2013 Skoll World Forum panel session presentation on the Social Progress Index design, delivered by Professor Michael E. Porter, Bishop William Lawrence University Professor, Harvard Business School.
True Growth - Driving Economic and Social Progresssocprog
To effectively tackle the economic and social problems that challenge national stability and growth, both must be measured. The Social Progress Index 2014 focuses on a country’s social and environmental strengths and weaknesses, independent of their economic performance. Covering critical issues such as healthcare, infrastructure and civil liberties, the Index benchmarks country performance to drive forward national debate and help prioritize investment decisions.
Professor Michael E Porter of Harvard Business School delivered this presentation at Deloitte's London headquarters to a packed room of business and civil society leaders, and to a global audience via webcast.
Joined by Bea Perez of Coca-Cola, Sally Osberg of the Skoll Foundation, Steve Almond of Deloitte, David Sproul of Deloitte, and Michael Green of the Social Progress Imperative, Professor Porter delivered the case for measuring social progress, and how the 2014 Index and findings can be used to hone in on the true weaknesses of a nation.
Michael Green at the Equitable Access Initiative Feb 22 2016socprog
The Equitable Access Initiative is an initiative to look at the problem of using GDP per capita as the basis for decisions on which countries should receive aid and how much they should receive.
Social Progress Index data shows that the problem of using GDP per capita data to make aid decisions applies to many sectors.
Professor Michael E Porter at #WhatWorks2016socprog
On April 28, 2016, social innovators from 6 continents gathered in Reykjavik to join Harvard Business School Professor Michael E. Porter to identify solutions to some of the world’s biggest problems.
The conference was a watershed discussion of how countries including Brazil, Costa Rica, Iceland, Nepal, New Zealand and Rwanda and cities and regions such as Medellin, Colombia and the Basque Region of Spain have achieved standout social progress results.
Insight from the Social Progress Index, a powerful new benchmarking tool to connect decision-makers with fresh perspectives on social performance, anchored these conversations.
Michael E Porter: "Social Progress: The Next Development Agenda"socprog
Date: Thursday, October 29, 2015
Time: 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. (ET)
Location: Preston Auditorium, World Bank Group HQ & Online
How do we measure development? The Social Progress Index (SPI) was launched in 2013 as a holistic approach to benchmarking countries’ social performance, independent of economic measures. The SPI has been widely taken up on a global basis in evaluating national performance, and sub-national indices are proliferating at the regional and city level. In this lecture, Professor Porter will describe the insights that the SPI provides about the relationship between economic development and social progress, along with exploring the implications for development thinking and how the World Bank can best deliver on its “shared prosperity” goal.
Launch of the Social Progress Index for Bogotásocprog
This is the deck used by Matthew Bishop of The Economist at the launch of the world's first intra-city Social Progress Index in Bogotá Colombia on November 23, 2015.
Matthew Bishop: Rethinking What We Measure at Closing the Gap December 8 2015 socprog
Presentation by Matthew Bishop of The Economist, and member of the Board of Directors of the Social Progress Imperative, on the Social Progress Index at Closing the Gap in Palm Beach, Florida on December 8, 2015. The event brought together leaders from business, education, policy, foundations, and communities to explore solutions for a more inclusive economy.
True Growth - Driving Economic and Social Progresssocprog
To effectively tackle the economic and social problems that challenge national stability and growth, both must be measured. The Social Progress Index 2014 focuses on a country’s social and environmental strengths and weaknesses, independent of their economic performance. Covering critical issues such as healthcare, infrastructure and civil liberties, the Index benchmarks country performance to drive forward national debate and help prioritize investment decisions.
Professor Michael E Porter of Harvard Business School delivered this presentation at Deloitte's London headquarters to a packed room of business and civil society leaders, and to a global audience via webcast.
Joined by Bea Perez of Coca-Cola, Sally Osberg of the Skoll Foundation, Steve Almond of Deloitte, David Sproul of Deloitte, and Michael Green of the Social Progress Imperative, Professor Porter delivered the case for measuring social progress, and how the 2014 Index and findings can be used to hone in on the true weaknesses of a nation.
Michael Green at the Equitable Access Initiative Feb 22 2016socprog
The Equitable Access Initiative is an initiative to look at the problem of using GDP per capita as the basis for decisions on which countries should receive aid and how much they should receive.
