LovelyCompanies.com » Philanthropy http://LovelyCompanies.com A blog about sustainability, customer service, corporate social responsibility, venture philanthropy and more... Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:54:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 TED Talk: Tackling poverty with patient capitalism http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/05/23/acumen-fund/ http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/05/23/acumen-fund/#comments Sat, 23 May 2009 11:20:36 +0000 David Haywood Smith http://LovelyCompanies.com/?p=894

Jacqueline Novogratz, founder and CEO of the Acumen Fund and author of The Blue Sweater, shares stories of how “patient capital” can bring sustainable jobs, goods, services – and dignity – to the world’s poorest.

]]> http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/05/23/acumen-fund/feed/ 0 TED 2009: First Talks Emerge http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/02/13/ted-2009-first-talks-emerge/ http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/02/13/ted-2009-first-talks-emerge/#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:02:13 +0000 David Haywood Smith http://LovelyCompanies.com/?p=626 TED

Last week was TED week in Long Beach, California. The conference (which we’ve written about before) gives the stage to some of the most fascinating people from around the world to talk for twenty minutes about any topic close to their heart. The talks are then published online, free for all to watch.

The first talks from TED 2009 are beginning to be released on the TED website and on YouTube and I’ve embedded the first couple below. First up is Elizabeth Gilbert sharing her thoughts on a different way to think about creative genius:

Next, Bill Gates discussing his latest endeavours in venture philanthropy:

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