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Innovating to Address the Systemic Drivers of Health

Stanford Social Innovation Review

One example is human activity causing climate change and contributing to poor health outcomes (e.g. The rapid pace of technology development, globalization, population growth, and business practices have created a web of interconnected factors that requires us to rethink our approach to solving and innovating for health problems.

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Impact Without Imposition: What Role for Northern Academics in the Global South?

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Georg von Richthofen & Ali Aslan Gümüsay This year, our institute published several studies as part of the research project Sustainability, Entrepreneurship, and Global Digital Transformation (SET) based on activities in seven countries in the Global South. In Benin, for example, we focused on sustainable entrepreneurship.

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Taking Steps Toward Disability Inclusion in China

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Each member company of B in Action commits to taking at least one actionable measure toward disability inclusion and assigning one individual to active involvement within the consortium. Technology can open up better career opportunities. Take Lenovo, a Chinese multinational tech company with more than 77,000 employees in China alone.

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Building Community Capacity in Rural East Texas: The Long Lift

NonProfit Quarterly

Combined with other data that reveal our rural communities to be sicker and poorer than the state and nation, these facts have by necessity moved the search for solutions from activities and projects to systems and structures. The barriers to change are real and persistent. Notes: In keeping with NPQ style, we use “Latinx” here.

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The Social Impact Investment Mirage

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Either we rely on grant and donor funding, or must continually justify to investors and the public that our entrepreneurship is relevant to solving some of the most pressing issues of our time. We won a Village Capital accelerator at the Ben Franklin Technology Partners in Philadelphia. The Investment Mirage.

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Exploring Alternatives to College and Unleashing Online Business Ideas for Teens

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

These alternatives empower them to pursue their passions, gain practical skills, and embrace entrepreneurship at a young age. Traditional educational models are being reevaluated as new approaches and technologies emerge, creating a dynamic and innovative landscape for learning.

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Higher Education Funding & Grant Resources

Bloomerang

Similar to the funders in my previous post on education , the organizations listed below focus their efforts on activities inside and outside of the classroom. International Game Technology. International Game Technology. Register your qualifying organization to receive technology donations. Funding Priority: Education.