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Ideas Changing Minds or Money Changing Hands?

Ideas Changing Minds or Money Changing Hands? SSIR Opinion & Analysis It is a sign of the drawing power of social entrepreneurship that larger players of development co-operation get or want to get involved in social entrepreneurship support. An example is KfW , one of Germany's largest banks by assets and profitability. It is currently looking into setting up a fund for the support of social entrepreneurship (SE) in Asia and possibly also in Africa. Precisely because of the opportunities that such large players open up for social entrepreneurship, we must follow such dynamics critically. In particular, following a conference at KfW in October 2012, we see a risk in narrowing down social entrepreneurship to social business. Overemphasizing the aspect of financial return involves four dangers: 1. Much ado about few. Let's take as an example social entrepreneurship in the water sector. Many regions across the globe suffer from...

Google’s data centers: an inside look

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Google's data centers: an inside look The Official Google Blog Very few people have stepped inside Google's data centers, and for good reason: our first priority is the privacy and security of your data, and we go to great lengths to protect it, keeping our sites under close guard. While we've shared many of our designs and best practices , and we've been publishing our efficiency data since 2008 , only a small set of employees have access to the server floor itself. Today, for the first time, you can see inside our data centers and pay them a virtual visit. On Where the Internet lives , our new site featuring beautiful photographs by Connie Zhou , you'll get a never-before-seen look at the technology, the people and the places that keep Google running. The server floor in Council Bluffs, Iowa Night falls over our Lenoir, North Carolina data center     In addition, you can now explore our Lenoi...

Herinnering: Henk JTh van Stokkom heeft je uitgenodigd om lid te worden van Facebook...

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facebook Henk JTh van Stokkom wil vrienden met je worden op Facebook. Het maakt niet uit wat de afstand tussen jou en je vrienden of familie is, Facebook helpt je in contact te blijven. Andere mensen hebben gevraagd of je vrienden wilt worden op Facebook. Accepteer deze uitnodiging om je vorige vriendschapsverzoeken te zien. Henk JTh van Stokkom Guiding foundations and families by structuring and implementing their donation & charitable investment policy since 1995. bij Doendenkers - VanStokkom · Dordrecht 539 vrienden Uitnodiging accepteren Ga naar Facebook This message was sent to henkvanstokkom.36010@blogger.com . If you don't want to receive these emails from Facebook in the future or have your email address used for friend suggestions, please unsubscribe . Facebook, Inc., Attention: Department 415, PO Box 10005, Palo Alto, CA 94303