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Need a Lift? 13 Stories That Inspired Us in 2024

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The Societal Role of Social Entrepreneurship by Theodore Lechterman & Johanna Mair How can social entrepreneurship promote social justice? Universities may be able to help by building opportunities for students to take relevant action beyond the classroom. An unlikely source provides an unambiguous and practical framework.

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We Just Lost $54 Billion. Now What?

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Jeannie Annan , Sarah Case & Justin Labeille Worldwide, two million children die each year from acute malnutrition, which equates to one death every 15 seconds. In collaboration with Ministries of Health in Kenya, South Sudan , and Mali , it can treat 20 percent more malnourished children by simplifying its approach.

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Innovating for a Healthy Context

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The hope that our children would enjoy a better life than ours seems shattered. Today, the schools, where children are also fed and receive medical care, serve as examples that inspire other communities and attract children from nearby villages. I4HC can be a critical complementary avenue to realize this pact.

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Smart Reform: Reducing Government Waste By Strengthening The Nonprofit Sector

Bloomerang

Health, education, and science data have identified problems for many decades that need specialized/tailored solutions based on a particular subgroup of our population (children, elderly, disabled, etc.). Incentives for private giving and social entrepreneurship can fill funding gaps while promoting innovation.

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Not an April Fools’ Joke: Smell the Pivotal Blessing

Fundraising Leadership

My children grew up there (yes, Friday Night Lights fans, my kids all graduated from Permian High School, and it is as represented in the book, movie, and television series). Take The Lead 50 Women Can Change the World in Entrepreneurship cohort Take The Lead 50 Women Can Change the World in Entrepreneurship cohort P.

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Learn & Earn: Stay Tuned to Economics Trends, Forecasts to Succeed as Leaders and Entrepreneurs

Fundraising Leadership

For instance, the number of children women have per year has been dropping everywhere, Gapminder shows. Most strikingly, women with young children at home, those most in need of childcare, have experienced the largest increase in labor force participation relative to their pre-pandemic level.

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Newsletter: 4 Ways to Raise Money at the Gas Pump ?? ; Should an Email Come From You or Your Organization ; Can Airlines Really Give Away Your Lost Luggage?

Selfish Giving

Jude Children's Research Hospital and 7-Eleven , when customers donate a dollar in-store they get a free small Slurpee all month long and have their name pinned on the wall. ? Executive Director, Entrepreneurship Award Corp , NYC or Washington, D.C. ($90k I smell an opportunity! ? In a program between St. Marketing Your Cause 1.