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Servant Leadership Observer ? November 2010

Modern Servant Leader

September 20, 2011 Servant Leadership. Servant Leadership Academic Programs & Education Opportunities. Monthly: September 2011. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011. January 2011. Servant Leadership Observer – April 2011. Leadership. Technology. Assessment.

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Funders Can Give More than Money

Harvard Business Review

The outlook is only marginally better for endowments , with returns on their invested capital hovering around 5 percent—as they did in 2011. It called for leveraging the profits of the global microfinance institution, and coupling them with private investments from the Allmans and their donor network.

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It Takes a Village to Raise an Entrepreneur

Harvard Business Review

We've extensively analyzed the applications to the Echoing Green fellowship between 2006 and 2011, and built a rich dataset that allows us to rigorously study trends in the field of social enterprise. In 2010 and 2011, almost 50% of the applicants to Echoing Green relied on hybrid models, versus 37% in 2006.

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It's Not All About Growth for Social Enterprises

Harvard Business Review

my money helped prove that there is a more cost-effective way to deliver quality education and a government was able to implement that model in many more areas). Successful examples of this approach are still rare; most people point to microfinance. Yet, there are early indicators that progress toward this approach is being made.