Social Innovation

The Sunday Edition of the CBC Radio Show has posted a podcast of their interview with Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus. About Muhammad Yunus: After the great famine of 1974 the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh was founded by Muhammad Yunus. This bank was the first in an innovative approach to moneylending now known as "micro-banking". The Grameen Bank makes loans to the poo...

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SOCIAL INNOVATION LINKS ON MAGNOLIA

• Akoha ~ Come Play It Forward
• Diaspora Dialogues
• Care2 make the world greener!
• The New Heroes | PBS
• CommunityLend
• Michael Geist - Digital Advocacy Talk at Mesh
• Social Innovation Camp
• Initiative | Values>Added
• The Point - Campaign online software
• The Point - Campaign online software

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