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"The Center for Global Development is an independent, nonprofit policy research organization that is dedicated to reducing global poverty and inequality and to making globalization work for the poor. Through a combination of research and strategic outreach, the Center actively engages policymakers and the public to influence the policies of the United States, other rich countries, and such institutions as the World Bank, the IMF, and the World Trade Organization to improve the economic and social development prospects in poor countries. CGD was recently ranked among the world's top think tanks (number 15 out of several thousand such research organizations) in an independent survey-based ranking published in Foreign Policy magazine."

"A research and education center based at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) promotes the entrepreneurial pursuit of social impact through the thoughtful adaptation of business expertise."

"For nearly 40 years the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) has been a leader of the corporate social responsibility movement. ICCR's membership is an association of 275 faith- based institutional investors, including national denominations, religious communities, pension funds, foundations, hospital corporations, asset management companies, colleges, and unions. "

"Alchemia Consulting is not your typical consulting firm We help companies drive true long-term business success by heightening people's engagement with their company, introducing collaborative practices, building management excellence, and designing performance management processes and programs that inspire and motivate. Alchemia Consulting believes that by building work environments where people are invited to do their best and most creative work, heightened business success and profits follow. Alchemia Consulting's mission is to bring people centered programs, initiatives, and practices into organization that build thriving workplaces. Our consultants are trusted advisors and collaborative partners to leading companies. We are known for our quality of work and our exceptional expertise, skill and talent. Our cutting-edge approach allows us to identify, develop and implement solutions that align with our clients' visions, strategies and goals. If we can't achieve your goals, we'll tell you. We place our clients' interests above our own and we accept only projects for which we are qualified. We'll discuss the value of the project work and it's ROI for your company from the start. Explore our website, learn about our process and tools, meet our people. Discover what Alchemia Consulting can do for your organization. We are tri-located in Seattle, Miami and Denver with alliances across the United States. If you have questions or comments, please take a moment to send us a quick note. We'd love to hear from you."

Open Mind piloted the Applab-Question Box hotline in collaboration with Grameen Foundation's AppLab in Uganda. This collaboration brought Question Box to a new platform - making Question Box available directly via mobile phone. 40 Grameen Community Knowledge Workers (CKWs) in the field spread the word to villagers in Mbale and Bushenyi regions. Users made calls from the CKWs' mobile phones into our call center in Kampala. Callers asked questions in seven local languages and we answered over 3,000 queries, mostly about agriculture. We retained an agricultural expert who responded when the information was not available elsewhere. Because the Internet is not dependable in Uganda, Open Mind in partnership with Appfrica developed a local Knowledge Base filled with information on frequently-asked topics. This allows for efficient searches no matter the conditions. This program was made possible by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to Grameen Foundation.

Venturesource is a free open-content community resource center to help social entrepreneurs plan, start, manage, and grow successful social enterprises.

"About Us Virtue Ventures is a small, innovative firm committed to furthering the field of social entrepreneurship through action-research, technical services and our own initiatives. Our practitioner-focused and mission-centered approach stems from being a creative team rooted in industry: Virtue Ventures' team has first-hand experience designing, launching and managing social enterprises and nonprofit agencies. We have worked with literally hundreds of nonprofits and social enterprises, spanning sectors and industries in over 40 countries worldwide."

"The community formed during the 2 weeks is sustained virtually through an MBA Course and innovation partners who provide legal, systems, management, and other development services. Social entrepreneurs represent a powerful force for addressing some of the most daunting challenges of our time. They work for a more just and equitable world for all. With this shared vision the GSBI™ is a journey of mutual discovery and transformation for everyone involved."