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Development Marketplace and Innovation Lab at the World Bank
United States
We are not a bank in the common sense; we aim to help people help themselves and their environment by sharing knowledge and providing financial and technical assistance. Conceived in 1944 to reconstruct war-torn Europe, we work in more than 100 developing countries.
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Empact
United States
Empact facilitates a culture of entrepreneurship in communities across the world through exposure, celebration and early stage startup support. Over the past 5 years, we've worked with over 400 colleges, universities, workforce development organizations, chamber of commerce, small business development centers, and other organizations within the entrepreneurship ecosystem.
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Global Innovation Summit
United States
Global Innovation Summit (February 17-19, 2014) is the centerpiece of Global Innovation Week (February 17-21) in Silicon Valley. The Summit is limited to invitees and accepted applicants. The Summit gives you powerful insights, practical tools, a global community of fellow practitioners, and the chance to design real-time solutions to real-world challenges. The venue is the San Jose Marriott. Global Innovation Week is open to everyone. Our consortium of organizations is hosting over 20 events with over 1,000 participants from over 50 countries throughout the Bay Area to provide insights, tools, and connections on growing innovation ecosystems. It’s a celebration of innovation ecosystems everywhere.
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Global Philanthropy Forum
United States
A project of the World Affairs Council of Northern California, the Global Philanthropy Forum aims to build a community of donors and social investors committed to international causes, and to inform, enable and enhance the strategic nature of their work. Through an annual conference, a summer seminar, special events and conference call programs, the GPF connects donors to issues; to effective strategies; to potential co-funding partners; and to emblematic agents of change from around the world. By building, and continually refreshing a lasting learning community, the GPF seeks to expand the number of philanthropists who will be strategic in pursuit of international causes.
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Head and Heart Philanthropy
United States
Head and Heart Philanthropy services includes Philanthropic Advising, Strategy, Partnership Development and Program Development and Management. Vision is to create collaborations for long term systemic change.
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Impact Investing Policy Collaborative
United States of America
The Impact Investing Policy Collaborative (IIPC) strives to grow impact investing markets by building a global network for policy research and innovation. The IIPC helps investors, public officials, advocates, researchers and related communities better identify and support policies that lead to more robust and effective capital markets with intentional social and environmental benefits.
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Independent Sector
United States
Independent Sector is a leadership network of nonprofits foundations and corporate giving programs committed to advancing the common good in America and around the world. Our nonpartisan coalition of approximately 600 organizations leads strengthens and mobilizes the charitable community in order to fulfill our vision of a just and inclusive society and a healthy democracy of active citizens effective institutions and vibrant communities.
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Kairos Society
At the Kairos Society, we view today’s global problems as opportunities for entrepreneurs to focus on the meaningful businesses and innovations that will radically change the world for the better. Not only for our generation, but for the generations to come. Founded in 2008, the Kairos Society is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization based in the United States. We work to find and empower the young pioneers who will push the world forward through entrepreneurship and innovation - we do so with the support of the top universities, mentors, and corporations across the globe.
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Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability (LOHAS)
United States
LOHAS is an acronym for Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability, a market segment focused on health and fitness, the environment, personal development, sustainable living, and social justice.
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Middlebury College
United States
The College is committed to educating students in the tradition of the liberal arts, which embodies a method of discourse as well as a group of disciplines; in our scientifically and mathematically oriented majors, just as in the humanities, the social sciences, the arts, and the languages, we emphasize reflection, discussion, and intensive interactions between students and faculty members. Our vibrant residential community, remarkable facilities, and the diversity of our co-curricular activities and support services all exist primarily to serve these educational purposes.
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Milken Global Conference
United States
The Milken Institute Global Conference is an event like no other. It is where leading thinkers in disparate disciplines gather to exchange ideas and solve some of the world's toughest challenges. These high-powered CEOs, investors, innovators, policymakers, philanthropists, educators and scientists challenge each other's thinking in a sweeping and ambitious program touching on topics from financial markets, economic development, energy, and global health to public policy, education, media and technology. "When we mobilize the right people around powerful ideas, there is no limit to the progress we can achieve. Where others see problems, we seek solutions."
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Millennium Campus Network
This is the official Facebook page of the Millennium Campus Network (MCN). MCN is a Boston-based, national nonprofit that makes university student organizations committed to global development more effective and sustainable. Through its innovative fellowship program, annual conference, and grants programs, the MCN is creating the next generation of global leaders on campuses across America.
