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The following links are provided for convenient reference.
Their presence or position in this list does not imply any working
relationship or endorsement by them of our work, or vice versa. |
Refer also to the Links section at
www.OnTheShortList.com
or Contacts at
www.gdi-solutions.com |
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In general, the initial focus of this directory is on
foundations, social entrepreneur ventures, and business forums which may be
relevant to our work to grow the impact of direct investment. This is
intended to provide a sample or overview of many different approaches to
related challenges. The websites of the various organizations often
have links to many others with similar interests. |
See also :
International
Business Forums and our
Humanitarian / Philanthropy directory
Suggestions
for additions, changes, or corrections are welcome.
Contact us.
Note :
There are thousands of small microfinance initiatives. That is not our
focus. |
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Social Entrepreneur Venture initiatives - businesses or
non-profits |
These are just a few of many innovative organizations |
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Omidyar - network of social entrepreneurs set up by the
founder of EBay |
www.omidyar.net
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Skoll Foundation - Skoll World Forum on Entrepreneurship at
Oxford - SAID Business School |
www.skollfoundation.org |
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Social Edge - online community of social entrepreneurs |
www.socialedge.org
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Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship - created
by Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum. |
www.schwabfound.org
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Idealist.org - Action Without Borders - online community for
non-profit organizations |
www.idealist.org
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Echoing Green - venture capital approach to helping social
entrepreneurs |
www.echoinggreen.org
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Acumen Fund - a venture fund serving the four billion people
living on less than $4 a day. |
www.acumenfund.org
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Unitus - social venture capital firm for microfinance
institutions, receives some Omidyar support |
www.unitus.com
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Global Giving (Many Futures, Inc.) - set up by former World
Bank staff to support investment in small-scale, private development
initiatives such as entrepreneurial ventures |
www.globalgiving.com |
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Net Impact is a network of MBAs and professionals committed
to using the power of business to create a better world - to both earn a
profit and create positive social change |
www.netimpact.org
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Ashoka - promotes social entrepreneurship such as through
micro-lending programs |
www.ashoka.org
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Innovation Funders Network - 2006 summit in San Francisco on
Networks, Innovation and Social Change |
www.innovationfunders.org |
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Social Venture Partners International - SVPI - social
entrepreneurs, mostly US education/family |
www.svpi.org |
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Civic Ventures - Lead With Experience - the Purpose Prize -
award for social leadership over 60, related to the work of the Experience
Corps - by people over 55 in areas such as education |
www.leadwithexperience.org
www.civicventures.org
www.experiencecorps.org
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Academic initiatives and publications related to social
entrepreneur ventures |
See also :
Technology clusters and science parks
directory |
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Global Social Venture Competition - GSVC is a partnership
between the Haas School of Business, Columbia Business School, London
Business School and The Goldman Sachs Foundation. |
www.socialvc.net
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The Business Roundtable Institute for Corporate Ethics at the
University of Virginia - Darden School of Business |
www.corporate-ethics.org |
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Duke University - Fuqua School of Business - CASE - Center
for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship |
www.fuqua.duke.edu/centers/case/ |
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Alliance - UK magazine - ideas about philanthropy and social
investment across the world |
www.allavida.org
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Journal of Business Venturing - academic journal published by
Elsevier on topics such as Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Finance,
Innovation and Regional Development |
www.elsevier.com |
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International Business Forums |
See also : our selective
International
Business Forums directory |
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Foreign Policy Association - working with ebizChronicle.com
for global business issues |
www.fpa.org
www.ebizChronicle.com
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Council on Foreign Relations - NY and Washington DC |
www.cfr.org
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Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) |
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EMPRESA, the Forum on Business and Social Responsibility in
the Americas |
www.empresa.org
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The Royal Institute of International Affairs in the UK is now
referred to as Chatham House |
www.chathamhouse.org.uk |
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Non-Profits and Foundations focused on economic
development - selective list |
