Our quick read on the top tweets, news, and buzz circulating in the field of changemaking this past week. Tell us, what's got you talking? And what do you want to be talking about?

• Our big news this week was the announcement of the Semifinalists for the 2012 Echoing Green Fellowship! We received a record number of applications—3,508, up 23 percent from the previous year and 228 percent from the year before. Learn more about the Semifinalists for the EG Fellowship and the Open Society Foundations Black Male Achievement Fellowship and send them your best wishes for the next two steps with the hashtag #EG2012Fellowship: http://ht.ly/8TaYM

• There are so many social impact jobs crossing our desks recently. We updated our monthly list from January with a many more openings around the world. Find your way to working on purpose this year and share these opportunities with others who are also on their journey to find a career with meaning: http://ht.ly/8Tcu9

• Fifty people who are changing the world selected the people they thought were creating transformative change as well. It’s a list you want to see and individuals you want to know more about: http://ht.ly/8TdxI

• Is mobile Africa’s future? IBM shared a detailed infographic on the usage of mobile technology across the continent—did you know that 90 percent of all phones in Africa re mobile? And 18 million Kenyans use their mobile phone as their sole means of banking? Learn more: http://ht.ly/8Tf3x

• Gayle Lemmon’s TEDWomen talk was one of our favorite shares this week. She says “Women can no longer be half of the world’s population and a special-interest group.” It’s an important, compelling talk that encourages all of us to remember that women around the world are entrepreneurs—and investment in their businesses is critical to global development. http://ht.ly/8Tf74

• Umair Haque, a regular writer for Harvard Business Review said, “We're all built differently—but none of us is here to NOT make a difference.” We can’t think of a better reason to create a meaningful life through meaningful work. http://ht.ly/8TfiJ

Our new program, Work on Purpose, envisions a world in which every person who wants to create a career in social innovation has the inspiration, the tools and the support to do so. We’re very excited to launch a new website in the next few weeks where you can ask and answer meaningful questions about career and purpose and find resources to help you on your journey. Sign up to be one of the first to hear when we launch! http://ht.ly/8Td9r


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