Social Progress Index data shows that the problem of using GDP per capita data to make aid decisions applies to many sectors.
Professor Michael E Porter at #WhatWorks2016socprog
On April 28, 2016, social innovators from 6 continents gathered in Reykjavik to join Harvard Business School Professor Michael E. Porter to identify solutions to some of the world’s biggest problems.
The conference was a watershed discussion of how countries including Brazil, Costa Rica, Iceland, Nepal, New Zealand and Rwanda and cities and regions such as Medellin, Colombia and the Basque Region of Spain have achieved standout social progress results.
Insight from the Social Progress Index, a powerful new benchmarking tool to connect decision-makers with fresh perspectives on social performance, anchored these conversations.
Michael E Porter: "Social Progress: The Next Development Agenda"socprog
Date: Thursday, October 29, 2015
Time: 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. (ET)
Location: Preston Auditorium, World Bank Group HQ & Online
How do we measure development? The Social Progress Index (SPI) was launched in 2013 as a holistic approach to benchmarking countries’ social performance, independent of economic measures. The SPI has been widely taken up on a global basis in evaluating national performance, and sub-national indices are proliferating at the regional and city level. In this lecture, Professor Porter will describe the insights that the SPI provides about the relationship between economic development and social progress, along with exploring the implications for development thinking and how the World Bank can best deliver on its “shared prosperity” goal.
Launch of the Social Progress Index for Bogotásocprog
This is the deck used by Matthew Bishop of The Economist at the launch of the world's first intra-city Social Progress Index in Bogotá Colombia on November 23, 2015.
Matthew Bishop: Rethinking What We Measure at Closing the Gap December 8 2015 socprog
Presentation by Matthew Bishop of The Economist, and member of the Board of Directors of the Social Progress Imperative, on the Social Progress Index at Closing the Gap in Palm Beach, Florida on December 8, 2015. The event brought together leaders from business, education, policy, foundations, and communities to explore solutions for a more inclusive economy.
CEO of the Social Progress Imperative Michael Green presented at "Social Progress in Latin America" at the Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC on Feb 16, 2017. For more information on the Social Progress Index and the Social Progress Imperative, please visit our website at socialprogressimperative.org
Michael Green at the IPSP Lisbon Conference, 27 January 2017socprog
CEO of the Social Progress Imperative Michael Green joined the second meeting of International Panel on Social Progress Lead Authors at the University Institute of Lisbon to discuss practical applications of the Social Progress Index. The Social Progress Imperative has a Global Partnership with the IPSP. Learn more about the Social Progress Index at http://socialprogressimperative.org
Growth and Inclusion: The Path to Shared Prosperity - Social Progress Imperat...socprog
March 23, 2015
MC C2-131, World Bank HQ
When and how does economic growth lead to real improvements in peoples' lives? The Social Progress Index has been designed to answer that question, measuring the performance of countries based on exclusively social and environmental indicators. Michael Green, Executive Director of the Social Progress Imperative, will explain how the Index measures the inclusiveness of 132 countries and how it is being used by governments, businesses and civil society organizations to drive change.
Social Progress Imperative Vice Chair Roberto Artavia Loria presented at "Social Progress in Latin America" on February 16, 2017, an event hosted by the Social Progress Imperative and the the Latin American Program of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Artavia presented several uses of the Social Progress Index in communities across Latin America. Watch the video of the whole event here: http://www.socialprogressimperative.org/livestream-from-wilson-center-event-social-progress-in-latin-america/
The Social Progress Index and The Challenge to Brazilsocprog
Professor Michael E. Porter unveiled the Social Progress Index in Sao Paulo, Brazil on September 4, 2013, discussing how to measure national development and the challenges Brazil's social progress faces.
Youth Progress Index Presentation to the European Parliamentsocprog
The Youth Progress Index is one of the most innovative tools for measuring the quality of life of young people because it reflects the things most important to their safety, health and freedom, and like all our indexes, it remains independent of economic indicators. This social progress index offers distinct and equally important insight that will be critically helpful in empowering the largest generation ever in their transition from childhood to adulthood. To learn more, visit https://www.youthforum.org/youth-progress-index/.
