Posted on June 30, 2009 by Robyn Schein
I took a little break from my work today to watch President Obama’s comments on Nonprofit Innovation. He discussed the $50 Million in seed capital to help the most promising nonprofit programs to expand their reach throughout the country. The President stressed the need for partnership between government and the nonprofit sector. He also called [...]
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Posted on June 22, 2009 by Robyn Schein
What happens when we stop focusing on our problems, and focus on what can be?
That was the topic of conversation at Social Venture Partners Minnesota’s Engaged Philanthropy Conference. The conference brings together people from the nonprofit, philanthropy, business, and government sectors for the day to learn, discuss and share ideas around social entrepreneurship. The place [...]
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Posted on June 15, 2009 by Robyn Schein
Since my summary won’t do justice to hearing the words yourself, below are links to the audio and webcast of Geoffrey Canada’s talk at Minnesota Meeting.
Minnesota Public Radio airing of Geoffrey Canada
View the webcast of Geoffrey Canada at Minnesota Meeting.
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Posted on June 9, 2009 by Robyn Schein
When Geoffrey Canada spoke to a room of 1,000 people at the most
recent Minnesota Meeting, everyone in the room was on the edge of their seats. With a renowned model of success at the Harlem Children’s Zone all were anxious to hear his advice and he did not waste any time mincing words.
“If you care [...]
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