Enable everyone in the world with an idea
937_ 12/6/10- The mission for GlobalGiving.org is 'Unleash the potential of people around the world to make positive change happen.' Larry had a discussion with Dennis Whittle, CEO & Co-Founder, Global Giving and asked Dennis if he could expand on the mission statement. "We believe that anyone in the world with a good idea for making their community a better place should be able to have that idea heard and possibly supported. It doesn't mean it will be supported but they should have that idea heard. On the other side we believe that anyone in the world with talent or resources should be able to reach out and directly connect with the people with ideas and help make those ideas a reality." Dennis is a keynote speaker at some 'Social Entrepreneurship' events in Colorado. Larry asked for an example of why people work through and give through Global Giving. "I think more and more, people are looking for a direct connection, transparency and efficiency, speed. It used to be if you wanted to contribute to big causes in the world, you sent money through the mail. Then maybe, you'd get a brochure at the end of the year, telling you in general terms, what an organization had done. Global Giving allows you to go online, choose an organization with a cause that you're interested in, in a country or community you're interested in, see exactly what your $10, $100 or $1000 can do. And then get directly connected with them, get feedback and updates quarterly, you can email them if you want, you can visit them if you want. You can tell your friends about the organization you think is doing good work. So it's really a platform that enables direct connection in real time where you can see a real impact." We're looking forward to your keynote addresses for ACG Denver, University of Denver, University of Colorado at Boulder and a number of other universities around the state. There's much more, listen now...
Related Links: GlobalGiving || Social Entrepreneurship Channel || Daniels College of Business, DU || Capital Investment Management || Social Entrepreneurship Breakfast || ACG: Business/Social Enterprise: Dennis Whittle || Keywords: Dennis Whittle, Global Giving, Social Entrepreneurship, Daniels College of Business, DU, CIMCO, 12/6/10 Chnl: SocEntrp bytes=4691594
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845_ 5/24/10 - Their students learn more about the world
The International Studies Schools Association (ISSA) is a national network of K-12 schools dedicated to improving students' understanding of the world. Larry interviewed Jim Kidder, Executive Director for the University of Denver Graduate School of International Studies, Center for Teaching International Relations (CTIR) and Greg Bowlin a CTIR board member and past chair of the World Trade Center board of directors. Greg is a Sr. VP and Chief Strategy Officer with Jeppesen, a company with worldwide exposure. The interview was conducted at the Governor's Residence at the Boettcher Mansion. They were celebrating the winners of the World Affairs Challenge which is an innovative student program that helps middle school and high school students expand their global vision with real-world international issues. The 2010 theme encompasses 'the Millennium Development Goals.' The World Affairs Challenge is an international, academic tournament for middle and high school students. Jim pointed out, "CTIR has been in existence for about 40 years to really focus on K-12 global education. So even though we are affiliated with the University of Denver, we really try to reach out to teachers all across Colorado and even across the United States to help them have their students learn more about the world." Greg said, "What they found is people that come into the business in the U.S. know very little about international business and how to deal internationally. In fact they find with kids and people in general, that they're just not exposed globally, to what's going on in the world. I feel it's just very important that they know this because business has become global." There's much more here so listen now... subscribe to our RSS feed
Related Links: CTIR: Center for Teaching International Relations || World Affairs Challenge || U.N. Millennium Development Goals || Find It || CTIR Event Photos 5/18/10 || Keywords: Jim Kidder, Greg Bowlin, Center for Teaching International Relations, CTIR, International Studies Schools Association, ISSA, University of Denver, International Studies 5/24/10 Chnl: News/Future bytes: 3916071 Listen to: Jim Kidder, Greg Bowlin, CTIR

