Sentences with phrase «of social enterprise at»

«Business people find certain aspects of Corbyn's policies disturbing,» says Geoffrey Heal, a professor of social enterprise at Columbia Business School.
«The biggest single concern is that the U.K. would not be able to replicate the kinds of trade deals it currently enjoys with third parties,» said Geoffrey Heal, a professor of social enterprise at Columbia Business School.

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Dig Deeper: An Eye Bank Bets on Best Practices How to Become a Social Entrepreneur: Think of It As a Business «The modern non-profit must adopt many of the same strategies, policies and best practices employed by successful enterprises in the for - profit world, but not at the cost of its soul,» writes Scofield.
In 2011, at the age of 22, not long after creating a literally powerful, game - changing ball — and while juggling a full course load at Harvard University — Matthews went all in and singlehandedly launched Uncharted Play, her inaugural social enterprise, around the unique toy.
Even though Facebook hasn't revealed the country-wise revenue figures, it is evident that India is one of the key markets in the consumer and enterprise space for the Menlo Park, California - based company, which started as a college social network at Harvard University in 2003.
Some more details are coming through on Facebook at Work, the social network's big effort to move into enterprise communication services with a business version of its popular platform.
«I was outraged as a customer using their product and significantly concerned for every woman who works at Uber,» said DeNardo, who is head of public relations and social media for Justin Kan Enterprises and start - up incubator Zero - F in San Francisco.
Kevin Zellmer, Global Director of Enterprise BD at HootSuite said, «Our enterprise business is focused on enabling entire organizations — hundreds of thousands of employees — to effectively and efficiently uEnterprise BD at HootSuite said, «Our enterprise business is focused on enabling entire organizations — hundreds of thousands of employees — to effectively and efficiently uenterprise business is focused on enabling entire organizations — hundreds of thousands of employees — to effectively and efficiently use social.
If pastors want to go both upstream and downstream at once (root causes and future social impacts), they can begin building a social movement to lift up the positive tension that SHOULD EXIST between free enterprise and democracy, specifically in light of its threat in the near future.
The message of the Gospel has been covered up, twisted, and defamed by the «social agenda» of the Right Wing in exchange for votes on other matters (de-regulation of business enterprises at the expense of the environment, de-fudning social programs for the working poor and those in poverty, etc).
They point to other destructive aspects of television that have been stressed by television researchers and theorists; the privatization of experience at the expense of family and social interaction and rela - tionships; (33) the promotion of fear as the appropriate attitude to life: (34) television's cultural levelling effects which blur local, regional, and national differences and impose a distorted and primarily free - enterprise, competitive and capitalistic picture of events and their significance; (35) television's suppression of social dialogue; (36) its distorted and exploitative presentation of certain social groups: (37) the increasing alienation felt by most viewers in relation to this central means of social communication; (38) and its negative effects on the development of the full range of human potential.
Western Christendom at the turn of the first millennium, however, may have been the first society to give historical meaning to «progress» by undertaking great social enterprises terminating only at a horizon of unguessable distance.
The Cambridge's were greeted by members of the choir before having a cup of tea with staff and volunteers at the Rising Cafe, a social enterprise aimed at providing work and opportunity for those overcoming drug and alcohol addictions.
Dr Gladys Kalema - Zikusoka, founder of Gorilla Conservation Coffee, the game - changing for - profit social enterprise which aims to improve the livelihoods of coffee farmers whilst at the same time protecting mountain gorillas in Uganda, has just been recognised by this year's prestigious SEED Awards.
This is a program delivered in partnership with food redistribution charity FareShare and social enterprise FoodCloud that connects Tesco stores to local charities and community groups, enabling us to redistribute food that's left over at the end of the day to people in need.
Mr. Speaker, the 2018 - 2021 Budget is informed by the President's Coordinated Programme for Economic and Social Development Policies which aims at creating a conducive environment for the private sector to thrive, propel growth and create employment opportunies, especially for the youth.In this regard, Government's policy objectives for the medium term will aim at: • Stabilizing the economy and setting it on a path of sustained, diversified and resilient growth; • Optimizing the key sources of growth in the economy on sustainable basis; • Enhancing a competitive and enabling business environment for private sector - led growth; • Formalizing the informal sector; • Building a strong and resilient economy able to withstand internal and external shocks; • Promoting agro-industrial enterprises as the basis for the «One District, One Factory» initiative; and • Creating entrepreneurial and employment opportunities, especially for the youth.
Speaking to Regeneration & Renewal, Miliband says: «I think that the advantage of the new Office of the Third Sector is that, whether you are a social enterprise or you are a small community group, you are going to have a voice at the heart of government.»