A presentation by Workneh Yadete, Nicola Jones, Elizabeth Presler-Marshall and Kiya Gezehagn to the 15th Annual Conference of the Ethiopian Society of Sociologists, Social Workers and Anthropologists (ESSSWA), March 2019
Social Progress Imperative CEO Michael Green presented at the Imagine Solutions Conference on February 27, 2017. He introduced the increasingly popular Social Progress Index, explained its use in communities ranging from the Brazilian Amazon to the European Union, and offered a preview of what a Social Progress Index for the United States at the state or intra-state level of detail might offer those looking to advance social progress in that country.
2013 Skoll World Forum Plenary - Introducing the Social Progress Indexsocprog
Presentation introducing the Social Progress Index during the 2013 Skoll World Forum, delivered by Professor Michael E. Porter, Bishop William Lawrence University Professor at Harvard Business School.
Health and Wellness and Ecosystem Sustainabilitysocprog
How do indicators of Health and Wellness and Ecosystem Sustainability relate? Can we predict how healthy a population is by looking at what their environmental impact is?
Presentation of the Social Progress Index at the Organization of American Sta...socprog
Social Progress Imperative's Vice-Chair Roberto Artavia Loría presented the Social Progress Index at the Organization of American States Social Ministries Network (REMDES) event in Asuncion, Paraguay on July 13, 2016 as an optional framework for their work in the Americas.
CEO of the Social Progress Imperative Michael Green presented at "Social Progress in Latin America" at the Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC on Feb 16, 2017. For more information on the Social Progress Index and the Social Progress Imperative, please visit our website at socialprogressimperative.org
Michael Green at the IPSP Lisbon Conference, 27 January 2017socprog
CEO of the Social Progress Imperative Michael Green joined the second meeting of International Panel on Social Progress Lead Authors at the University Institute of Lisbon to discuss practical applications of the Social Progress Index. The Social Progress Imperative has a Global Partnership with the IPSP. Learn more about the Social Progress Index at http://socialprogressimperative.org
Growth and Inclusion: The Path to Shared Prosperity - Social Progress Imperat...socprog
March 23, 2015
MC C2-131, World Bank HQ
When and how does economic growth lead to real improvements in peoples' lives? The Social Progress Index has been designed to answer that question, measuring the performance of countries based on exclusively social and environmental indicators. Michael Green, Executive Director of the Social Progress Imperative, will explain how the Index measures the inclusiveness of 132 countries and how it is being used by governments, businesses and civil society organizations to drive change.
Social Progress Imperative Vice Chair Roberto Artavia Loria presented at "Social Progress in Latin America" on February 16, 2017, an event hosted by the Social Progress Imperative and the the Latin American Program of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Artavia presented several uses of the Social Progress Index in communities across Latin America. Watch the video of the whole event here: http://www.socialprogressimperative.org/livestream-from-wilson-center-event-social-progress-in-latin-america/
The Social Progress Index and The Challenge to Brazilsocprog
Professor Michael E. Porter unveiled the Social Progress Index in Sao Paulo, Brazil on September 4, 2013, discussing how to measure national development and the challenges Brazil's social progress faces.
Youth Progress Index Presentation to the European Parliamentsocprog
The Youth Progress Index is one of the most innovative tools for measuring the quality of life of young people because it reflects the things most important to their safety, health and freedom, and like all our indexes, it remains independent of economic indicators. This social progress index offers distinct and equally important insight that will be critically helpful in empowering the largest generation ever in their transition from childhood to adulthood. To learn more, visit https://www.youthforum.org/youth-progress-index/.
A presentation by Workneh Yadete, Nicola Jones, Elizabeth Presler-Marshall and Kiya Gezehagn to the 15th Annual Conference of the Ethiopian Society of Sociologists, Social Workers and Anthropologists (ESSSWA), March 2019
Social Progress Imperative CEO Michael Green presented at the Imagine Solutions Conference on February 27, 2017. He introduced the increasingly popular Social Progress Index, explained its use in communities ranging from the Brazilian Amazon to the European Union, and offered a preview of what a Social Progress Index for the United States at the state or intra-state level of detail might offer those looking to advance social progress in that country.
