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Interview with Grammeen founder refers to current plans to set up in Glasgow – a project being supported by Glasgow Caley too. Useful pointers
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What it says on the tin really – besides being a continuation of the Glasgow SI Camp spirit.
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Useful discussion of team process involved in considering an idea and translating it into a proposal that can then be considered for possible funding and support – incl handy diagram. Surely some of this is eminently plagiarisable for Angelfish processes?!
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useful discussion of digital business models, incl further reading, a list, and commentary of current Scottish stirrings
Archive for June, 2009
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Don't know how this is done, but this looks like the Twitter equiv of a circulation list! Presumably it could be developed so you could fire in another hashtag, for another community. Startlingly good
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I'm not sure quite what I think about this at some levels – a lot of it seems dimly to be about the business of being agreeable to 'individuals of high net worth' (a.k.a the rich) in order to help them with their philanthropy. This is outside my personal comfort zone really. BUT there are lots of aspects of their model(s) and their processes, as evidenced here on the site, that angelfish should examine carefully and pick up on.
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Adaptive Path's "mission is to deliver great experiences that improve people's lives, while sharing our advances in the field with our clients, partners, and peers. We measure our success by our contribution to smart, agile organizations that are responsive to their users."
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"Rosenfeld Media is developing a new title, Designing for Care: The design disciplines as critical healthcare professions. Informatics designer Peter Jones of Redesign Research, author of Team Design, and an expert on the intersection of design and healthcare, is writing this book. It will be our first industry "vertical" UX book, and we can't imagine a more important (or ambitious!) place to start than healthcare.
We invite you to help shape the book by participating in the book's site and by joining the corresponding Ning community. You can also keep up with Peter's progress by following @designforcare and by subscribing to the site's RSS feed."
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"Two month mentoring program for some of LA’s most innovative non-profits!
Culminates with a “fast pitch” competition and showcase, which includes a networking reception with the participating nonprofits, entrepreneurs, investors and other business and nonprofit leaders. "
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"Grameen Bank (GB) has reversed conventional banking practice by removing the need for collateral and created a banking system based on mutual trust, accountability, participation and creativity. "
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UnLtd is a charity which supports social entrepreneurs – people with vision, drive, commitment and passion who want to change the world for the better. We do this by providing a complete package of funding and support, to help these individuals make their ideas a reality.
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So far 15,284 investors from 90 countries have invested €8,879,480 in 4,661 businesses in 7 African countries. The average interest rate for investors is 13.1% p.a. before defaults and currency loss or gain
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A billion people around the world work hard every day to lift themselves out of poverty. They don't want your charity. They want your investment. Invest today, earn a return, provide them with a livelihood.
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Where business ideas have the best chance to succeed.
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"All Around You is a free service that supports you in publishing content about your local community. Are you from a community organisation? Are you an artist, student, teacher, social entrepreneur – or just an ordinary citizen creating media about and with your community? Then this is the place for you."
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"As children spend more time online there are increasing questions about its social implications and consequences. The risks they face and the proposed solutions are all subject to continual change. This book which reports on the findings of the EU Kids Online project with a pan-European focus is a vital resource in today's rapidly changing internet environment."
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"a website where groups can quickly create a legal structure and get a simple system for group decisions. We think social enterprises, collectives and activist groups have better things to think about than obscure legal clauses.
The One Click Orgs platform will give you:
A constitution written in plain english; An official legal structure so your group can open a bank account; A list of group members that’s automatically kept up to date; A voting system to help make group decisions; A record of every decision that’s been made; Easy ways to modify the constitution as your group develops"
