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		<title>Socentex Returns, an LA Update, and Breaking StartingBloc News</title>
		<link>http://socentex.com/2010/06/socentex-returns-an-la-update-and-breaking-startingbloc-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Auren Kaplan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[StartingBloc will officially be bringing its world-class Institute for Social Innovation to Los Angeles!  The announcement was made at an official launch event last night, hosted at GOOD headquarters in downtown Los Angeles.]]></description>
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		<title>#Socent Conversations 4: Ken Banks, Founder of Kiwanja.net and FrontlineSMS</title>
		<link>http://socentex.com/2010/01/socent-conversations-4-ken-banks-ceo-of-kiwanja-net-and-frontlinesms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Auren Kaplan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["I meet people who are desperate to find their passion.  It’s hard to find people that don’t know – but when you find it, it’s gold-dust."]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrating the Unreasonable Finalists!</title>
		<link>http://socentex.com/2010/01/celebrating-the-unreasonable-finalists/</link>
		<comments>http://socentex.com/2010/01/celebrating-the-unreasonable-finalists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Auren Kaplan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Swayam]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read about the Unreasonable Finalists, and find out how you can support them using the Unreasonable crowdsourcing platform!]]></description>
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		<title>#Socent Conversations 2:  Melissa Richer, Founder of Ayllu (Part I)</title>
		<link>http://socentex.com/2009/12/socent-conversations-2-melissa-richer-founder-of-ayllu-part-i/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Auren Kaplan</dc:creator>
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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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		<title>Business Lessons from @Jason&#8217;s TWiST (This Week in Start-Ups)</title>
		<link>http://socentex.com/2009/12/business-lessons-from-jasons-twist-this-week-in-start-ups/</link>
		<comments>http://socentex.com/2009/12/business-lessons-from-jasons-twist-this-week-in-start-ups/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Auren Kaplan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had the privilege to attend TWiST, an online-broadcasted show hosted by founder of Mahalo.com and prominent angel investor, Jason Calacanis.  TWiST, or This Week in Start-Ups, provides an overview on the news related to start-ups and a dialogue with an established entrepreneur or venture funder.  This week&#8217;s episode had Jason inviting George Naspo, CEO [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming Funding Opportunities in #Socent</title>
		<link>http://socentex.com/2009/12/upcoming-funding-opportunities/</link>
		<comments>http://socentex.com/2009/12/upcoming-funding-opportunities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Auren Kaplan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My YouImpact.us team met via phone conference today to hash out a preliminary schedule for moving forward. We also talked about the scope of our company moving forward, and exactly how niche we want to be. Basically, YouImpact.us aims to coordinate the easy donating of money and volunteering your time, and then make it as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HBS #Socent Business Plan Comp:  Feb 8, 2010</title>
		<link>http://socentex.com/2009/12/hbs-socent-business-plan-comp-feb-8-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://socentex.com/2009/12/hbs-socent-business-plan-comp-feb-8-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Auren Kaplan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The date is still months away. But&#8217;s it&#8217;s never too early to prepare.  The Harvard Business School Social Enterprise Inititative is sponsoring a business plan that can provide great feedback and funding for your social venture.   YouImpact.us will certainly be applying for this competition. You get feedback from philanthropists, venture capitalists, as well as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The @EchoingGreen Application Pt. 1</title>
		<link>http://socentex.com/2009/12/the-echoinggreen-application-pt-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Auren Kaplan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re a community of social entrepreneurs and innovators. And so it behooves me to share my work with you all. Below, and the next few blog posts as well, will convey my responses to the Echoing Green application fellowship &#8211; I applied with my partner Fernando Santillan. When we get feedback on our application, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Social Entrepreneurship Exchange!</title>
		<link>http://socentex.com/2009/11/the-social-entrepreneurship-exchange/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Auren Kaplan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ideas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This site originally emerged as an idea to serve as a funding mechanism &#8211; a match.com, if you will &#8211; between venture funders and social entrepreneurs.  I had thought long and hard about the need for a simple platform connecting social entrepreneurs with funders.  One might consider it a Kiva.org for social entrepreneurs, with entrepreneurs [...]]]></description>
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