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WANTED: THE WORLD’S MOST UNREASONABLE ENTREPRENEUR

September 29th, 2011

Convinced you have the entrepreneurial mettle to improve the lives of millions of people around the world? Accelerate your venture with mentorship from 50 seasoned entrepreneurs and practitioners, ranging from a Time Magazine Hero of the Planet, to the CTO of HP, to an entrepreneur who’s lifted over 19 million farmers out of poverty. In the process, form relationships with 20 impact funds, like Acumen Fund, Good Capital, and First Light Ventures and pitch to hundreds of prospective partners and funders. Do it all while living under the same roof in Boulder, Colorado for 6 weeks with 25 entrepreneurs dedicated to defining progress in our time! Apply by November 10, 2011 to attend the 2012 Unreasonable Institute!

- Watch the Unreasonable Trailer to see what its all about!
- See an overview of the 2012 Unreasonable Institute!


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SOCAP is proud to partner with SocMetrics

August 29th, 2011
Socmetrics helps agencies and brands identify and engage topical influencers.

  • Influence Is Relative (to every topic and niche)

    Sure Justin Bieber is popular, but would you trust him with a tip on a budget-friendly family vacation, a CRM solution, or a retirement plan?

  • Everyone Can Be An Influencer

    So maybe you’re not a Rock star, not with a guitar anyway. But we know many rockstars in their own genre. There are rockstars in Food, rockstars in Travel, rockstars in Biotech, and rockstars in Cloud Computing. Influencers come in all colors, shapes and sizes, and are tied together by one thing- Passion (and deep knowledge) about the topics they care about.

  • Numbers Lie, So Look Beyond the Surface

    See that ‘nobody’ in that corner of the blogosphere? With “only” 200 twitter followers and a tiny blog readership? What do you know, it turns out that Whole Foods, Martha Stewart and Rocco Dispirito are fans. And that blogger says, in the immortal words of The Contours, “Do you love me, now that I can dance?”

  • Influence is Not a Toy

    We’re grateful to everyone in the space for bringing attention to it, respect. Our focus, though, is on people’s natural behavior. We want to create win-wins, where influencers in niche topics hear about things they care about, and innovative companies making good products are rewarded with greater word of mouth and social attention. We’re not going to give you points for it, sorry. We don’t want to warp behavior. Do what you do, we already love you for it.

>>> Learn more about SocMetrics here

 

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Stanford University’s Annual ‘Class Day Lecture’ Highlights Social Innovation

June 27th, 2011

On Saturday June 11th, Rob Reich who is an associate professor of Political Science, faculty director of the Program in Ethics in Society and co-director of the university’s Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, spoke to the graduating seniors at Stanford University’s annual ‘Class Day Lecture’.

The lecture titled, “The Promise and Peril of the New Social Economy,” focused on the broad new landscape where organizations seek to produce social benefits. Reich spoke on the blurring of the boundaries between the three traditional sectors- private, public and philanthropic- and how the new social economy offers today’s graduates a host of choices in “doing good.” As Stanford’s mission is, “to promote the public welfare by exercising an influence in behalf of humanity and civilization,” Reich believes that the graduates can fulfill this mission through engaging in the new social economy.

>>> View a summary Prezi presentation here (Designed by Irene Nelson)

>>> Watch the lecture on Youtube here

>>> Read a write-up of the speech here

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Help Pick the Next Unreasonables

January 27th, 2011

Can 45 entrepreneurs raise $200,000 from 1 Million Supporters in 50 Days? It’s up to you! Head to Unreasonable Finalist Marketplace and vote with your dollars for an entrepreneur you believe will change the course of history. The first 25 entrepreneurs to raise $8,000 will attend the 2011 Unreasonable Institute and receive the training, mentorship, and capital they need to take flight! >>>Visit the Marketplace

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Funding Sources for Social Innovation

December 31st, 2010

Ned.com shows that there is no shortage of interest in impact investing, evident by a comprehensive list of 202 sources of funding for social innovation, social enterprises and social entrepreneurs that they’ve put together. Take a look.

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