The document provides information about the StartingBloc Fellowship program, which helps social innovators address global challenges. It discusses the community of StartingBloc Fellows, the skills and training they receive through the Institute for Social Innovation, and the impact of past Fellows. It profiles several Fellows and the social ventures they have created with support from StartingBloc.
This is a brief overview of StartingBloc, it's premier leadership development program - the StartingBloc Fellowship and the Institute for Social Innovation.
This is a brief overview of StartingBloc, it's premier leadership development program - the StartingBloc Fellowship and the Institute for Social Innovation.
Presenting in partnership with United Way Central Alberta in Red Deer, SiG National Executive Director, Tim Draimin, explores social innovation: what it is, why it is important, and the opportunity for Alberta to become a social innovation leader.
Developing Entrepreneurship Curricula for Sustainable Developmentthe nciia
Interest in technology entrepreneurship aimed at solving the most intractable of global problems in the developing world is at an all-time high. A vast number of education programs, especially in engineering- and design-related degree programs, focus on developing appropriate technology solutions to Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP) challenges in sectors such as food, water, energy, health, education and global connectivity. For many years, funding organizations have underwritten such efforts, only to see successful technologies that ultimately failed in the adoption cycle. The global community has largely come to the conclusion that technologies often fail because of they were never turned into sustainable enterprises. The authors have significant experience creating ventures in a developing world context (Africa, Mexico, American Indian, etc.) and in developing for-credit and non-credit technology entrepreneurship curricula for sustainable development. This session will discuss their experiences and offer suggestions for implementing successful ventures and curricula.
Iterating an Innovation Model: Challenges and Opportunities in Adapting Accel...juliahaines
Startup accelerators have expanded worldwide in recent years, fostering the development of technology startups and spreading Lean practices and Silicon Valley values to all corners of the globe. These accelerators clearly create value—for the teams whose development they foster, the products they create, and the larger ecosystems they build. But there are also a number of challenges arising from the model and how it is implemented in different contexts globally. Through fieldwork at accelerators in Singapore and Buenos Aires, I investigate the global expansion of this innovation model. In this paper, I discuss the most salient challenges and discuss potential opportunities emerging from these challenges, and how other methods and practices such as design thinking, intensive user research and flexible, bottom up-approaches can add value to the accelerator process. I also highlight mutually beneficial ways the EPIC community can become more involved in startups ecosystems.
This is a paper published in the proceedings of the 2014 Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Conference (EPIC).
* why do we need managers who are skilled at social innovation?
* what are the key capacities that leaders and managers bring to social innovation?
* how do we create a social innovation culture inside our organisations?
* how do we become a society that practices continuous social innovation?
Startup Leadership Program 2015 OverviewBrian Bauer
Overview deck about the Startup Leadership Program for the 2014-2015 year. Applications close August 1, 2014 in 20 cities around the world - including New York, Boston, Chicago, Silicon Valley, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Tel Aviv, London, Paris, Moscow, Melbourne, Beijing and Singapore.Singapore.
Hitachi is highly focused on social innovation with expertise in infrastructure technologies to give solutions to the world's environmental, social, and sustainability challenges.
Restart+ Module 3 Placemaking a Powerful Tool for Community Regenerationcaniceconsulting
In this module, we explore placemaking as a process for community regeneration.
We focus in detail on the four main types of placemaking and hone in on how each one works. We look at some great real life applications of these in communities.
In the final section, we provide you with a pack of useful exercises and templates to help you start using placemaking in the planning of your new regeneration project/s!
These are the low resolution slides of my workshop to the International Labor Organization (the oldest agency of the United Nations!) on how to plan the business model for your social enterprise, using the CLEVER social business model canvas, with a focus on balancing revenues, profit, and impact - and avoid mission drift.
I worked on this document with others in a group project for Net Impact Central. I was primarily responsible for researching and drafting the content of the newsletter.
The mission of Net Impact Central is to coordinate with Net Impact college campus chapters to organize and facilitate the Net Impact yearly Conference for MBAs who interested non-profit and philanthropy causes.
The main challenge for this project was finding topics and content to write about that will Create buzz while providing details and general information about the conference
Crawl, walk, run, and only then compete - v5.0Marvin Soud
Crawl, Walk, Run, and Only Then Compete - A framework for manufacturing innovative entrepreneurial ecosystems in emerging economies.
