SoCap08 Entrepreneur Introductions: Rajeeb Dey and James Dailey

by Nathaniel Whittemore · 2008-10-14 09:28:00 UTC
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I've met a number of social entrepreneurs doing fascinating work, including:
  • Rajeeb Dey, founder of English Secondary Student's Association, a UK-based organization that helps UK students have a voice in politics and social issues. ESSA was helped early on by a grant from UnLTD, an organization that supports social entrepreneurs in the UK at a tiered award level, which is funded in part by a national lottery. Raj is now on the board of UnLTD, helping other startups get started. I love organizations that invest in the capacity of young people.

  • James Dailey, founder of Microenergy Credits, a Seattle-based organization working in Uganda (and hopefully soon in Bangladesh, the Philipinnes, and beyond) which helps low-income communities access cheap clean energy by subsidizing clean technology costs, which it finances by selling carbon offsets in the carbon markets.

    • Nathaniel Whittemore is the founder of Assetmap. Previously he was the founding director of the Northwestern University Center for Global Engagement.
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