The Buzz 4-1-11
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 2011-04-03 19:57
Here's our quick read on the top tweets, news, and buzz circulating in the field of social entrepreneurship and changemaking this week. What's got you talking?
- We hope you didn’t miss our big announcement this week, but in case you did, the 2011 Echoing Green Fellowship Finalists have been announced! Forty bold social entrepreneurs, representing twenty-seven organizations from nine countries, were selected from a record number of 2,854 applications. This year’s Finalists are building cars for the poor in Kenya, protecting children in India with the power of Bollywood songs, and working with families to reform the juvenile justice system in the United States. See who they are and congratulate their efforts: http://ht.ly/4oLm6
- Fast Company announced their top 10 innovations in healthcare for 2011. At least 5 of the 10 companies have a mobile health component to their work. From data collection, to public awareness, to innovative text messaging, these companies are using mobile technology to take ultrasounds and prevent the sale of counterfeit drugs. Echoing Green supported PharmaSecure is on the list. Are we looking at healthcare of the future? http://ht.ly/4mYuc
- Is too much entrepreneurship a bad thing? In the Harvard Business Review, Fast Company founder Bill Taylor writes that the real metric of success is your impact and that doesn’t necessarily mean starting your own company. Sometimes it means becoming part of a company that you love, whose mission you are passionate about, and whose work you are willing to make your own. We would tend to agree. An insightful post that may change how you choose to staff your own organization: http://ht.ly/4oAFk
- Five people who have found their hustle. Echoing Green Fellows Cheryl Dorsey, Mark Hanis, Andrew Youn, Socheata Pouev, and Mardie Oakes share their journeys in our newest book, Work on Purpose. We hope their true-life narratives will help you align your heart and your head so you can create a career with meaningful impact. The book is available for preorder here: http://ht.ly/4sfXZ
- We’re looking for some passionate, roll-up-your sleeves people who can work in a fast-paced environment. If you think you have what it takes, apply! http://ht.ly/4n0uZ
