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James C. Elbaor leads Special Projects Do Something.org, where he manages and leads numerous special projects advancing Do Something.org's efforts to empower youth action.

James serves on the Board of Directors of UniThrive and in 2010 he was honored as an Echoing Green Fellowship Semi-Finalist. He holds a BA from New York University's College of Arts and Science, where he majored in Philosophy and minored in Chemistry.

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Baseball and Business

Posted June 21, 2010 | 16:12:45 (EST)

On Wednesday afternoons, my interns and I have our weekly book club meeting. I decided that my interns and I would read Michael Lewis' book, Moneyball, to use as a tool in understanding how we should develop our nonprofit microfinance organization. I chose this book because it explains how analysis...

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Splurging Is Good for Business, and Life

Posted June 7, 2010 | 15:15:04 (EST)

Nancy Lublin's latest Fast Company article, Why Splurging Is Good for Business, brings to light a reminder to all: Life is short. Yes, saving money is an extremely important policy, but what are we really saving it for? The future, the rest of our lives? Our lives...

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A Call to Reform Student Loans

Posted June 1, 2010 | 18:40:17 (EST)

I felt like the worst boss ever for having our intern orientation on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend. But, I changed my mind when I opened my copy of The New York Times early that morning and there, on the front page of the business section, was Rob Lieber's...

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Catalyzing the Future at the Skoll World Forum

Posted April 21, 2010 | 15:41:12 (EST)

As we entered the Sheldonian Theatre here at Oxford University on the evening of 4/14, the room was abuzz as the 2010 Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship was about to kick off - the theme this year is Catalyzing Collaboration. We had no idea that Eyjafjallajokull (i.e....

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