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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Omidyar Network today announced two grants to help develop the use of Social Impact Bonds to finance lasting solutions to pervasive societal problems. Social Finance Ltd. of the United Kingdom will receive up to $800,000 over two years, and its U.S. sister organization, Social Finance, Inc., will receive up to $1.3 million, also over two years. Omidyar Network's grants will support the expansion of Social Impact Bonds in the United...
Aspiring social innovators and entrepreneurs advance to next level of competition. Seattle, WA (PRWEB) September 17, 2011 Social Venture Partners (SVP) today announced that 40 of its original applicants to the Social Innovation Fast Pitch competition (SIFP) have been selected to compete in quarterfinals, taking place on Monday, September 19th at Paccar Hall at the University of Washington. The quarterfinalists are competing in the categories of non-profit and for-profit ventures,...
SAN MATEO, Calif., Jan. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N), the industry's leading vendor of cloud-based financials / ERP software suites, today announced the latest social enterprises to benefit from a NetSuite.org product donation. NetSuite.org is NetSuite's unique corporate citizenship program, which enables growing social enterprises to access product donations of NetSuite's cloud-based business software service that helps deliver increased productivity, reduced operating...
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Social Capital Markets Conference, a landmark gathering of top business and government leaders creating market-based solutions for social impact, begins today at San Francisco's Fort Mason Center. The sold-out conference brings together more than 830 social innovators from 32 countries to chart a new course for the global economy. "Over the next three days, some of the brightest minds in business and government will convene at SOCAP09 to...
MINNEAPOLIS, June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Social Venture Partners is proud to announce the four finalists for its Social Entrepreneur's Cup awards. The Social Entrepreneur's Cup is a competition to find Minnesota's most innovative and effective social entrepreneurs. The four finalists compete for recognition and cash awards as part of the Engaged Philanthropy Conference that takes place on Thursday, June 18 at the Graves 601 Hotel in Minneapolis. The Social Entrepreneur's Cup was created to seek...
