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Agenda


  • introductions
  • overview of class structure & trip
    • expectations & goals
    • outline of the course
    • assigments
      • weekly notetaker/editors
      • 2-3 substantive questions from each reading (wiki)
      • 2 questions for each speaker (wiki)
      • Creativity Challenge activity
      • research on speakers & organizations
    • outline of spring break
    • introduce wiki
    • writing reflection
      • what's social E?
      • what are you goals for the course & trip?

Assignments for 1/15

  • Sign up for a day to be notetaker (below)
  • Finish writing bios on the wiki
  • Read or listen to All for Green, and Green for All: An Interview with Van Jones and
  • in pairs, research 6 socially entrepreneurial organizations
  • sign up your pair & your organizations below
  • Write 2 paragraphs on each and post to the Organizations page. Include what they do, and why you find them interesting
  • Link to good articles and sources
  • Pick 2 of the 6 and make a 2-minute presentation in class next week; no overlaps
  • please indicate by Sunday which two organizations your pair will present on next week
  • Need ideas? check out our brainstorm (nearly all are in the Bay Area), or the 2008 Social Capitalist Awards

Organizations signup
  • David &Shazad
    1. Acumen (presenting)
    2. First Fruit (presenting)
    3. AKFED
    4. Ashoka
    5. Bromley-by-Bow Centre
    6. Ethos Water
  • Leah & Susan
    1. Heifer International (presenting)
    2. Girls For a Change (presenting)
    3. Kickstart
    4. Global Fund for Women
    5. Better World Books
    6. City Year
  • Yin Yin & Wes
    1. Benetech (presenting)
    2. Kiva
    3. Genocide Intervention Network
    4. PSI
    5. SustainAbility
    6. Path
    1. Sean & Dania
      1. CitySprouts (presenting)
      2. Acumen Fund
      3. World of Good
      4. The Baby Academy
      5. Video Volunteers
      6. Ceres
    2. Michael & Catherine
    1. Bring Me A Book Foundation (presenting)
    2. Benetech
    3. Delancey Street
          • Belinda & Shelly
            1. Google.org (presenting)
            2. Institute for OneWorld Health
            3. Médecins Sans Frontières



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