Competitive and Fair
“Are our clients willing to pay more or be “easy” on us because we’re an impact-driven nonprofit? The short answer is no…”
Experiential Learning in Hong Kong
While I was still in Thailand for the Global Social Venture Symposium, I told Mai Siriphongpanh, our COO in DDD, about my experience as a guest speaker at the Symposium. She congratulated me on my achievement, as she knew that I was really not comfortable with public speaking. Then she told me that she had a new challenge for me: To represent Laos and DDD at the GIFT Institute’s Young Leadership Program in Hong Kong.
Is Social Entrepreneurship The Next Big Thing?
A key contribution to the social entrepreneurship movement is David Bornstein’s How to Change the World. Now, Bornstein has founded and launched a new website, www.dowser.org, which aims to showcase more stories of change happening around the world right now.
A (Motion) Picture Says More Than A Thousand Words
Numbers and metrics will never mean as much to me as talking directly to our staff. When Chhayrorn first told me her story, I was immediately moved by her strong character and soft-spoken humor. Eventually, we produced a video in which Chhayrorn has the opportunity to tell her story to the rest of the world, so that you can see for yourself.
What does the world really need right now?
This is the question that the TED 2010 conference, which just concluded this weekend, was trying to answer. One of the speakers, Chip Conley, pointed to employee happiness as the answer.
Jeremy’s Report from the Clinton Global Initiative
DDD was honored to be invited to the very first Asian summit of the Clinton Global Initiative, founded by Bill Clinton.