Andrew Biggs, a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and former principal deputy commissioner of the Social Security Administration, explains it this way:
Social enterprise aims to combine a public service ethos with a commercial drive and is an increasingly prominent strand of social and economic life, occupying a distinctive place at the interstices of market, state and soSocial enterprise aims to combine a public service ethos with a commercial drive and is an increasingly prominent strand of social and economic life, occupying a distinctive place at the interstices of market, state and sosocial and economic life, occupying a distinctive place at the interstices of market, state and society.
The new ministers are Stefan Attefall, the Minister for Public Administration and Housing at the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs; Ulf Kristersson, replacing Cristina Husmark Pehrsson as Minister for Social Security; Erik Ullenhag, the Minister for Integration at the Ministry of Employment; Hillevi Engström, the Minister for Employment; Anna - Karin Hatt, the Minister for Information Technology and Regional Affairs at the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications; Peter Norman, replacing Mats Odell as Minister for Financial Markets; and Catharina Elmsäter - Svärd, replacing Åsa Torstensson as Minister for Communications.
[5] Lane Kenworthy, professor of sociology at the University of California at San Diego, has stated that Sanders is a social democrat and not a democratic socialist -LSB-...] Mike Konczal, an economic policy expert at the Roosevelt Institute, also characterizes Sanders» positions as «social democracy» rather than «socialist», noting that social democracy means support for a mixed economy combining private enterprise with government spending, social insurance programs, Keynesian macroeconomic policies, and democratic participation in government and the workplace - all of which are a part of Sanders» platform.
«He sees limits on what the voluntary sector, social enterprises and community groups can do... Gordon Brown looks at area where the state has failed and thinks the answer is more state intervention, more of the same.
John Michael Humphries Choptiany formerly of Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia and now at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome, Italy, together with colleagues at Dalhousie, Alberta Innovates — Technology Futures (AITF), and G BACH Enterprises Incorporated, explain how they have adopted information from the environmental, social, economic and engineering fields to create their assessment framework, which incorporates utility curves, criterion weights, thresholds, decision trees, Monte Carlo simulation, critical events and sensitivity analysis.
Social Responsibility in Science from the Inside Out looked at the social responsibilities of scientists, engineers and health professionals and pressures exerted on them from inside and outside of the science enterSocial Responsibility in Science from the Inside Out looked at the social responsibilities of scientists, engineers and health professionals and pressures exerted on them from inside and outside of the science entersocial responsibilities of scientists, engineers and health professionals and pressures exerted on them from inside and outside of the science enterprise.
In the report, entitled, «Social Enterprise Businesses: A Strategy for Creating Good Jobs for People with Disabilities,» authors Elaine Katz, Vice President of Grant Programs and Special Initiatives at Kessler Foundation, and Ronnie Kauder, Senior Practitioner in Residence at the Heldrich Center, discussed the strategies that lead to a successful social enterSocial Enterprise Businesses: A Strategy for Creating Good Jobs for People with Disabilities,» authors Elaine Katz, Vice President of Grant Programs and Special Initiatives at Kessler Foundation, and Ronnie Kauder, Senior Practitioner in Residence at the Heldrich Center, discussed the strategies that lead to a successful social eEnterprise Businesses: A Strategy for Creating Good Jobs for People with Disabilities,» authors Elaine Katz, Vice President of Grant Programs and Special Initiatives at Kessler Foundation, and Ronnie Kauder, Senior Practitioner in Residence at the Heldrich Center, discussed the strategies that lead to a successful social entersocial enterpriseenterprise.
Handcrafted by the artisans at Eco Tasar, a silk workshop and social enterprise in rural India, these pillow covers are made of pure silk originally intended for saris, a draped garment worn in South Asia.
Handcrafted by the artisans at Eco Tasar, a silk workshop and social enterprise in rural India, these vibrant pillow covers are made of pure silk originally intended for saris, a draped garment worn in South Asia.
Cambridge, UK About Blog CAMYOGA is a Cambridge based non profit social enterprise created to benefit the health and wellbeing of the people of Cambridge, and those from all over the world wishing to train as teachers at a centre of excellence, in a city of excellence in the UK.
In 2013, Wendy Kopp, cofounder of TFA, stepped down as CEO of the organization to become chair of the board, and also to concentrate on her work at Teach For All, a global network of social enterprises inspired by TFA to do similar work in their own countries.
I told this story to a group of two dozen or so of my fellow ed reformers last week at an American Enterprise Institute convening on «race, social justice, and school reform» because I wanted to make two simple (some will say simplistic) points: our expensive and aggressive ed reform efforts still focus far too little on what kids do in school all day; and we don't all have the same ideas about what it means to serve the cause of social justice — or whether it is even appropriate to place social justice issues at the heart of our efforts to improve outcomes for kids.