See also : our selective
Humanitarian / Philanthropy directory |
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Aga Khan Development Network |
www.akdn.org |
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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation |
www.gatesfoundation.org
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David and
Lucile Packard Foundation |
www.packard.org
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Ford
Foundation |
www.fordfound.org
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Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace |
www.ceip.org
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NetAid - focuses on extreme poverty with UNDP ties and
initial support from Cisco Systems |
www.netaid.org
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Sustainable Development and "Green" Buildings, Community
Planning |
See also : our selective
Sustainable
Development directory |
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S.E.E. Change initiative of The Business Roundtable, launched
in 2005 - SEE = Social, Environmental, Economic aspects of sustainability
aspects of corporate social responsibility |
www.businessroundtable.org |
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Dr. Patrick Moore was one of the founders of Greenpeace, but
has been very critical of the current environmental activists. His essay on
"Environmentalism for the 21st Century" is highly recommended. |
www.greenspirit.com
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William McDonough, author of "Cradle to Cradle", is an architect specialized
in sustainable development in the broadest sense |
www.mcdonough.com
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World Business Council on Sustainable Development - led by
top multinational companies |
www.wbcsd.ch |
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Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities -
association of grantmakers, but not involved in grantmaking.
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www.fundersnetwork.org |
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The Synergos Institute - sustainable local poverty reduction
initiatives, active in Latin America and South Africa, based in NY |
www.synergos.org
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Bellagio Forum for Sustainable Development |
www.bfsd.org |
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SACI Strengthening Americas Communities - US Department of
Commerce - Economic Development Administration initiative |
www.eda.doc.gov
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Avina - sustainable development initiatives in Latin America |
www.avina.net |
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Other Links potentially relevant to economic development -
selective list |
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World Economic Forum - annual meetings at Davos, Switzerland
and elsewhere to discuss global trends and changes in meetings among senior
corporate executives and government leaders |
www.weforum.org
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Milken Institute |
www.milkeninstitute.org |
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Development
Gateway - links to many sources of information about development issues |
www.developmentgateway.org |
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Futurebuilders - UK government funded initiative to invest in
voluntary community services |
www.futurebuilders-england.org.uk |
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Horasis - The Global Visions Community |
www.horasis.org
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Society for International Development - is working with
Development Alternatives Inc. (DAI) consultants - Global Business Solutions
practice - on a new Corporate Responsibility Workgroup |
www.sidw.org
www.dai.com |
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Investors' Circle - Venture Capital for a Sustainable Future |
www.investorscircle.net |
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Global Philanthropy Forum - April 3-5, 2006 Washington DC
conference |
www.philanthropyforum.org |
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The Philanthropy Roundtable |
www.philanthropyroundtable.org |
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The Foundation Center publishes the National Directory of
Corporate Giving as a guide to grantmaker interests |
www.fdncenter.org |
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Funders Network on Trade and Globalization |
www.fntg.org |
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Peace and Security Funders Group - association of
philanthropic organizations |
www.peaceandsecurity.org |
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The Tides Foundation - San Francisco |
www.tidesfoundation.org |
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Community Foundation of Silicon Valley |
www.cfsv.org |
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Global Business Network - scenario planning |
www.gbn.org |
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The 21st Century Foundation: Building Upon the Past, Creating
for the Future, by Jed Emerson - essay on how to improve corporate venture
philanthropy; Hewlett Foundation ties |
www.blendedvalue.org
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Future of Community Philanthropy - see consulting work of the
Monitor Group, Monitor Institute |
www.communityphilanthropy.org
www.futureofphilanthropy.org
www.monitorinstitute.com
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The World Bank - IFC and MIGA, the Network of Private Sector
Liaison Officers (PSLOs) - trained to facilitate access to World Bank Group
business opportunities to help meet development goals |
www.worldbank.org
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The Global Investment Prospects Assessment (GIPA) by the
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) |
www.unctad.org |
