The Buzz 4-15-11

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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?

• Do we have a dysfunctional market for impact? Kevin Starr’s post in the Stanford Social Innovation Review made the rounds last week, questioning our methodologies for accountability, or lack thereof. Has anyone ever actually been fired because their grant portfolio did not show impact? Ultimately, as donors, we are responsible, so how are we going to step it up? http://ht.ly/4yrFN

• What kind of leaders do we need now? Harvard professor, Rosabeth Kanter, says those who can work on multiple levels, with many people, but with continued authenticity. Oh, and we need leaders who think not just out of the box, but outside the building: http://ht.ly/4xyFP

• 2007 Echoing Green Fellow John Thompson spent eighteen years in prison, fourteen on death row. In 1999, public defenders found evidence to exonerate JT. Last month, the Supreme Court overturned the ruling allowing JT to sue his prosecutors for misconduct. Read his powerful op-ed in the New York Times—social justice never felt so real: http://ht.ly/4Cr0D

• Can’t find your dream job? Create your own! We spend much of our day in our careers—so why not ensure that they are fulfilling and satisfying? Sometimes that means creating your own position or your own business and then getting good. Some tips from Zen Habits: http://ht.ly/4xZY5

• Net Impact is inviting speaker applications for their annual conference, this year in Portland, Oregon on October 28-29. One of the largest gatherings of aspiring leaders who hope to change the world through business, here’s your chance to show them how to do it. Submit your speaker interest form here: http://ht.ly/4xV5i

• So the U.S. government almost shut down last week. Do you know why? Turns out if you grew up in a wealthier area, you are twice as likely to be able to answer that question and even more likely to vote or take action if the cuts were being made on a program that was important to you. 2010 Echoing Green Fellow Scott Warren wrote a thoughtful op-ed in The Providence Journal connecting the dots that lead to the most well-funded initiatives—and they all lead back to a civics education: http://ht.ly/4Crp1

• 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

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