A healthy government, society, business, or entrepreneurial ecosystem all have what we see as related foundations at their core. In this report, we address the foundational pillars that are needed to build healthy, vibrant, progressive, globally competitive and most importantly, economically productive entrepreneurial ecosystems.
This guide takes lessons from around the world, but is intended specifically for emerging economies and addresses their unique challenges.
Presenting at Startup Edmonton for Make Something Edmonton, SiG National Executive Director, Tim Draimin, explores "Making Change Through Social Innovation" - introducing what social innovation is, why it is important, and the opportunity for Alberta to become a social innovation leader.
Innovation is everywhere - Hong Kong Innovation Ecosystem and Startup SceneInnovation is Everywhere
Hong Kong is dubbed "Asia's world city", and would also love to be the tech capital of the most dynamic and populous region of the world, halfway between the North Asia giant (China, South Korea, Japan) and the fast-growing South-East Asia (Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam...).
With 8m inhabitants, a British past and a recent come-back into China, can Hong Kong be the hub it is already financially? To be true, there's a world between Hong Kong and China, and it makes of the city-island-state-special administrative area quite an isolated dot.
Of course, the manufacture and financial history and expertise of the city can be seen quite vividly in its startup scene, where "fintech" is quite advanced.
In this review, you will see how Hong Kong has turned into an innovation hub mostly thanks to a small community of determined entrepreneurs, its best practices as an ecosystem, and its strengths and weaknesses as well.
Read more about us as we roam the world to explore the emerging markets startups scenes, from Iran to Chile, from China to Nigeria.
Reach us at: martin@innovationiseverywhere
www.innovationiseverywhere.com
Presenting in partnership with United Way Central Alberta in Red Deer, SiG National Executive Director, Tim Draimin, explores social innovation: what it is, why it is important, and the opportunity for Alberta to become a social innovation leader.
Developing Entrepreneurship Curricula for Sustainable Developmentthe nciia
Interest in technology entrepreneurship aimed at solving the most intractable of global problems in the developing world is at an all-time high. A vast number of education programs, especially in engineering- and design-related degree programs, focus on developing appropriate technology solutions to Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP) challenges in sectors such as food, water, energy, health, education and global connectivity. For many years, funding organizations have underwritten such efforts, only to see successful technologies that ultimately failed in the adoption cycle. The global community has largely come to the conclusion that technologies often fail because of they were never turned into sustainable enterprises. The authors have significant experience creating ventures in a developing world context (Africa, Mexico, American Indian, etc.) and in developing for-credit and non-credit technology entrepreneurship curricula for sustainable development. This session will discuss their experiences and offer suggestions for implementing successful ventures and curricula.
Iterating an Innovation Model: Challenges and Opportunities in Adapting Accel...juliahaines
Startup accelerators have expanded worldwide in recent years, fostering the development of technology startups and spreading Lean practices and Silicon Valley values to all corners of the globe. These accelerators clearly create value—for the teams whose development they foster, the products they create, and the larger ecosystems they build. But there are also a number of challenges arising from the model and how it is implemented in different contexts globally. Through fieldwork at accelerators in Singapore and Buenos Aires, I investigate the global expansion of this innovation model. In this paper, I discuss the most salient challenges and discuss potential opportunities emerging from these challenges, and how other methods and practices such as design thinking, intensive user research and flexible, bottom up-approaches can add value to the accelerator process. I also highlight mutually beneficial ways the EPIC community can become more involved in startups ecosystems.
This is a paper published in the proceedings of the 2014 Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Conference (EPIC).
* why do we need managers who are skilled at social innovation?
* what are the key capacities that leaders and managers bring to social innovation?
* how do we create a social innovation culture inside our organisations?
* how do we become a society that practices continuous social innovation?
Startup Leadership Program 2015 OverviewBrian Bauer
Overview deck about the Startup Leadership Program for the 2014-2015 year. Applications close August 1, 2014 in 20 cities around the world - including New York, Boston, Chicago, Silicon Valley, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Tel Aviv, London, Paris, Moscow, Melbourne, Beijing and Singapore.Singapore.
Hitachi is highly focused on social innovation with expertise in infrastructure technologies to give solutions to the world's environmental, social, and sustainability challenges.
Restart+ Module 3 Placemaking a Powerful Tool for Community Regenerationcaniceconsulting
In this module, we explore placemaking as a process for community regeneration.
We focus in detail on the four main types of placemaking and hone in on how each one works. We look at some great real life applications of these in communities.
