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5 Characteristics of Successful Social Entrepreneurs

So you want to be a social entrepreneur? The good news is that anyone can start a project that earns money, creates a solution to an existing ...
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How Entrepreneurship Translates Around the World

Here’s what it means in Swahili, Amharic, Arabic, and Spanish
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3 Ways to Find Funding for Your Social Enterprise in Africa

Finding capital for a project can be challenging, and this is no exception for ...
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A youth-led economy of social good could change education systems — and the world

There are many challenges facing education systems. Where I live, in the Bekaa area of Lebanon, children — especially girls — aren’t able to explore their creativity, innovation, and technical skills because of a lack of human resources, funding, and opportunities in school systems. At the same time, there are many young ...

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What Is Social Entrepreneurship, Anyway?

If you have been hearing the words “social entrepreneur” a lot lately, you are not alone. Social entrepreneurship is a new way of doing business, one that is gaining ...
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Glossary of Change: The Language of Social Impact

Community change can come with some complicated concepts. Social innovation, ...
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How to Build a Digital Portfolio

A digital portfolio is a collection of files (documents, photos, videos, etc.) that you can use to ...
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Identifying Your Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Life Experiences

A digital portfolio is a collection of files (documents, photos, videos, etc.) that you can use to reflect on your experiences and demonstrate your skills and accomplishments to potential employers, investors or customers. Previously: How to Build a Digital Portfolio In this post, we’re discussing the first step in building your digital ...

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TEDxLIU Beirut: My Butterfly Effect

DOT’s MENA Regional Lead and Lebanon Country Director Marianne Bitar Karam speaks at TEDxLIUBeirut ...
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My advice: solve community problems, create a profitable business

Ahadi Katera, co-founder of Guavay in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, shares his ...
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My advice: use the resources you already have

Carolyne Ekyarisiima, founder of Apps and Girls in Dar es Salaam, Tanzaina, shares her advice to ...

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