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A Spotlight on 10 Top Impact Investors Driving Social Change

NXUnite

While these investments involve several moving parts, impact investing is essentially leveraging capital to create positive change, earn revenue, and drive innovation across the social good sector. It was founded as part of a United Nations initiative in 2001 as the first commercial manager of microfinance debt investment worldwide.

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Refocusing on Jobs and Education in 2015

YourMembership

million (the most since January 2001). Special note: On January 22, we hosted our first CAE Thought Leadership Webinar for 2015, titled Fads, Trends and Signals: Three Keys to Successful Innovation for Associations. Department of Labor, in November employers advertised the most job openings in 14 years.

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The Cognitive Surplus: Tapping into Your Members' Knowledge

Higher Logic

There is a widening gap within humanity right now, between very few people doing a lot of interesting, productive and innovative stuff, and many people doing absolutely nothing. This online encyclopedia has been tapping into the power of volunteering since its inception in 2001. How to Harness Your Own Cognitive Surplus.

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Eric Lanke: Issues with Member Engagement

Eric Lanke

Innovation. Ive mentioned previously that Im leading another innovation effort for WSAE, something were calling an Innovation Circle. Others have taken to helping their members learn how to use social media in their professional lives, allowing the association to be the "practice zone" for new ways of interacting and learning.

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Eric Lanke: Association Concept Cars

Eric Lanke

Innovation. Even if the association has no ability or intention to deliver these programs, just by proposing them it demonstrates a commitment to innovation and a willingness to swing for the fences. And once you know that, you suddenly have a better understanding of how to improve all of your existing programs. Innovation. (15).

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Eric Lanke: A False Sense of Closure

Eric Lanke

Innovation. Instead, develop capabilities for systems-wide innovation, reinvention, reconfiguration, openness and flexibility through which your association will be constantly renewed and re-aligned with the market. Innovation. (15). Principled Innovation. 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Leadership. Generations.

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What fundraisers Need To Know About Next Era of Digital Technology

Beth Kanter

Yes, I walked onto the stage for the closing plenary at the Festival del Fundraising wearing an astronaut suit (that included a GivingTuesday sticker ), to the theme of 2001 Space Odyssey, speaking Italian (poorly), with Marcelo Iniarra (creative concept was his idea) and shared some insights about the new ecosystem for fundraisers.