In the final section, we provide you with a pack of useful exercises and templates to help you start using placemaking in the planning of your new regeneration project/s!
These are the low resolution slides of my workshop to the International Labor Organization (the oldest agency of the United Nations!) on how to plan the business model for your social enterprise, using the CLEVER social business model canvas, with a focus on balancing revenues, profit, and impact - and avoid mission drift.
I worked on this document with others in a group project for Net Impact Central. I was primarily responsible for researching and drafting the content of the newsletter.
The mission of Net Impact Central is to coordinate with Net Impact college campus chapters to organize and facilitate the Net Impact yearly Conference for MBAs who interested non-profit and philanthropy causes.
The main challenge for this project was finding topics and content to write about that will Create buzz while providing details and general information about the conference
Crawl, walk, run, and only then compete - v5.0Marvin Soud
Crawl, Walk, Run, and Only Then Compete - A framework for manufacturing innovative entrepreneurial ecosystems in emerging economies.
A healthy government, society, business, or entrepreneurial ecosystem all have what we see as related foundations at their core. In this report, we address the foundational pillars that are needed to build healthy, vibrant, progressive, globally competitive and most importantly, economically productive entrepreneurial ecosystems.
This guide takes lessons from around the world, but is intended specifically for emerging economies and addresses their unique challenges.
Presenting at Startup Edmonton for Make Something Edmonton, SiG National Executive Director, Tim Draimin, explores "Making Change Through Social Innovation" - introducing what social innovation is, why it is important, and the opportunity for Alberta to become a social innovation leader.
Innovation is everywhere - Hong Kong Innovation Ecosystem and Startup SceneInnovation is Everywhere
Hong Kong is dubbed "Asia's world city", and would also love to be the tech capital of the most dynamic and populous region of the world, halfway between the North Asia giant (China, South Korea, Japan) and the fast-growing South-East Asia (Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam...).
With 8m inhabitants, a British past and a recent come-back into China, can Hong Kong be the hub it is already financially? To be true, there's a world between Hong Kong and China, and it makes of the city-island-state-special administrative area quite an isolated dot.
Of course, the manufacture and financial history and expertise of the city can be seen quite vividly in its startup scene, where "fintech" is quite advanced.
In this review, you will see how Hong Kong has turned into an innovation hub mostly thanks to a small community of determined entrepreneurs, its best practices as an ecosystem, and its strengths and weaknesses as well.
Read more about us as we roam the world to explore the emerging markets startups scenes, from Iran to Chile, from China to Nigeria.
Reach us at: martin@innovationiseverywhere
www.innovationiseverywhere.com
This orientation session, and the Impact Foundations workshop is preliminary to the upcoming Impact Academy education programs and Hacking Social Impact Unconference hosted by TenX & Northwest Social Venture Fund.
Come to meet peer founders and impact practitioners, and learn how YOU can get more involved in social change opportunities with Northwest Social Venture Fund or by launching / scaling social ventures in your community.
If you're interested in participating as a volunteer, partner, or funder in “Hacking Social Impact” as we work to advance social impact in our communities, please complete our interests registration at http://bit.ly/1cqq3TZ, or contact carolynn@nwsvf.org to discuss
The school is blending culture, ethics, language, science & technology to produce wholesome individuals ready to brave the challenges of the modern world and to succeed as well and to bring about positive changes in society. Read this interesting edition of The Knowledge Review to know more about Little Genius International that has broken the shackles of conventional education.
From the Ontario Trillium Foundation 2009 Professional Development Conference
According to a recent Kellogg Foundation report, if an organization builds a culture that systematically supports innovation, the ideas will come. The key is to be deliberate, open to ideas from anywhere, comfortable with unpredictability, and generous in sharing learnings – all great approaches to building a social infrastructure for youth organizing and engagement in Ontario. Young people are already making significant contributions to their communities, and now is the time to sustain and increase that activity.
In March 2009, OTF partnered with the Laidlaw Foundation and Tides Canada to create the conditions that would allow youth-led and youth-serving organizations to connect with each other, share resources and develop new knowledge and practices. 50 young people from diverse sectors and groups agreed on the need for a coordinated provincial model, but where they go from there is deliberately unplanned. No required changes have been identified up front, and no expected outcomes have been proposed. The only certainty is that a strong foundation is being built for future generations. Work through a fascinating case study on this unique process to find out more about:
- the five stages of intentional innovation;
- thinking big and trusting to “wisdom of crowds”;
- the definition of a social infrastructure; and
- the kind of supports needed by youth to strengthen their work
Presenters:
Abe Drennan, Program Director, The Switch Yard Centre
Arti Freeman, OTF Program Manager, Province-Wide,
The Future of Corporate Social Responsibility - employee volunteering. Cross-sector initiatives to accelerate social innovation. A presentation of Social Entrepreneurs Melbourne.
