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		<title>#Socent Conversations 2: Melissa Richer, Founder of Ayllu (Part II)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part II of my interview with Melissa Richer, founder of Ayllu.  We covered the personal story behind the initial founding of Ayllu.  Ayllu is an organization bringing microfranchising of social enterprises to the developing world in an effort to alleviate global poverty.]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[This interview with Melissa Richer, Founder of Ayllu, uncovers the movement to introduce microfranchising into the developing world as a means to combat poverty through local capacity-building and partnerships.]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post highlights the best of an Ashoka Changemakers Tweet-Up, held in downtown Los Angeles.  Read for discussion on building the social enterprise community in Los Angeles, as well as news on bringing The Hub to LA.]]></description>
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