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Monthly Archives: November 2008

Volans Launches ‘The New Opportunity’ Game!

Volans launches an innovative game on understanding the collective mindset of where Public and Private Finances should be allocated. The areas for allocation are Education, Energy, Finance, Food, Health, Transport,… More…

Pamela Hartigan’s new role as the Director of the Skoll Centre at Oxford

The Volans Team congratulates Pamela on her new role as the Director of the Skoll Centre at Oxford. This is is a significant boost to the social entrepreneurship movement and… More…

Social Entrepreneurs of the year

India and South Africa had reason to celebrate as The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship announced its Social Entrepreneurs of the Year. In India, Arbind Singh, Executive Director, Nidan, is… More…

Global Trends 2025 report paints grim backdrop

While we are increasingly optimistic about the potential for a broad range of innovators and entrepreneurs to help shape a better future, with a new Phoenix Economy likely to take… More…

Learning from the experts — and they’re not who you think!

Pamela blogs on Harvard University’s Center for Public Leadership about how social entrepreneurs invest and partner with local communities for the long-term to address social needs; this runs counter to… More…

Social Entrepreneurship – The Way of the Future?

The London Chapter of the Entrepreneurs Organisation (EO) hosted an event dedicated to Social Entrepreneurship in August 2009. Pamela Hartigan was a guest speaker. Read a write-up of the event… More…

Unreasonable People Needed

The Futurist, an online magazine of forecasts, trends and ideas about the future reviews ‘The Power of Unreasonable People’. Read review here July-August 2008

Q&A with John Elkington

‘The social capitalist behind the phrase “triple bottom line” talks about why some greenwashing is good’. Jesse Finfrock interviews John Elkington for Mother Jones, November-December 2008 edition. Read full article… More…

Pamela Hartigan blogs on the Harvard Kennedy School’s site.

Pamela Hartigan has just launched the first of a five-part blog on the Harvard Kennedy School’s Centre for Public Leadership site. The first post is about her recent visit to… More…

Green New Deal promises bonanza – but who will benefit?

Yes, I know it’s tempting fate ahead of the US election results, but I couldn’t resist summarising a couple of recent announcements on green jobs and Green New Deals. Whoever… More…

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