100,000 Chickens for Africa

The Gate's Foundation will hand out 100,000 hens - because they are "easy to take care of" -  announced Bill Gates on June 7th.  What a fascinating, and controversial, approach to alleviating poverty.

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Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2016

The annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit begins Wednesday in Silicone Valley.
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"Development Event of the Year" Tomorrow

Converge, Exchange, Inspire

DevEx 2016 will offer 30 workshops, expert interactives, multimedia & hands-on experiences, and conversations with leaders.

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Topics include:

Data Revolution

From Story-telling to Movement Building

New Funding Models

Innovating at Scale

Business Transforming Development

Connecting Your Work to the SDGs

By working together, these 17 Sustainable Development Goals can we achieved

The Foundation Center will host a free webinar on June 30th - "How to Connect Your Work with the SDG's."  The outcomes:

• Be inspired and learn how and why the 17 global goals impact your work
• Gain insight on how the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are relevant to your day to day work in philanthropy, nonprofits, and civil society
• Discover ways to connect local and regional work to global development progress through partnerships and funding opportunities.

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