Monday, April 28, 2014

Startup Visas for Immigrants

A recent Kauffman Foundation report estimates that a startup visa for immigrant entrepreneurs could create between 500,000 and 1.5 million jobs or more. Click here to learn more, or here to read the report.

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Click to help Aid for Africa win $10,000

Click For A Cause is giving away $30,000 in prize money. All you have to do is click here, and select the Aid for Africa "Like" button. Contest ends Friday, April 25th. ASAP has been an Aid for Africa member since 2003 - a group of grassroots charities working to improve life for women and children in Africa. All members have very low overhead costs and direct their donations where they benefit families in Africa.

Wednesday, April 09, 2014

11th Annual Skoll World Forum

Beginning today, April 9 – 11, nearly 1,000 of the world’s most influential social entrepreneurs, key thought leaders and strategic partners gather at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School to exchange ideas, solutions and information at the 11th annual Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship. Click here to learn more. Click here to join the live stream.

Wednesday, April 02, 2014

Achieving Gender Equity

Gender equity is a goal whose time has come. Thrust into the global consciousness by "Half The Sky", today many, like Gary Barker of ICRW, believe gender equity will only be achieved when men and boys do 50% of the world’s unpaid care work. But the evolution from housewife the breadwinner is a struggle. Click here to learn how Women in Zambia are "Holding Up Half the Sky."