Young Social Entrepreneurs 2012

www.digitalparticipationsummit.org

The Digital Participation Camp & Summit aim at creating an active international network of digital innovators, social entrepreneurs, designers, developers and content creators to unite skills and work together on digital projects for social good.

The Digital Participation Camp 2013 took place from 19 -- 28 July and brought together 70 young developers, designers, campaigners and activists to live, learn and work together for one week at Schiller High School...

From: Easy Languages

GCU Social Business Award

Listen to Susan Aktemel from Glasgow Social Enterprise Network, the GCU student president, Carla Fyfe and Professor Muhammad Yunus, Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University explain how this competition can help to make your dream a reality with help from some of the leading international social entrepreneurs in Scotland.

From: watchgcu

What social entrepreneurs need to achieve scale

Social entrepreneurs are expected to play an increasingly important role in global development, but what do these businessmen and women need to bring this potential to scale?

In this video interview on the sidelines of the Clinton Global Initiative’s annual meeting in New York, Devex Impact reporter Adva Salinger asks Randall Kempner, executive director of the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs, a global platform of over 200 organizations that support small and growing businesses in...

From: Devex

Nexus Profile - Aakif Ahmad

Aakif Ahmad is Co-founder and Vice President of Convergence Center for Policy Resolution. He also leads the U.S.-Pakistan Leaders Forum, a major initiative to promote improved societal linkages between the U.S. and Pakistan through civil society and private sector partnership development. Mr. Ahmad has been invited to speak on panels sponsored by Brookings, the U.S.-Center for Citizen Diplomacy, the Association for Conflict Resolution, the Organization of Pakistani Entrepreneurs, and the...

Social Entrepreneurship | Rob Wilson (Ashoka) - UKNC12

Rob Wilson is an Entrepreneur in Residence with Ashoka UK and a serial entrepreneur, who founded READ International, NoPC and co-authored 'On The Up'. Ashoka is best known for their leading network of social entrepreneurs through their fellowship programme. Ashoka envisions a world where every person is a changemaker.

To find out more about Ashoka UK and their work visit: http://uk.ashoka.org/

Would you like to engage in social enterprise? Join us at TBN today and start taking action:...

From: Transformational Business Network

The Social Network - International Trailer - At UK & Ireland Cinemas 15 October 2010

On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history... but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications. From...

From: Sony Pictures Releasing UK

Nexus Profile - Luiza Esteves

Luiza Esteves is a Nexus participant from Sao Paulo, Brazil. She works for Instituto Alana, managing a project called Satisfeito.

Nexus is an international network of more than 1000 young investors, philanthropists, social entrepreneurs, influencers, and allies who work to increase and improve philanthropy and social impact investing. The mission of Nexus is to catalyze new leadership for addressing global problems. The vision of Nexus is a global movement of young change-makers who transform...

Nexus Profile - Zac Russell

Zac Russell is a board member of the Russell Family Foundation, a member of the Council on Foundations Next-Gen task force, and an adviser to the Nexus Global Youth Summit.

Nexus Profile - Jenna Nicholas

Jenna Nicholas is co-founder of a social enterprise, Phoenix Global Impact, which is dedicated to promoting strategic philanthropy and impact investing in China. She is also on the board of advisors for Nexus.