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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Are You a Social Venture Capitalist?
Watch this interview with Kavita Ramdas -- a self-described 'social venture capitalist' -- who talks about the challenges facing women as well as the immense opportunities during this moment of transformation in the world.
Notable quote (on "women's issues"): "I really don't know what that is. What issues should 51 percent of the world check out on?"
Fourteen women from 14 different women's funds worldwide weighed in on the following two questions. Read their responses weekly.
1. What does it mean for an organization to be authentically global? For example, does an authentically global organization mean having multi-lingual staff? Where should it be headquartered?
2. How are you utilizing the power of networks by collaborating with government agencies, corporations, academia, religious institutions or other organizations outside of your sector? What are the advantages and the risks?
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Women's Funding Network connects more than 160 foundations that fund women's solutions across the globe. Women's funds give women the money and tools to transform their ideas into lasting change -- in every critical area from combating poverty to achieving advances in health care, education and human rights.
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