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Funding Innovation for Skoll Social Entrepreneurs

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The constant theme is raising money for our social enterprises. But not just any money -- we talk about the most difficult money to raise: the unrestricted funding that is the lifeblood for a social entrepreneur. How much have you raised? The social entrepreneurs had rapid-fire questions: How can I do that? How is it structured?

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President's Update: Summer 2008

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The project has been so successful at raising student reading skills that they hope to provide similar services to their non-disabled students as well. Our dream is to raise the floor for every person with a disability, to ensure access to the material needed for education, employment and social participation.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

Have Fun - Do Good

Each year we receive over 3,500 proposals from women's organizations all around the world. I just saw a remarkable film made about a grantee organization that the Global Fund had supported for many years in Liberia. What could I do to raise more money for you? It always makes me think about things in different ways.

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