Investing resources and funds in the building of long term, sustainable social enterprise solutions allow schools to capitalise on the resources and assets at their fingertips.
Similarly, Writhlington School near Bath has taken social enterprise to new heights with WSBE Orchids, a conservation - focused business which raises and sells thousands of orchids each year, running the UK's leading orchid collection from the school's greenhouse and involving young people at every stage.
CEO and found of social enterprise Wastebuster, and David Ferguson, Head of Digital Innovation, at EDF Energy and the prize was a # 300 Amazon voucher for the winning schools.
Young Enterprise Scotland Festival of Youth Enterprise — which will be held at Hampden Park on 5 and 6 June — celebrates the achievements of young people in social enterprise activities in school, and encourages them to consider business ideas and career options for tEnterprise Scotland Festival of Youth Enterprise — which will be held at Hampden Park on 5 and 6 June — celebrates the achievements of young people in social enterprise activities in school, and encourages them to consider business ideas and career options for tEnterprise — which will be held at Hampden Park on 5 and 6 June — celebrates the achievements of young people in social enterprise activities in school, and encourages them to consider business ideas and career options for tenterprise activities in school, and encourages them to consider business ideas and career options for the future.
Noha is also the founder of The Mawada Project, an educational social enterprise in the UAE aimed at developing character, compassion, empathy and social responsibility in children and adults through community - service and volunteer work.
Before joining GuideStar, she served as vice president of operations, strategy, and talent at Global Citizen Year, a fast - growing and acclaimed internationally focused nonprofit social enterprise in youth leadership development.
Prior to NYOT, Jessica worked as a technology consultant for global brands such as Accenture and Deloitte, and has been named an Entrepreneur in Residence at General Assembly, a 2015 Wells Fargo Millennial Activist, a 2015 Camelback Ventures Social Innovation Fellow, a 2016 Points of Light Civic Accelerator Entrepreneur, a 4.0 Schools Launch Entrepreneur, a JPMorganChase Global Enterprise Technology Leader, a Morgan Stanley Emerging Leader, a Deloitte Future Leaders Apprentice, and one of 50 Visionary Women Leaders to Watch in 2015 by Innov8t iv Magazine.
Following her public school career, Sheryl was the Director of Program Development for 6 + years at Committee for Children — a Seattle - based social enterprise — where she led the development of social and emotional learning programs that are acclaimed by research experts and used by educators in over 20 countries.
As director of the Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI) at Harvard Business School, he's in a position to really understand how to be a force for good all over the world today.
Our investment in BridgeEdU supports an innovative social enterprise that provides intervention services to students and improves college retention among at - risk students starting in their first year of postsecondary attainment.
One of our current initiatives is an emerging partnership with the great folks at First Book, a nonprofit social enterprise that provides access to new books for children in need.
«I am nervous about an enterprise that's training people to be face - to - face classroom instructors that's entirely online,» said David Figlio, a professor of education and social policy at Northwestern University who has done research comparing student performance in online and in - person lecture classes.
To reiterate, the purpose of the zone is to end intergenerational poverty and is thus aimed at various social enterprises, not just education.
Available applications include: digital catalogues and a guide to point of sale preparation dedicated to fashion industry networks; Sales Force Management applications dedicated to managing sales on the move; a Tool Enterprise Social Network targeted at team working inside and outside companies; and a Signature Workflow Management app for the digital signature of corporate documents.
This not for profit social enterprise is establishing a series of offshore coral nurseries, starting at Fitzroy Island.
Jamie Sweeting, vice president of social enterprise and sustainability, G Adventures, talks to Breaking Travel News at ITB Berlin 2016.
What if, rather than use award money to facilitate children's social enterprise, all artists demanded that art fairs give at least a cut of their profits to local communities?
Tuesday 26 November / 11 am - 12 noon / Free This month Start the Art sessions offer the usual mix of messy, explorative and creative activities for parents and toddlers, whilst also taking a closer look at November's Project Space exhibition hosted by Free Range Education, a Milton Keynes based Social Enterprise, set up to offer Home Educators an impressive variety of different educational activities and events.
At Tramway, the mockup shell of a house is filled with ceramics, fireplace surrounds, door handles, stair spindles, stools, trestles and tables produced by social enterprise, whose starting point was the refurbishment of the houses themselves.
This talk will discuss how Albers made pedagogical outreach to the viewer a central part of his work, particularly at a time when the educational process was understood as a creative enterprise that impelled personal growth and social transformation.
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