Memes and Social Media
On this TED Talk, Alexis Ohanian (filmed November 2009) shows how Internet trends can essentially affect consumer demand. His presentation…
Youth Development Network in S. Africa
South Africa’s Youth Development Network (YDN) provides a free flow of information between the public, the youth, and six partner…
Youth Business International
Youth Business International (YBI) – founded in 2000 and one of 20 not-for-profit organizations whose president is the Prince of…
Green VC
Green VC provides information that supports environmentally-friendly and social ventures run by students. It partners with funders, conferences and media…
SkollEMERGE 2009: Reflections
Last Sunday we had the opportunity to be at SkollEMERGE, a one-day conference on topics in social entrepreneurship. Inspired by…
Doing business in Africa
Another TED Talk, this one presented by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on what African business has been and is about. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala…
Autonomy, Mastery, Purpose
Daniel Pink – author and speaker on how the realm of “work” can be improved – held a small talk…
William James Foundation business plan competition
The William James Foundation has opened up its business plan competition. Winners are eligible to different brackets of funding to…
The Unreasonable Institute
The Unreasonable Institute hosts an intensive 10-week Summer Institute for social entrepreneurs around the world, with the possibility of funding…
HBS Ideacast: Design Thinking
Innovations today do not just involve a good idea for how to do something more efficiently than before. They involve…
Measuring Social Value
Building and expanding a venture that creates social value involves assessing impact. How do you measure how your project has…
YOSEFO: Micro-lending in Tanzania
The Youth Self Employment Foundation (YOSEFO) is dedicated to providing microfinancing services to young men and women in Tanzania “so…
Tanzania Business Plan Competition
The Business Development Gateway is an initiative in Tanzania funded by the Tanzania Private Sector Foundation, the National Microfinance Bank…
Teach a man to fish
Teach A Man To Fish – a UK-based charity – is holding their third annual Pan African Awards for Entrepreneurship…
YIPE: Focussed on youth enterprise
Follow @yipeorg on twitter for information for youth on how to start a business.
Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition hosted by Foster
University of Washington’s Foster School of Business has opened up its application process for the Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC)….
Entrepreneurship opportunities for high school students
Entrepreneur U, a website created by DECA Inc. and funded by Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, contains information about how entrepreneurial…
YouthActionNet Fellowship
YouthActionNet provides training, networking and advocacy opportunities for individuals with ideas for social change, similar to Echoing Green. The 2010…
Echoing Green Fellowship: Phase 1 begins September 21
Echoing Green supports social entrepreneurs in delivering new, ground-breaking and high-impact products and services. According to their website, Echoing Green…
Collaborative ideas for Africa: Africa Gathering
Africa Gathering is a collaboration framework built to facilitate the free-flow of creative sustainable development ideas for Africa. These ideas…
Investors Without Borders
An extensive list of upcoming business plan competitions in the field of sustainable and social enterprise can be found on…
Global Entrepreneurship Teleconference, November 16 – 22
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (based out of the United States) and Make Your Mark (based out of the United…
BOOST Fellowship introduced to East Africa youth
Building Opportunities on Student Talent (BOOST) Fellowship, based out of Zimbabwe, has opened up it’s application process for youth in…