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Colombia’s New Rainforest Park is a “Win-Win,” Amazon Conservation Team says 26 Aug 2013 | 07:46 pm
Big news from Skoll Awardee Amazon Conservation Team and mongabay.com: “The Colombian government will officially double the size of its largest national park, reports El Espectador. Chiribiquete Nat...
Global Footprint Network: This year our Ecological Footprint exceeds our planet’s budget 23 Aug 2013 | 08:32 pm
Earlier this week, Global Footprint Network released its annual Earth Overshoot Day report. Read their press release below. At the Skoll World Forum Online, we also posted a few articles related to th...
Celebrating Entrepreneurial Approaches on World Humanitarian Day 20 Aug 2013 | 09:38 pm
This week, the UN and partner organizations are marking World Humanitarian Day with the launch of a month-long campaign to “turn words into aid.” With a flashy website and a star-studded lineup of spo...
3 Inspirational Quotes from Skoll Awardees – What Drives Social Entrepreneurs? 15 Aug 2013 | 10:00 pm
What drives social entrepreneurs to help serve the underserved? The mentally ill, the low-income who need healthcare but can’t get to it, and those who are living in a state of war? That’s what today...
Kiva’s evolving microlending model: The Washington Post 13 Aug 2013 | 11:12 pm
The Washington Post just did a story on Kiva‘s “evolving microlending model.” An excerpt: “Microlending nonprofit Kiva.org started out helping entrepreneurs in emerging economies such as Cambodia and ...
Gary Cohen’s Highest Hopes 9 Aug 2013 | 08:38 pm
Last month, we blogged that the Obama administration honored Gary Cohen of Health Care Without Harm as one of 11 “Champions of Change.” These people, according to the White House, have taken direct me...
How Skoll Awardees are Using Crowdfunding for Fundraising Success 8 Aug 2013 | 07:25 pm
We’re noticing an increasing number Skoll Awardees using crowdfunding for specific projects, and wanted to share more details in case you’re contemplating doing the same. In June, Landesa launched it...
Rodrigo Baggio to Speak About Social Innovation on Panel 7 Aug 2013 | 09:36 pm
We’re excited to share that Skoll Awardee Rodrigo Baggio of the Center for Digital Inclusion is speaking at DLDcities Rio, which starts tomorrow. More from the press release: Roundtable discussion w...
Costco Magazine Cover: Sal Khan and Khan Academy Flip the Classroom Concept 5 Aug 2013 | 10:06 pm
A new cover story in Costco magazine is all about Sal Khan and Khan Academy. It explains what Khan Academy does, how it started, includes interviews teachers and students who use it, and more. An exce...
Goodweave Fights to Unravel India’s Child Labor Issues 2 Aug 2013 | 11:39 pm
PBS NewsHour just aired a special segment on child labor in India and GoodWeave. Here’s what GoodWeave executive director Nina Smith shared about it in a recent letter: “The piece, Organization Figh...