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798_ The project began as a Community Capital Project 3/1/10 -
Colorado nonprofits employ 123,000 full-time employees and utilize 83,000 full-time volunteers. The nonprofit sector is the 3rd largest industry in Colorado. Colorado generated $13.1 billion in revenue and spent $11.9 billion. As well as metro Denver ranking 10th of the largest 50 cities in the number of nonprofits per capital. Blair Taylor and Adam Post joined Larry Nelson to talk about an organization they cofounded along with Kristin Reid, called Denver Karma. They were attending the University of Denver. The project began as a Community Capital Project, part of the Daniels School of Business curriculum, which aims to engage students in a dialogue about the ethical and social relationships of business and organizations in the community. Denver Karma evolved as a way for young professionals to invest a reasonable, small amount of time based on their available time to begin to fill the gaps that exist. Currently Denver Karma has about a dozen nonprofit partners with several more in consideration and about 50 young professionals involved. Denver Karma's mission touches everyone. "We would like to provide a mutually beneficial system to create community relationships. It provides young professionals with the opportunity to get involved strategically within the community and utilize their skills, providing nonprofits with a relief or substitution while they are struggling to manage internal staff and the financial support to employ them." Listen for more details...
Related Links: Denver Karma Website || Denver Karma MBA || Social Entrepreneurship Channel || Find It || Keywords: Denver Karma, Blair Taylor, Adam Post, Kristin Reid, University of Denver, DU, Nonprofit, Students, Young Professional, Social Entrepreneurs 3/1/10 bytes 7491503 Chnl: SocEntrp LISTEN to Blair Taylor and Adam Post of Denver Karma

758_ Change Your City: Social Entrepreneurship
Meet this 39 year old dynamo; Peter Kellner, CEO, JD who has turned around 320 companies primarily in South America, and created in excess of 80,000 jobs at $2.5 billion. Peter Kellner was featured in Barron’s, “New Faces of Philanthropy,’ December 2008. Larry interviewed Peter during his world-wind tour in Colorado talking about social entrepreneurism and Ashoka. Peter is the managing partner and founder of Richmond Management, primarily a venture capital firm that invests in technology & related services in the US. They also invest overseas and have been investing in media principally in China since late 1990s and is still very active there. Peter has a great team in place and that allows him time for his passion - Endeavor. Endeavor was started 11 years ago with Peter and his co-founder Linda Rottenberg, modeled on Ashoka an organization that vets and selects social entrepreneurs and started by his dear friend, Bill Drayton. Peter went to Bill and said, "Bill can I stand on your shoulders"; and I read this Thoreau quote, "and I want to call this thing Endeavor. I want to build an organization just like Ashoka, but I want to fund business entrepreneurs in the emerging world. Not micro credit entrepreneurs, I'm looking for Steve Jobs in Istanbul, people who can create massive wealth for their societies, inspiring stories, jobs and really lead cultural change around environmental development within their countries", which is, I think, the key to progress. So here we are eleven years later and Endeavor is in eleven countries. As a social entrepreneur, Peter co-founded Endeavor, a pioneering organization promoting entrepreneurship in emerging markets. Peter is on the board of Obopay, Inc., Voxiva, Inc. and AdChina, Inc. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of The Allen-Stevenson School, a boy’s school in New York City, as well as the Board of Ashoka Youth Venture. Peter was in Colorado to help launch the 'Change Your City' Campaign in Denver. Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper is also supportive of the campaign...listen for more...
Related Links: Richmond Management || Social Entrepreneur Channel || Ashoka || ACG Denver Channel || Profiles of Leaders || Keywords: Peter Kellner, Social Entrepreneur, Ashoka, Richmond Management, Endeavor, Bill Drayton, ACG, DU, Change Your City > Channel: Profiles/SocEntrp 21027907 bytes - 12/14/09 LISTEN

