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Reimagining the Power of One Billion Dollars

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Having just heard the new director of MIT’s Media Lab, Joi Ito , present the Labs’ latest approach to innovation—“Deploy or Die”—I was inspired to answer the question. WithABillion agile innovation Joi Ito MIT Media Lab philanthropy scale social impact tech4good TechForGood TED2014' billion poorest people?”

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Major Gift Fundraising: Facts and Opinions from a Recovering Fundraising Consultant

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Santa Barbara in 1995 and then spent two years as Peace Corps Volunteer in Paraguay. Upon finishing his Peace Corps service he began his nonprofit career as the founder and first executive director of Servicios Ecoforestales Para Agricultores (SEPA), a large agroforestry demonstration farm in Eastern Paraguay. billion (5%).