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Interesting article in today's WSJ about the positive impact of telecommunications in Africa on aid...or more like, redefining aid. Check it out!
Looking to Cellphones to Deliver Aid in Africa
After a crisis, aid workers have found that giving a li…
This sounds great! Do you have the future books/meeting dates alreadyd set?
What's funny is that I thought this was going to be a "recipe" for putting on a successful brunch and book club event! I'm happy to have a new egg recipe to try out, though....
Thanks Wendy!! I had such a great time meeting everyone and the food was unbelievable! I'm really excited for the mushroom tartines recipe :)
I'm so jealous! I heard the food was amazing and the conversation was stimulating and the hostess was A+. Thank you Wendy!
It was such a pleasure to have everyone over on Sunday! We are going to have more book clubs in the future and they will be equally wonderful.
Due to popular demand, here are the recipes for the mushroom tartines and chive scrambled eggs.
Enjoy!…
Tribeca Film Insitute just announced this...
TFI to host the Good Pitch @ Tribeca - Applications Currently Accepted
We are proud to announce that the Tribeca Film Institute is hosting the Good Pitch in New York, on April 27th during the Tribeca Fil…
Yes, Wendy. This is an interesting overview of the major philanthhropists. Clearly the desire for change and the cash to underwrite it is available. I wonder how many of these programs are invested (no pun intended) in patient capitalism and account…
This is a great article from Barron's! Everyone should check it out :)
It's on the 25 most effective givers in the world...and the list could surprise you!
http://online.barrons.com/article/SB125935466529866955.html
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- At 7:08pm on March 7, 2010,
Brittany Boroian said… - Hey Wendy! Thanks again SO much for hosting such an amazing brunch today. It was unbelievably delicious and I'm glad I had a chance to talk to you! Looking forward to touching base on Tuesday for the fundraiser!
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This is a group for all South Asian community members and for anyone else who may be interested, to exchange ideas on engaging South Asians more in Acumen Fund's work - especially diaspora community members. Looking forward to the discussions!
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Today we organized the teacher's convention in Islamabad. It was the 7th session in the series but the first time, a foundation was laid for clusters in education where the purpose was to introduce innovation in the education sector.
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Connecting like-minded individuals in the Toronto area supporting Acumen's mission and the Social VC movement as a way to overcome global poverty. Let's turn this into an official chapter!
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