2013 Skoll World Forum Plenary - Introducing the Social Progress Indexsocprog
Presentation introducing the Social Progress Index during the 2013 Skoll World Forum, delivered by Professor Michael E. Porter, Bishop William Lawrence University Professor at Harvard Business School.
Health and Wellness and Ecosystem Sustainabilitysocprog
How do indicators of Health and Wellness and Ecosystem Sustainability relate? Can we predict how healthy a population is by looking at what their environmental impact is?
Presentation of the Social Progress Index at the Organization of American Sta...socprog
Social Progress Imperative's Vice-Chair Roberto Artavia Loría presented the Social Progress Index at the Organization of American States Social Ministries Network (REMDES) event in Asuncion, Paraguay on July 13, 2016 as an optional framework for their work in the Americas.
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2017 Social Progress Index Findings Presentationsocprog
The 2017 Social Progress Index launched June 21. Though there is a strong relationship between economic performance, as measured by GDP PPP per capita, and performance on the Social Progress Index, some countries achieve much higher social progress relative to countries with similar GDP per capita. For example, Nepal scores 60.08 on the Social Progress Index with a GDP per capita of $2,312, while Yemen, with a GDP per capita of $2,649, scores only 43.46. The Index demonstrates that economic growth is not sufficient for social progress. Countries and communities that want better lives for their citizens need to go beyond economic growth alone in designing their development strategies. Explore the data at http://socialprogressimperative.org.
National Assessments on Gender Equality in the Knowledge Society — Project Su...Elsevier
This study (National Assessments and Benchmarking of Gender, Science, Technology and Innovation) assessed the level of support, opportunities and participation of women in science in the world’s leading knowledge-based economies: the European Union, the United States, Brazil, South Africa, India, Korea and Indonesia. The study was conducted by the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) and WIGSAT with the aid of a 2010 Elsevier Foundation grant.
Do you embrace the SDGs? Michael Green at Luxembourg SEsocprog
Social Progress Imperative CEO Michael Green uses Social Progress Index data to assess whether Luxembourg, and the world, are on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Localization and implementation of the SDGs using the Social Progress Indexsocprog
Presentation by Michael Green, CEO of the Social Progress Imperative, on using the Social Progress Index to support the SDGs and achieve Sustainable and Resilient Societies.
How to build a framework to track SDG progress at a national levelsocprog
Presentation by Minister José Molinas Vega, on how the government of Paraguay used the Social Progress Index to build a framework to track national progress towards the SDGs.
Advancing the SDGs at atate and district level in Indiasocprog
Presentation by Amit Kapoor, President and CEO, India Council on Competitiveness, on how state- and district-level Social Progress Indexes are being used to advance the SDGs in India.
Institute and Faculty of Actuaries Spring Lecture on Social Progress Indexsocprog
Michael Green, CEO of the Social Progress Imperative, presented about the Sustainable Development Goals, and specifically the importance of measuring development in order to drive progress. The Social Progress Imperative has produced scorecards grading countries according to their current progress on the SDGs, and in his lecture he will address the challenges and opportunities associated with using metrics in this way.
Findings from the Social Progress Index: US Statessocprog
The Social Progress Index: US States is an objective, transparent measure that compares quality of life in all 50 states. The Social Progress Index is meant to complement, not replace, economic measures like GDP per capita and Median Household Income. These measures only tell half the story about what life is really like for ordinary Americans. The Social Progress Index™ highlights the issues and the individuals that are invisible when only looking at changes in the economy. The Social Progress Imperative, a US-based nonprofit, created the index to help local officials, businesses and community organizations understand how well people are truly living, how economic changes are affecting quality of life, and what improvements can have the greatest impact on society. To learn more, please visit www.socialprogressimperative.org.
UNGA Week Skoll Foundation | TED We The Future Eventsocprog
Michael Green shares his thoughts from his discussion with the UN Foundation and GSMA at the Skoll Foundation's We The Future Event during the UN General Assembly week.
Michael Green's Presentation at Ireland's National Economic Dialogue on June ...socprog
Social Progress Imperative CEO Michael Green contributed to the opening plenary at 10:05 a.m. to support the meeting's theme of "Sustainable and Inclusive Growth in the Context of National and
Global Challenges" at the Printworks Conference Center in the Dublin Castle on June 28, 2017. Green compared Ireland's results on the recently launched 2017 Social Progress Index to countries with similar GDP per capita and highlighted where more progress can be achieved in the next budget cycle. Surrounding the event, Social Progress Imperative and its partners Deloitte and ChangeX also invite media to learn more about how the Irish government can use both social progress and economic data to develop fiscal policy.
