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(Crossposted from ~C4Chaos's Blog)
“It's not to give people fish;
It's not to teach them how to fish;
It's to build a new and better fishing industry.”
Source: Bill Drayton on Ashoka's Social Entrepreneurship Series video.
As some of you may have noticed, I've recently taken interest in Social Enterprise. I believe that this fast growing citizen sector will have (is already having) a crucial role on making a positive impact on the world around us. This is the main reason why I started zPod:Starship Social Enterprise! (note: i just added the word Starship to make it sound hip and cool.).
This is a pod devoted to discussions about Social Enterprise and Social Entrepreneurship in general. Facts, hyperlink to facts and research, enlightened and intelligent conversations about social enterprise will be the main contents of this pod instead of ZERO-SUM debates. The purpose of this group/pod is to be the most passionately informed and compassionately inspired discussion group/pod on the topic of Social Enterprise and Social Entrepreneurship to raise the awareness of not only the general public but of our own awareness as well, so we can be the positive change we want to see in the world around us. I invite everyone to JOIN so we can collectively learn together! For those who are new to the terms Social Enterprise and Social Entrepreneurs, check out this podcast interview with David Bornstein over at Globeshakers. It's very fluffy :)
Globeshakers: David Bornstein
In his book How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas, author David Bornstein profiles several social entrepreneurs from around the world. After extensive travels in Bangladesh, India, Brazil, North America and Eastern Europe, David Bornstein has emerged as a leading expert in the global rise of “social entrepreneurism.” In this program, host Tim Zak asks how we would even know a social entrepreneur if we saw one on the street. More important, why should we care? Who invests in social enterprise and what is at stake for our world if we don't?
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