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How Many Billionaires Does It Take to Fix a School System?
Paul Tough | New York Times Magazine
03/09/2008
Paul Tough interviews Vanessa Kirsch, President and Founder of New Profit, and others about educational philanthropy and their approaches to giving money away.
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TAGS: New Profit, Social Entrepreneurship
Doing Due Diligence On Your Donations
Rachel Emma Silverman | Sally Beatty | The Wall Street Journal
12/20/2007
As charitable giving by Americans nears $300 billion annually, this article explores why donors are increasingly seeking after organizations like New Profit to increase the impact their dollars are having.
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TAGS: New Profit, Philanthropy
Nonprofits and Businesses Form New Alliance
Ariel Alexovich | The New York Times
12/11/2007
The New York Times blog profiles America Forward—a newly formed coalition of 60 nonprofits seeking innovative ways to deal with some of the nation’s most chronic problems, like failing schools, homelessness, and the uninsured.
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TAGS: America Forward
Now the Good News...
Keith Hammonds | Fast Company
12/01/2007
This article recognizes New Profit among a set of diverse experiments that are attempting to bring new capital and capital-market dynamics to the realm of social good.
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TAGS: Capital, New Profit
45 Social Entrepreneurs Who Are Changing the World
Fast Company | Fast Company
12/01/2007
Nearly a dozen of New Profit's portfolio organizations are featured in this article that profiles 45 of the top social entrepreneurs in the world.
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TAGS: Current Investments
Rewriting Uncle Sam's Role
Ronald Brownstein | National Journal
11/10/2007
Brownstein explains why the America Forward coalition is calling for a more effective partnership between government and social entrepreneurs.
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TAGS: America Forward
Where Have All the Leaders Gone? (Part III)
Bill George | Business Week
10/22/2007
In this article, Vanessa Kirsch, President and Founder of New Profit, is recognized as an emerging leader with a different set of experiences, expectations, and rules.
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TAGS: New Profit, Social Entrepreneurship
Clinton Announces More Charitable Pledges at New York Meeting
Caroline Preston | The Chronicle of Philanthropy
09/27/2007
Caroline Preston reports on Bill Clinton's announcement of support for Teach For All at the Clinton Global Initiative.
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TAGS: Current Investments
Teach For America launches Teach For ALL to support development of its model in other countries
Teach For America | Teach for America
09/27/2007
This press release announces the launch of Teach For All, an organization that will support entrepreneurs in other countries who are working to develop Teach For America-like models locally.
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TAGS: Current Investments
Where Are America's High-Performing Students?
Barry Salzberg | Forbes
09/06/2007
In this article, Barry Salzberg, CEO of Deloitte & Touche U.S.A., explains what College Summit is doing to help America's untapped, urban talent go to college.
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TAGS: Current Investments
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