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		<title>HP and Mothers2Mothers team up!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charmian Love</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Developing partnerships with corporations is a powerful way for social entrepreneurs to accelerate their impact.  HP’s Office of Global Social Innovation and mothers2mothers (M2M) recently launched a new program where cutting edge information systems, along with HP’s skilled technicians, are mobilized to work with M2M to develop a customized solution. M2M’s co-founder and CEO Gene [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Innovative public transport:  China&#8217;s 3-D Express Coach</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:21:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charmian Love</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buses vs. Cars. The road wars between these two modes of transportation has been escalating in cities around the world to a breaking point. China is getting ready to experiment with an interesting solution to this dilemma &#8211; one  that allows buses and cars to share the road, rather than compete for valuable real estate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CNN profiles RSA innovation event</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:43:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charmian Love</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, Charmian Love, Volans Chief Executive, moderated a  discussion at the RSA on the importance of  transatlantic networks in building enlightened and enterprising societies.  The panelists included Kresse Wesling, from Elvis and Kresse, Gobion Rowlands from Red Redemption and Malcolm Scovil from Leap Anywhere. This event was followed by a skype chat with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Six Sigma Save Us?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charmian Love</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does GE hold the secrete to creating effective health care systems?  An article caught my attention in the FT today &#8216;GE Plans Tonic for Healthcare Inefficiency&#8217; which  highlights a new strategic play the mega company &#8211; selling their &#8216;six sigma&#8217; management techniques to the medical sector. There is a lot of talk about all the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HP Social Innovation &#8211; Catalysts for Change</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:49:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charmian Love</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Things have been busy and buzzing in HP&#8217;s newly formed Office of  Global Social Innovation.  The team has recently  unveiled new and innovative programs designed to be catalysts for dramatic change in both education and health. In education, HP is helping connect student, educators and entrepreneurs to the technology needed to solve society&#8217;s most pressing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HBR Case Commentary</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 10:58:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charmian Love</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this month&#8217;s issue of Harvard Business Review, Charmian Love, Volans&#8217; Chief Executive, provides her perspective in a case commentary &#8216;When  the CEO&#8217;s Personal Crusade Drives Decisions&#8217;.   You can review this piece online on the HBR website, or pick up a copy in local newsstands.]]></description>
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		<title>$137 million microinsurance fund</title>
		<link>http://www.volans.com/news-views/opinion/137-million-microinsurance-fund/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 12:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charmian Love</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) announced that after 18 months of fundraising,  they were pleased to announce the world&#8217;s first microinsurance fund.  LeapFrog Investments surpassed their target of $100 million and closed at $137 million with investors including JP Morgan, TIAA-CREF, Flagstone Re, the Soros Economic Development Fund, the IFC, KfW, BMZ, Proparco, Waterloo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Employee Engagement doesn&#8217;t need to break the bank</title>
		<link>http://www.volans.com/news-views/opinion/employee-engagement-doesnt-need-to-break-the-bank/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 10:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charmian Love</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[McKinsey recently came out with a study which shows that employee engagement doesn&#8217;t necessarily need to be a big ticket item at budget time &#8211; social capital can be just as effective of financial capital as a motivator. The three highest scoring non-financial incentives the report highlihghts include: 1. praise from immediate managers 2.  leadership [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nick Hurd and the future of Office of the Third Sector</title>
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		<comments>http://www.volans.com/news-views/opinion/nick-hurd-and-the-futuer-of-office-of-the-third-sector/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 12:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charmian Love</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There has been a buzz in the UK social enterprise world about the inevitable announcement of Nick Hurd as Minister of what-was-formally-known-as The Office of the Third Sector.   It looks like this may be one step closer to reality, thanks to a post from Social Enterprise Magazine earlier today &#8211; to be confirmed by an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HP launches National Lab Day</title>
		<link>http://www.volans.com/uncategorized/hp-launches-national-lab-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 16:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charmian Love</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HP is supporting National Lab Day, a series of programs that promote STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) education. In the press release, you can also learn about the range of education initiatives which are being coordinated by the HP Office of Global Social Innovation.]]></description>
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