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In my own opinion, I've not seen many models showing how business leaders use ideas of advertising and market share concepts to create a distribution of quality social service organizations in a growing number of locations of the world where the same services are needed. In business, a company develops a product or service then strategies that roll out that service to potential customers, either through stores, direct sales, or internet sales sites. The business uses its resources to build this distribution infrastructure. Thus, if you're goal is to end Aids, you'd need to create a distribution infrustructure that would put your services in every place where AIDS is a problem. Such a model would be quite complex. If you have found any examples on the web where such models are shown, I think this would be a valuable resource that might encourage others to adopt a similar strategy. I apply this concept in the Tutor/Mentor Connection and have begun to use concept maps to illustrate the complexity of what we do: http://tinyurl.com/2futnp I feel that technologists could help serivce sectors or business leaders develp such strategies, and develop the advertising that would motivate more volunteers, donors and partners to use these maps to guide their own involvement in solving these problems. Dan Bassill Tutor/Mentor Connection Cabrini Connections 800 W. Huron Chicago, Il. 60622 Original Message: ----------------- From: Deborah Phelan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 10:49:33 -0700 To: digitaldivide@digitaldivide.net Subject: Re: [DDN] Social business & Capitalism I am researching for an article I am writing for Global Progress and seeking some suggesstions on social business enterprises which are relying on a capitalist model to alleviate poverty. So far, I have info for Grameen, GAIN, OneWorld, Barefoot College,Equity for Africa, Unilever... I've found some research on the underlying philosophy behind the idea -- looking at Global Issues, WiserEarth, REDF... Wading through the sheer quantity of development projects with an eye towards assessing if they actually are utilizing this model as opposed to knowing the lingo to present themselves in a favorable light is quite difficult. I've found some dissection to Hudson Institute's Recent report on the expanding role of the private sector in foreign aid and am also interested in some informed comment on this report. I would appreciate information on any projects, organizations I might not yet be aware of as well as feedback on those I have mentioned above. Thanks for any assistance. Deborah On 5/27/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > Women Empowerment via ICTs > > 'You teach us and we can do it' - This was the overwhelming response > of the 20 odd women from the rural areas of Gujarat, who attended the > workshop organised by Self Employed Women Association (SEWA) > (http://www.sewa.org/) along with UNDP, held in Delhi, India on 30-31 > March 2007. Over two days, the workshop delved on the critical aspects > of how ICTs can empower women to address issues of poverty and > livelihood challenges. We heard evocative stories of how women from > the most backward areas of the country had broken the boundaries of > illiteracy, caste and social backwardness to independently raise their > social and economic status. > > http://www.i4donline.net/articles/current-article.asp?articleid=1161&typ=Ren dezvous > > > (I have *nothing* to do with this initiative) > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><> > Jayne Cravens, MSc > jc "at" coyotecommunications "dot" com > > Nonprofits/Civil Society -- Resources & Services > www.coyotecommunications.com/ > > International Development Work & Studies > www.coyotecommunications.com/development > <><><><><><><><><><><><><> > _______________________________________________ > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > DIGITALDIVIDE@digitaldivide.net > http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web LIVE – Free email based on Microsoft® Exchange technology - http://link.mail2web.com/LIVE _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@digitaldivide.net http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
