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Baking Cause Into Your Company

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Before We Begin…

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What Is Social Entrepreneurship?

A social entrepreneur is a mass recruiter of local change makers in society — a role model proving that citizens who channel their passion into action can do almost anything. - Ashoka

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Historical Examples of Leading Social Entrepreneurs

• Susan B. Anthony (U.S.): Fought for Women's Rights in the United States, including the right to control property and helped spearhead adoption of the 19th amendment.

• Vinoba Bhave (India): Founder and leader of the Land Gift Movement, he caused the redistribution of more than 7,000,000 acres of land to aid India's untouchables and landless.

• Dr. Maria Montessori (Italy): Developed the Montessori approach to early childhood education.

• Florence Nightingale (U.K.): Founder of modern nursing, she established the first school for nurses and fought to improve hospital conditions.

• Margaret Sanger (U.S.): Founder of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, she led the movement for family planning efforts around the world.

• John Muir (U.S.): Naturalist and conservationist, he established the National Park System and helped found The Sierra Club.

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Bake It Into What You Do: Social Gumbo

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Plan Of Attack

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Entrepreneurs Getting Their Cause On

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Kiva & Microlending

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Tide Loads Of Hope

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Container Store & Step Up Women’s Network

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Microsoft & How To Be An Intrapreneur

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Don’t Let Opportunities Pass You By

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Thank You! Questions?

“There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why... I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?” – Robert Kennedy

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