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Nexus Global Youth Summit
United States of America
Founded by Jonah Wittkamper and Rachel Cohen Gerrol in 2011 Nexus is a global network of 1200 young philanthropists impact investors and leading social entrepreneurs representing over $100 billion in combined wealth and inestimable potential to achieve significant and sustainable change. Now a global movement Nexus is open to young wealth holders inheritors and entrepreneurs who are passionate about collaborating and learning together using great wealth for the greater good. Join the movement!
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PopTech
United States of America
PopTech catalyze social impact through renowned Fellows programs, innovative projects and an annual conference in Maine. Since 1996, they've been bringing thinkers and doers to Camden, Maine every October.
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Real Leaders
United States
Real Leaders serves a community of over 21,000 CEOs in 125 countries and represents over $6 trillion in spending, with a mission to inspire and connect ‘Better Leaders for a Better World’, through media and global events.
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Rockwood Leadership Institute
United States
Rockwood Leadership Institute is building a network of powerful and collaborative leaders to help transform our country and our world. Our transformative personal leadership development trainings are creating stronger, more focused and more effective individuals, organizations and networks working for the common good. Rockwood has trained over 4,500 leaders since 2000.
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SOCAP
United States of America
Social Capital Markets produces SOCAP, a world-renowned conference series dedicated to increasing the flow of capital towards social good. Since it began in 2008, SOCAP has convened 5,000+ global innovators – investors, entrepreneurs, government leaders, foundations, nonprofits, and more – who are building a new global market that exists at the intersection of money and meaning. SOCAP catalyzes unlikely connections through a diverse mix of content including social gatherings, panels, workshops, design sessions, art, and more. The annual flagship event is held each Fall at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco.
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Social Impact Exchange
United States
The Social Impact Exchange is a cross-sector membership forum for sharing knowledge and increasing investment in scaling effective social programs and solutions.
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Social Venture Institute
United States
Social Venture Institute (SVI) is a powerful experience that connects emerging and established entrepreneurs to resources while creating a supportive peer environment and provides a nationally-tested opportunity for successful business people to share their knowledge, experience, and insights with emerging entrepreneurs in our region.
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SRI Conference
United States
The SRI Conference on Sustainable, Responsible, Impact Investing is the premier annual gathering of investors and investment professionals working to direct the flow of investment capital in more positive, healthy, and transformative ways.
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Summit Series
United States
An American organization that hosts events for young entrepreneurs, artists and activists. Events organized by the group include invitation-only retreats and discussions focused on business practices, technological innovation, and raising awareness and funds for various charitable causes. Summit Series attendees have included Bill Clinton, Ted Turner and Richard Branson. Since its foundation in 2008, the organization has raised more than $2 million for charitable and non-profit organizations.
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Sustainatopia
Sustainatopia is one of the world's leading events in celebration of social, financial, and environmental sustainability.
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Taproot Foundation
United States
Most organizations tackling social problems don t have access to the marketing design technology management or strategic planning resources they need to succeed. Without this talent few are able to have their intended impact on critical issues like the environment health and education.Taproot is a nonprofit organization that makes business talent available to organizations working to improve society.We engage the nation s millions of business professionals in pro bono services both through our award winning programs and by partnering with companies to develop their pro bono programs. One day we envision all organizations with promising solutions will be equipped to successfully take on urgent social challenges.
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The Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE)
United States
BALLE is the fastest growing business alliance of values aligned entrepreneurs, business networks, and local economy funders in North America. Together we are building local economies, city by city, town by town, business by business. Real prosperity starts here.
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The Founding Family
The Founding Family is a pro-democracy movement that calls upon men and women to partner as never before in human history to declare that all life is sacred and interdependent. We are a growing network of individuals and organizations dedicated to working together across social, political, economic, religious and all divides to find our common values and to build a sustainable and just world. We are coalescing a new American Majority to evolve our democracy, and are inclusive of all expressions of modern and traditional families and individuals.
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Unreasonable Climax
United States
The Unreasonable Climate is an event hosted by The Unreasonable Institute. The Unreasonable Institute is a mentor-intensive acceleration program for entrepreneurs tackling social and environmental problems. Each year, we unite 12 ventures from every corner of the globe with 50 world-class mentors, to live and work under the same roof for six weeks in Boulder, CO.
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Web of Change
Web of Change connects the foremost thinkers and do-ers in social media, technology, and social change. Together, we are growing a community of leaders working together for transformation of our organizations and our world.
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YES!
United States
We believe that life is precious and magnificent, and that we were put on this Earth for more than mere survival. We all have the birthright to love, to prosper, to grow, and to learn ever more what it means to be who we are.
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