712_ Servicing your constituents by going global with rapidly changing markets
Larry sat down with Hunt Lambert, Associate Provost, Colorado State University Continuing, Education, CEO, CSU Global Campus to talk about CSU's new project. Hunt explained, "The global campus idea started about 3 or 4 years ago when a bunch of us said, 'Is CSU, as the states land grant, still serving all of the students we were designed to serve?' Well we did some research and discovered about 500,000 people in the state who aspired to complete their undergraduate degree or earn a Master's degree, and the reason they aren't is not about tuition - it's about location, their geography and their schedule keeps them from going back to school. So we took a hard look at what the privates have done on online education; We took a hard look at our mission; and we said, We ought to find a way to serve this market in Colorado. And that was the genesis of the CSU Global Campus. It's amazing how the students have responded. We now exist as a third campus within the Colorado State System. In the first 11 months from funding, we went from nothing at all - no employees, no students, no courses, to having a fully functional online public university. Nine months after we taught the first course, we had a thousand students! Hunt has been part of 40 startups in 12 countries - he has a very broad entrepreneurial experience. Envirofit.org is one of many he is very proud of. Hunt is also on a panel at a RVC program on 9/8/09, Social Entrepreneurship: A Giant Step for Mankind and Profits.
Related Links: CSU Global || CSU Continuing Education || Envirofit || Mastering Change || Social Entrepreneurship || Keywords: Hunt Lambert, CSU Global Campus, Colorado State University, Continuing Education, Social Entrepreneurship .. Channel: Entrepreneurs/Soc.Enterprise >> Bytes= 7311258 > 8.31.09 LISTEN

684_ Some say we are facing a moral as well as financial crisis
Richard Eidlin, Founder, the Progress Group, a consulting firm and Christine Marquez-Hudson, CEO/Exec. Dir. Mi Casa Resource Center were interviewed by Larry at the Mi Casa Resource Center in Denver. They were talking about collaboration while looking at the role of social entrepreneurs in the greater Denver community focusing particularly on low to moderate income people who are aspiring business people and wish to have a social mission attached to the business activity they're involved in. Christine says the mission of Mi Casa is to advance the economic success of Latino families, ("..we work with all other groups, but the Latino community is our focus") Mi Casa has been involved in business development for almost 25 years. They offer a 13 week program [in English and Spanish], that helps new and aspiring entrepreneurs start their business, including connecting with lenders. Mi Casa's interest is in helping these new entrepreneurs to think about incorporating social issues into their new businesses as well as strategies to be environmentally friendly. The Progress Group is sponsoring 'The Responsible Economy Roundtable' on July 9 at the Mi Casa Resource Center. Speakers include André Pettigrew, Executive Director, Office of Economic Development, City and County of Denver, Steve Murchie from the Keiretsu Forum and others...
Related Links: Mi Casa Resource Center || Progress Group || Responsible Economy Roundtable || Social Entrepreneurship || PodCast Directory || Keywords: Christine Marquez-Hudson, Richard Eidlin, Mi Casa Resource Center, Progress Group, Responsible Economy Roundtable, Social Entrepreneurship, Latinos, Entrepreneurs > Channels: Social Entrepreneurship 10672172 bytes LISTEN 6/29/09 LISTEN

622_ ASHOKA Fellow of the year and the Colorado connection
Larry sat down with David Kuria from Nairobi, Kenya and Steve Werner, an independent consultant and active member of the Rotary Club of Denver Southeast who has worked in international development for 25 years. David is the Chief Executive officer of Ecotact Limited, an environmental development company incorporated in Kenya. He is the Ashoka Fellow of the Year for his project. David Kuria from Nairobi, Kenya, is an expert on water issues in Kenya but he is also in demand around the world because he is taking a new approach to addressing water problems by addressing the sustainability issue. Sustainability usually comes down to whether there is ongoing funding in order to keep your enterprise going, whether it’s water and sanitation or some other problem. Steve said, "The issues that David and I have been concerned about are the issues around a growing population in urban areas and all the sanitation and water problems that come with that." David pointed out, "Ikotoilet looks at transformation, restoration and sustainability of social dignity in our ever growing urban population. Our value proposition rests on providing public conveniences that ensure consistency, cleanliness and conservation." Listen fo the specifics...
Related Links: David Kuria/ Ashoka || Social Entrepreneurship || Rotary Club of Denver Southeast || Ashoka || EcoTact || Keywords: David Kuria, Social Entrepreneur, Ashoka, Steve Werner, Iko Toilets, Kenya, Africa, Social Enterprise > Channel: News Bytes=12187588 - 2/16/09 LISTEN