2017 Indice de Progreso Social Informe Metodologicosocprog
Aunque existe una estrecha relación entre el desempeño económico, medido por el PIB PPA per cápita, 1 y el desempeño en el Índice de Progreso Social, algunos países logran un nivel de progreso social mucho más alto en comparación con países con un PIB per cápita similar. Por ejemplo, Nepal logra un puntaje de 60.08 en el índice de Progreso Social, con un PIB per cápita de $2,312, mientras
que Yemen, con un PIB per cápita de $2,649 logra apenas un 43.46. El Índice demuestra que el crecimiento económico no es suficiente para el progreso social. Países y comunidades que quieren mejores vidas para sus ciudadanos necesitan ir más allá del crecimiento económico a la hora de diseñar sus estrategias de desarrollo.
Aunque existe una estrecha relación entre el desempeño económico, medido por el PIB PPA per cápita, 1 y el desempeño en el Índice de Progreso Social, algunos países logran un nivel de progreso social mucho más alto en comparación con países con un PIB per cápita similar. Por ejemplo, Nepal logra un puntaje de 60.08 en el índice de Progreso Social, con un PIB per cápita de $2,312, mientras
que Yemen, con un PIB per cápita de $2,649 logra apenas un 43.46. El Índice demuestra que el crecimiento económico no es suficiente para el progreso social. Países y comunidades que quieren mejores vidas para sus ciudadanos necesitan ir más allá del crecimiento económico a la hora de diseñar sus estrategias de desarrollo.
Discussion paper: Social Progress Index for States of Indiasocprog
With the partnership of the Social Progress Imperative, the Institute for Competitiveness, India has launched a discussion paper on a Social Progress Index for States of India.
“We are thrilled to support the partnership between NITI Aayog and the Institute for Competitiveness as India works to benchmark social progress in great detail across 28 states and one territory,” said Michael Green, Chief Executive Officer of the Social Progress Imperative. “We look forward to seeing how innovative leaders in government and business use this new map of human wellbeing to improve the lives of people across the subcontinent.”
This exciting development to measure and advance wellbeing in India is an example of the applicability of the Social Progress Index to improve social progress around the world.
Professor Michael E Porter on Competitiveness of Nations and Regions: The New...socprog
Advisor to the Social Progress Imperative Professor Michael E Porter shared this presentation at the India National Competitiveness Forum in New Delhi on May 25, 2017. The Social Progress Index is referenced on slides 12-14. For more information on the Social Progress Index, please visit http://socialprogressimperative.org.
Michael Green on the Social Progress Index at Business in the Community Irelandsocprog
On May 11, 2017 CEO of the Social Progress Imperative Michael Green joined CEOs and Managing Directors of BITC’s member companies to explore why economic growth, measured as GDP, is failing as an accurate predictor of a nation’s progress, and assess the business implications, together with what new measures will support Irish business to thrive in the long term. Learn more at http://socialprogressimperative.org
Social Progress Imperative CEO Michael Green presented at the UK Stakeholders for Sustainable Development Annual Conference on Mar 1, 2017. He presented Social Progress Index data for various countries and the world as a whole that shows it IS possible for the global community to achieve the new United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 - but not with business as usual. To learn more about the Social Progress Index and the Social Progress Imperative, please visit http:socialprogressimperative.org.
European Union Regional Social Progress Index Scorecardssocprog
This deck contains the scorecards for each of 272 regions of the 28 member states of the European Union showing performance on each of 50 indicators. Launched October 11, 2016, the EU Index is a three-year collaborative project carried out by the Social Progress Imperative, Orkestra (a research institute on competitiveness in the Basque region) and the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy of the European Commission. The Index aims at providing consistent, comparable and actionable measures of social and environmental issues. Please note that this Index is not created for the purpose of funding allocation and does not bind the European Commission. Explore all the data: http://www.socialprogressimperative.org/custom-indexes/european-union/
A review of the growth of the Israel Genealogy Research Association Database Collection for the last 12 months. Our collection is now passed the 3 million mark and still growing. See which archives have contributed the most. See the different types of records we have, and which years have had records added. You can also see what we have for the future.