Building RAG with self-deployed Milvus vector database and Snowpark Container...Zilliz
This talk will give hands-on advice on building RAG applications with an open-source Milvus database deployed as a docker container. We will also introduce the integration of Milvus with Snowpark Container Services.
Alt. GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using ...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Removing Uninteresting Bytes in Software FuzzingAftab Hussain
Imagine a world where software fuzzing, the process of mutating bytes in test seeds to uncover hidden and erroneous program behaviors, becomes faster and more effective. A lot depends on the initial seeds, which can significantly dictate the trajectory of a fuzzing campaign, particularly in terms of how long it takes to uncover interesting behaviour in your code. We introduce DIAR, a technique designed to speedup fuzzing campaigns by pinpointing and eliminating those uninteresting bytes in the seeds. Picture this: instead of wasting valuable resources on meaningless mutations in large, bloated seeds, DIAR removes the unnecessary bytes, streamlining the entire process.
In this work, we equipped AFL, a popular fuzzer, with DIAR and examined two critical Linux libraries -- Libxml's xmllint, a tool for parsing xml documents, and Binutil's readelf, an essential debugging and security analysis command-line tool used to display detailed information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format). Our preliminary results show that AFL+DIAR does not only discover new paths more quickly but also achieves higher coverage overall. This work thus showcases how starting with lean and optimized seeds can lead to faster, more comprehensive fuzzing campaigns -- and DIAR helps you find such seeds.
- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
A tale of scale & speed: How the US Navy is enabling software delivery from l...sonjaschweigert1
Rapid and secure feature delivery is a goal across every application team and every branch of the DoD. The Navy’s DevSecOps platform, Party Barge, has achieved:
- Reduction in onboarding time from 5 weeks to 1 day
- Improved developer experience and productivity through actionable findings and reduction of false positives
- Maintenance of superior security standards and inherent policy enforcement with Authorization to Operate (ATO)
Development teams can ship efficiently and ensure applications are cyber ready for Navy Authorizing Officials (AOs). In this webinar, Sigma Defense and Anchore will give attendees a look behind the scenes and demo secure pipeline automation and security artifacts that speed up application ATO and time to production.
We will cover:
- How to remove silos in DevSecOps
- How to build efficient development pipeline roles and component templates
- How to deliver security artifacts that matter for ATO’s (SBOMs, vulnerability reports, and policy evidence)
- How to streamline operations with automated policy checks on container images
Essentials of Automations: The Art of Triggers and Actions in FMESafe Software
In this second installment of our Essentials of Automations webinar series, we’ll explore the landscape of triggers and actions, guiding you through the nuances of authoring and adapting workspaces for seamless automations. Gain an understanding of the full spectrum of triggers and actions available in FME, empowering you to enhance your workspaces for efficient automation.
We’ll kick things off by showcasing the most commonly used event-based triggers, introducing you to various automation workflows like manual triggers, schedules, directory watchers, and more. Plus, see how these elements play out in real scenarios.
Whether you’re tweaking your current setup or building from the ground up, this session will arm you with the tools and insights needed to transform your FME usage into a powerhouse of productivity. Join us to discover effective strategies that simplify complex processes, enhancing your productivity and transforming your data management practices with FME. Let’s turn complexity into clarity and make your workspaces work wonders!
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
Threats to mobile devices are more prevalent and increasing in scope and complexity. Users of mobile devices desire to take full advantage of the features
available on those devices, but many of the features provide convenience and capability but sacrifice security. This best practices guide outlines steps the users can take to better protect personal devices and information.
Why You Should Replace Windows 11 with Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 for enhanced perfor...SOFTTECHHUB
The choice of an operating system plays a pivotal role in shaping our computing experience. For decades, Microsoft's Windows has dominated the market, offering a familiar and widely adopted platform for personal and professional use. However, as technological advancements continue to push the boundaries of innovation, alternative operating systems have emerged, challenging the status quo and offering users a fresh perspective on computing.
