My name is Stephen Lee, and I am an independent consultant with a focus at the intersection of sustainable development, technology, and entrepreneurship. I spent the last several years as the operations director of AIDG, an international NGO supporting clean tech entrepreneurs in Guatemala and Haiti.  Prior to that, I was a proud member of the Techsoup Global team! Currently, I'm building a new organization, called the Alterna Foundation, to support locally-driven innovation and entrepreneurship in underserved communities throughout the world.

My priorities include learning how best to mobilize resources around accelerating community-based innovation, and what the role of technology is, not just as a resource in itself, but also as a tool in developing the ecosystem.

NetSquared Local is growing with groups getting started all over the world. But groups aren't just coming together once a month, they are finding even more ways to connect the local community and make positive social impact. The first NetSquared local group in Spain, NetSquared Madrid, is a new group that's already going above and beyond to spread opportunities and informaiton about social entrepreneurism in Madrid.

NetSquared Madird is organized by five Spanish Engineers with a passion for innovation and social change:

The Relentless Foundation and New York Entrepreneur Week (NYEW) have been formed around a single belief: entrepreneurs change the world.

In less than the span of a year, New York Entrepreneur Week has become a powerful platform and voice for entrepreneurs. From innovative start-ups to seasoned businesses, we have brought entrepreneurs together to be counted as a force of change in a challenging economic climate. With your help, we have catapulted this movement into an event attended by over ten thousand entrepreneurs!

But we’re ready to do more. The Relentless Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit, needs your help to propel the entrepreneurial experience to the next level of national and global events that will unite and inspire all entrepreneurs to make a greater difference.

I'm hoping to participate in a very unique trip to India for social entrepreneurs from JustMeans, and by participating hope to bridge networks, form new partnerships, and spur collaborations for as many in the NetSquared Community as I can.  Because my goal for this trip is very much centered on the work and inspiration of this group of changemakers, I wanted to share my application here.  You are invited and welcomed (and hugely thanked) for any support you give (by voting or commenting) as well as providing feedback about how I can help you!

India Social Entrepreneurship Journey, February 2010 Contest: Help me help you!

How can social entrepreneurs drive the adoption of their mobile activism tools? Participants in Ashoka’s Social Entrepreneurship Twitter chat identified several key themes. Broadly speaking, the key drivers of adoption fall into three categories: design, distribution and context.

BusinessWeek launched its "search for the most promising social entrepreneurs in the U.S." to find the top  companies aiming to both turn a profit and solve social problems.

Learn more & Nominate a Company!

Are you a social entrepreneur or the leader of a social venture, or do you know someone with a social venture that could benefit from capacity building, in-depth consultation on their business plan and mentoring by Santa Clara University faculty and Silicon Valley start-up veterans?

The Global Social Benefit Incubator (GSBI™) is a capacity building program for leaders of social benefit enterprises run by Santa Clara University’s Center for Science, Technology and Society.

Enter now for a chance to attend.

It's Global Entrepreneurship Week, so I have the inside scoop from Chris Spavin, a member of the Make Your Mark team working with partners to deliver GEW, catalyze events overseas, and assist the campaign's development abroad.  Chris believes, "there is so much untapped potential in people and sometimes all we need is a simple catalyst."  Learn more about the work below in Chris' own words and find out how you can get involved!

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