February 2011
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Notes from the Field: Kelsey Vala
The people of Buduburam are frustrated: they are frustrated that they are constantly suspended in a state of waiting, whether it is waiting for a job to come around, waiting to go back to Liberia, or waiting for an opportunity to leave Buduburam for a life abroad where hard work is rewarded.
Kelsey Vala is a new member of the SCHEFO team, working as an intern on...
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WatchHere you can see a video version of the power point presentation given at the University of Pennsylvania panel on Business and Social Good. For more photos from the event, visit our facebook page!
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The Future of Fair Trade in America
At last night’s Fordham Social Entrepreneurship Panel, the moderator posed the question of where we thought the Fair Trade movement would be a decade from now. Some panelists responded with enthusiasm, referencing the success of the organic movement and drawing a parallel between the zeitgeist that brought concern for the environment to the forefront of American social...
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WatchWe love TED Women - the branch of TED Talks that deals directly with gender relations on a global and local scale. In this talk Sheryl Sandberg examines the numbers behind women in C-level jobs around the world. Even the non-profit sector is dominated by men.
“As the COO at the helm of Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg juggles the tasks of monetizing the world’s largest social networking site...
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