Youth Venture "Action Kit" for Social Entrepreneurs

Check out an amazing "Action Kit" for Social Entrepreneurs on the Youth Venture website. Divided into sections like Dream-It, Do-It and Grow-It, the kit discusses some of the most intriguing issues faced by Social Entrepreneurs these days.

1) Dream It - Learn how to find an idea for a Venture, form a team, complete an action plan, and succeed in the selection panel process.

2) Do It - Find info on how to successfully launch a Youth Venture.

3) Grow It - Explore how to make your Venture succeed in the long-run.

Jim Schorr Interview on Juma Ventures

As part of the Ashoka-Berkeley Social Entrepreneurship Digital Library Project, Annie Yeh interviews Jim Schorr, Executive Director of Juma Ventures.
Juma Ventures is an innovative nonprofit organization that has developed a unique and highly effective approach to youth development: Juma develops and operates businesses – known as “social enterprises” – for the purpose of providing job opportunities to economically disadvantaged teens. “Juma” translates to “work” in Swahili.

May 10th Pangea Day: Can Your Film Change the World?

Pangea Day is a global event bringing the world together through film.

In a world where people are often divided by borders, difference, and conflict, it's easy to lose sight of what we all have in common. Pangea Day seeks to overcome that — to help people see themselves in others — through the power of film.

On May 10, 2008 — Pangea Day — sites in Cairo, Kigali, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, and Rio de Janeiro will be linked live to produce a program of powerful films, visionary speakers, and uplifting music.

Check this introductory video about Pangea day here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl3xHIsvF9o 

and as part of the promotions some filmmakers around the world have filmed people from different countries to sing national anthem of another nation.

Kenya sings India's National anthem: http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=uAWarHi0OgE

Pangea Day is being celebrated at Thoughtworks office in Bangalore.

• Its a 4 hour event.
• 24 films will be screened.
• It starts at 11.30 PM IST and lasts till 3.30 AM IST.

Location:
ThoughtWorks Technologies (India) Pvt Ltd.
2nd Floor, Tower C, Corporate Block, Diamond District view map
Airport Road, Bangalore - 560 008, India
t: +91 80 2508 9572
f: +91 80 2508 9584

Thanks to Praneet for forwarding this.

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The Story of Stuff

From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns.

The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever. See it here.

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More on Intrapreneurship

In continuation to my earlier post on Social Intrapreneurs, I suggest to go through these really nice posts on Intrapreneurship:

1) The Art of Intrapreneurship - by Guy Kawasaki

2) Intrapreneur or Entrepreneur? Should I Stay or Should I Go? - by Andrew J. Birol

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