http://www.xigi.net Xigi is an open-source tool to aid discovery in the capital markets that fund good. Thu, 30 Jun 2011 04:56:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It was a great ride, and now it is time to move on. xigi.net is now closed to new registration and market data. The site will remain online, for the time being, for research purposes. Thank you to all who participated in the xigi.net experiment! http://www.xigi.net/2011/06/29/xiginet-now-closed.html Social Enterprise Associates just released its latest newsletter Enterprise in Action! Click HERE to see what we have done this fall -- updates, social businesses, interesting articles and game, and announcement of new blog posts. Enjoy it! http://www.xigi.net/2010/10/30/seas-fall-2010-newsletter-enterprise-in-action.html Source: http://www.socialenterprise.net/blog/understanding-international-social-enterprise-1-introduction.html This series of 10 blog posts aims to enhance understanding about international social enterprise. When we talk about international social enterprise, we generally refer to non-profit, for-profit or hybrid entities working outside the U.S. Within this broadly defined category, many organizations work in developing countries in the 'Global South' ... http://www.xigi.net/2010/10/20/understanding-international-social-enterprise-1-introduction.html The William James Foundation Socially Responsible Business Plan Competition, now in its 8th year, rewards ideas from sustainable entrepreneurs! Applications due before Dec. 3rd. Email Social Enterprise Associates (sunny@socialenterprise.net) for 50% discount in the entry fee.   Entrants can be of any age or from anywhere in the world. The William James ... http://www.xigi.net/2010/10/20/wjf-socially-responsible-biz-plan-competition-call-for-entrants-due-soon.html As a field of study, social enterprise is crossing the threshold from young to established; as a practice, it has been around even longer. Despite the passage of time, there is still no single accepted best practice or body of literature defining success in social enterprise. Documenting and sharing learning ... http://www.xigi.net/2010/09/21/call-for-social-enterprise-profiles-sharing-success-stories.html Hello, I'm Autumn Walden from UPenn's Center for High Impact Philanthropy. I wanted to share with you all the direct link to the electronic pdf file of our latest research on effective philanthropy in the downturn. If you are interested in downloading our previous philanthropic investment guides in malaria and ... http://www.xigi.net/2009/12/14/high-impact-philanthropy-in-the-downturn-focus-on-housing-health-and-hunger-a-guide-for-donors-is-available-for-free-download-from-upenns-center-for-high-impact-philanthropy.html After a long conversation with a close friend one evening the realization that many of our most serious challenges were interdependent on each other and interwoven so tightly that in order to fix one all would have to be addressed. While certainly no one solution will fix all that plagues ... http://www.xigi.net/2009/09/24/macro-change-attacking-all-the-problems-at-once.html New people are putting themselves in to the database every week. It's quite amazing. Much of the attention of the founding team has moved over to Socap http://www.xigi.net/2009/07/04/xigi-is-still-alive.html Join July 6 -10 to discuss the emerging world of “social investment:” a range of capital targeted to entrepreneurial approaches to social and environmental problems. Goals for this conference: • Explore the goals of social investment as it exists today, from “venture philanthropy”-style grants through to investments made with the goal of commercial ... http://www.xigi.net/2009/06/30/online-conference-on-understanding-and-accessing-social-investment.html “Lifting the Burden of Malaria: An Investment Guide for Impact-Driven Philanthropy” offers independent, practical guidance on how individual donors can make a meaningful difference in the lives of those who are at risk of contracting the disease. According to the World Health Organization, every 30 seconds a child dies from malaria, ... http://www.xigi.net/2009/02/23/penn%e2%80%99s-center-for-high-impact-philanthropy-guides-global-health-philanthropists-toward-curbing-malaria.html