innovative and Financially Sustainable Nonprofit Model
AID for Africa’s model seems like a smart way to bring nonprofits together where they can leverage their combined presence.
Global Issues
What Are You Doing on World Poverty Eradication Day?
At Opportunity Collaboration, funders find ventures to support or invest in, and social enterprises find new funders and partners.
Social Enterprise
Community Engagement Inside Kibera
Carolina for Kiberia's community focus promises to effect change that will stick.
Government
Social Innovation Fund Moves Swiftly Forward Despite Funding Threat
Takeaways from an interview with SIF Director Paul Carttar after his keynote panel discussion at the 2011 Social Enterprise Conference this past weekend.
Socially Responsible Business
Radical Transparency Will Change the World
A new counterbalance to corporate power is developing.
Nonprofits
Bay Area Social Entrepreneurs Talk Funding
A Bay Area gathering for nonprofits encourages discussion on collective challenges and opportunities, especially in the realm of funding and budgeting.