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Spiritual lessons from corn farming for social entrepreneurs

Spiritual teacher Harold Klemp once told a story about a corn farmer, who could teach us a few things about the importance of collaboration. Basically, the story goes as follows. There was a corn farmer who year after year won … Continue reading

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The Intersection of Money and Meaning

Whilst Melbourne may have holding our attention as AFL Grand Final supremacy was (finally) decided, for the next few days we’ll be turning our attention to San Francisco for the Social Capital Markets Conference 2010. Conference organisers define Social Capital … Continue reading

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Is Social Enterprise set to take off in Australia?

This week’s BRW cover story was titled ‘Sectors ready to take off’, outlining the top 10 sectors in Australia to watch out for at the moment. Interestingly, although not surprisingly, social enterprise didn’t rank in the top 10. I thought … Continue reading

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