The Daily Entrepreneur: Palestine and Samasource

by Nathaniel Whittemore · 2009-06-18 16:27:00 UTC
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Could social entrepreneurship offer hope in Palestine?: An interesting piece by Social Enterprise magazine. I wish I could say I was optimistic, but I think that the entire economic structure of Palestine needs to be able to thrive before any particular sub-genre will flourish.

Asking the right questions: The New Philanthropy Capital blog suggests that good governance and transparency are lessons the nonprofit sector can (and should) learn from the for-profit world.

2009 fbFund Winner Samasource Gives Work, Not Aid: A great short interview with one of the most interesting nonprofits out there, sustainable outsourcing firm Samasource.

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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