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Funding Innovation for Skoll Social Entrepreneurs

Jim Fruchterman | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Benetech, Social Innovation, Charity, Social Entrepreneurship, Nonprofit, water.org, Clean Water, Water for People, Skoll World Forum, Matt Damon, Social Entrepreneur, Oxford, Skoll Foundation, Fundraising, Oxford University, Impact News
Jim Fruchterman

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.

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How SOPA Could Affect Nonprofits

Huffington Post | By Eleanor Goldberg and Jessica Prois | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Reddit, Wikipedia, Video, Benetech, Jim Fruchterman, Sopa Pipa, Pipa, Christopher Gardner, Wikipedia Blackout, Reddit Blackout, Beth Kanter, Sopa, Impact News

A number of high-profile websites, including Wikipedia and Reddit, have shut down Wednesday to protest proposed anti-piracy legislation, and some expe...

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The New Change.org

Jim Fruchterman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lgbt, change.org, Petitions, Benetech, Activism, Rattray, Impact News
Jim Fruchterman

The site has evolved into an organizing platform that helps concerned people start their own grassroots movement and mobilize others.

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Why I Love Open Educational Resources!

Jim Fruchterman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Textbooks, Open Education Resources, Benetech, Oer, Creative Commons, Flatworld, Free Textbooks, College News
Jim Fruchterman

For people who can't afford educational materials, Open Educational Resources let them better use their limited resources. And for those who learn differently, there's the chance to see a topic in a completely different way.

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Going to Davos to Redesign the Planet

Jim Fruchterman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Enterprise, Gri, Big Pharma, Pharmaceutical Industry, Intellectual Property, Wef, Copyright, Social Entrepreneurship, Davos 2010, Davos, Ip, Benetech, Patents, World Economic Forum, Business News
Jim Fruchterman

My proposal is that the world's knowledge should work for all of humanity. The challenge is to maintain the balance between commercial exploitation of creativity and society's interests.

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Training Human Rights Defenders In The Democratic Republic Of Congo

Jim Fruchterman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Benetech, Human Rights, Martus, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ictj, DRC Violence, Congo, Congo Violence, Healthy Living News
Jim Fruchterman

Information about human rights abuse is the key asset of human rights groups. The loss of this information is a problem with far-reaching implications.

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