What would the world really look like if hybrid forms of good capital became commonplace? What new ways of acting would arise? What if we could more clearly imagine the possibilities? This thought led me to imagine what xigi might look like in Second Life (SL), the leading 3D social network where nearly 10 million residents […]

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David Bornstein, author of the best book on social enterprise is interviewed by startup maven Guy Kawasaki. From School for Social Entrepreneurs

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One thing I learned at the BOP conference. Sometimes growth capital walks into this social capital market on two feet. Take Michael Horrocks. A risk management guy for a bank who’s moved into banking software, he got a chance at a promotion […]

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I’m at the base of the pyramid conference in Michigan. Two and a half years ago, this gathering was about multinational corporations standing up and pledging allegiance to the fortune at the bottom of they pyramid and pointing to their isolated pilot […]

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There is an ongoing discussion over precisely what is social entrepreneurship and who is a social entrepreneur on Social Edge. It’s fairly interesting. Shaula Massena, a GoodCap intern, is building her own definition. The good thing is, this time around, there seems […]

GROWING THE GREEN ECONOMY KQED World (DT9.3 / Comcast 190): 9/07 8am, 9/07 11am (57:55) The stark realities of the human impact on our planet - from global warming and depleted fish stocks, to spreading deserts and loss of species - make taking care of our environment more critical than ever. Amid - and because of - […]

(CSRwire) NEW YORK - August 22, 2007 - GfK Roper Consulting, a division of GfK Custom Research North America, today released its 2007 GfK Roper Green Gauge(R) study, finding the vast majority (87%) of consumers agreeing they are seriously concerned about the environment. In fact, most Americans are looking to the federal government to strengthen […]

We know at times xigi can be confusing and are working to make things smoother but in the meantime, if you need help then download the xigi User Manual recently completed by our wonderful intern Sarah Choi. This manual is a step-by-step user guide on how to add data and make the most out of your […]