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June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
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The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
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• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
2. WHAT IS SOCIAL PROGRESS?
Social progress is the capacity of a society to meet the basic
human needs of its citizens, establish the building blocks
that allow citizens and communities to enhance and sustain
the quality of their lives, and create the conditions for all
individuals to reach their full potential.
Social Progress Imperative
#socialprogress
4. SOCIAL PROGRESS INDEX INDICATORS
Social Progress Index
Basic Human Needs
Foundations of Wellbeing
Opportunity
Nutrition and Basic Medical Care
Access to Basic Knowledge
Personal Rights
Undernourishment
Depth of food deficit
Maternal mortality rate
Stillbirth rate
Child mortality rate
Prevalence of tuberculosis
Political rights
Freedom of speech
Freedom of
assembly/association
Private property rights
Women’s property rights
Air, Water, and Sanitation
Indoor air pollution attributable deaths
Outdoor air pollution attributable
deaths
Access to piped water
Rural vs. urban access to improved
water source
Access to improved sanitation
facilities
Access to wastewater treatment
Shelter
Availability of affordable housing
Access to electricity
Adult literacy rate
Primary school enrollment
Secondary school enrollment
Women’s mean years in school
Access to Information and
Communications
Mobile telephone subscriptions
Internet users
Fixed broadband subscriptions
Press Freedom Index
Homicide rate
Level of violent crime
Perceived criminality
Political terror
Social Progress Imperative
Tertiary school enrollment
Female tertiary enrollment
Health and Wellness
Personal Freedom and
Choice
Life expectancy
Obesity
Cancer death rate
Deaths from cardiovascular disease
and diabetes
Deaths from HIV
Availability of quality healthcare
Ecosystem Sustainability
Personal Safety
Access to Higher Education
Ecological Footprint of Consumption
CO2 emissions per capita
Energy use per $1,000 GDP
Water withdrawals per capita
Basic religious freedoms
Contraceptive prevalence rate
Access to childcare
Freedom over life choices
Equity and Inclusion
Equity of opportunity for ethnic
minorities
Women treated with respect
Community safety net
Tolerance of immigrants
Tolerance for homosexuals
#socialprogress
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5. 2013 SOCIAL PROGRESS INDEX RESULTS
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Social Progress Imperative
Sweden
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Canada
Germany
United States
Australia
Japan
France
Spain
Korea, Rep.
Costa Rica
Poland
Chile
Argentina
Israel
Bulgaria
Brazil
United Arab Emirates
Turkey
Dominican Republic
Colombia
Thailand
Peru
Mexico
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Philippines
Paraguay
Tunisia
Georgia
Viet Nam
Jordan
China
Russian Federation
Kazakhstan
Botswana
Sri Lanka
Morocco
Indonesia
South Africa
Egypt, Arab Rep.
Ghana
Bangladesh
India
Senegal
Kenya
Rwanda
Mozambique
Uganda
Nigeria
Ethiopia
#socialprogress
13. TARGET AUDIENCES
• Policy-makers
• International development organizations
• Business leaders
• Civil society
• Philanthropists
• Impact investors
Social Progress Imperative
#socialprogress
14. ROLE OF SOCIAL PROGRESS NETWORK
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Interpret and disseminate results
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Help extend and enhance data collection and local and
regional research
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Lobby the local government at all levels to pursue
policy changes related to social progress priorities
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Provide continuity of social progress efforts across
changes in government
Social Progress Imperative
#socialprogress
15. THE SOCIAL PROGRESS NETWORK IN PARAGUAY
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The national government has adopted the Social Progress Index as an
official measure of national performance
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A local network, with participation of independent foundations and NGOs
is forming to:
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disseminate Index results
work with government to identify needed policy changes
Paraguay Social Progress Network:
Fundación Paraguaya
Desarrollo en Democracia
Fundación Avina
Social Cabinet of the Paraguayan Government
Association of Christian Businessmen
advised by:
INCAE Business School
Fundación Latinoamérica Posible
Social Progress Imperative
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