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How Social Entrepreneurs Can Have the Most Impact

Harvard Business Review

Civic Ventures had recently released its first survey of baby boomers and found at least half were interested in “ encore careers ” helping others. My organization, The Bridgespan Group, received 1,800 applications for 18 entry-level positions consulting to nonprofits and philanthropy.

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Entrepreneurship Needs to Be a Bigger Part of U.S. Foreign Aid

Harvard Business Review

Economists Norbert Berthold and Klaus Gründler, looking across 188 countries worldwide, concluded in a working paper that “entrepreneurship has a significantly positive effect on growth.” We are talking about the U.S. To elevate entrepreneurship, creating programs in a single, solidly funded U.S.

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How to Make Room in Your Work Life for the Rest of Your Self

Harvard Business Review

If the hum of your career has become so deafening that you struggle to hear those other parts of your life, you’re not alone. Don’t think about each of your identities as being independent pieces of who you are; think about how they’re connected and how they might affect each other in positive ways.

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