One such alternative that has garnered significant attention and acclaim is Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, a sleek, powerful, and user-friendly Linux distribution that promises to redefine the way we interact with our devices. With its focus on performance, security, and customization, Nitrux Linux presents a compelling case for those seeking to break free from the constraints of proprietary software and embrace the freedom and flexibility of open-source computing.
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing Days
StartingBloc Fellow profiles deck
1. Mentors at the LA ʻ11 Institute
Mitchell Wade educating at the 2010 New York Institute
Fellows dancing to save the world at the 2008 London Institute
LA ʻ11 Fellows at the 2011 LA Institute Launch Party
The StartingBloc Fellowship
2. WHAT IS STARTINGBLOC?
Howard Buffet educating at the 2010 New York Institute
Vinay Nagaraju (LON ʻ08) with Mohammed Yunus
Since 2005, StartingBloc has helped social innovators by giving
them the skills and the tools they need to address the most
pressing global challenges of our time.
Presentation from the 2008 London Institute
Sean Carasso, Founder, Falling Whistles at the LA ʻ11 Institute
3. STARTINGBLOC FELLOW PROFILE
“StartingBloc gave me the push I needed to start Generation Enterprise: the
tools, the confidence, and the friends and teammates who helped us go from
an innovative pilot project to a high-impact global organization.”
Clara Chow, NY ’05 Founder & CEO, Generation Enterprise
Generation Enterprise (“GEN”) is adapting venture capital and lean start-up methodology from
Silicon Valley (and Silicon Alley) and taking it to bottom-of-the-pyramid markets in megacities like
Lagos. In doing so, they're integrating so-called "unemployable" youth into the local and global
economy as entrepreneurs, employers, and community leaders.
Prior to GEN, Clara worked at McKinsey & Company. She also served as a project manager at
the New York City Economic Development Corporation. She is an alumna of the University of
Pennsylvania and Sciences Po Paris.
“The ILO estimates that halving youth unemployment could boost GDP in places
like sub-Saharan Africa by 12-19%. In the words of Kofi Annan: empowered,
young people can be key agents for development and peace.”
4. STARTINGBLOC FELLOW PROFILE
“StartingBloc simultaneously clarified my path and paved the road. At least two
non-profits, my career, and several of my deepest friendships and mentorships
would not exist if not for StartingBloc.”
Mark Laabs, BOS ’07 COO, Climate Bridge
Mark Laabs is a serial environmental entrepreneur based in Shanghai as the COO of Climate
Bridge Ltd., a multinational company dedicated to combatting climate change by facilitating
the deployment of clean technologies around the world. In China, He has supervised the
carbon implementation of more than 100 clean energy and energy efficiency projects. Prior to
Climate Bridge, Mark was a consultant at McKinsey & Company. He graduated as a Robertson
Scholar from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University.
“From policy advice to financial structuring to technology evaluation, Climate
Bridge is engaging with the senior-most public, private, and social sector thought
leaders in China to forge new innovations in the world's response to its most
ominous environmental challenge.”
5. STARTINGBLOC FELLOW PROFILE
“More importantly, I could start a number of ventures that all started in some
way or the other through StartingBloc. I have been fortunate for the ventures I
have been creating now to be able to recruit StartingBloc Fellows.”
Nitin Rao, LON ’07 President & Co-Founder, dplay
Shortly after becoming a StartingBloc Fellow, Nitin co-founded and ran two social enterprises in
India – Let Me Know, a unique portal that helps students across India find opportunities of various
kinds and Engineers for Social Impact, a unique fellowship program that connects top
engineering talent to credible social enterprises driving market-based solutions to development
in India. Nitin’s latest venture, dplay seeks to democratizes access to high-performance design
tools, and generate massive improvements over today's CAD market. Nitin was also a TED Fellow
and has an MBA from MIT Sloan.
“We're hacking at hard problems in gaming, cloud and computational design,
have presented at TED, and are bringing to market innovations from partners at
Stanford, Princeton, MIT and UC Berkeley.”
6. STARTINGBLOC FELLOW PROFILE
“StartingBloc has helped give me the confidence and the community I needed
to embrace the risk of running with Dance 4 Peace and building it up; allowing
me to take our violence prevention program to more youth in more corners of
the world.”
Sara Potler, BOS ’11 Founder & CEO, Dance 4 Peace
Sara Potler, a life-long dancer, was a Fulbright Scholar when she developed an innovative peace
education, conflict resolution program: Dance 4 Peace. Today, Dance 4 Peace has trained over
1,000 PeaceMovers and students around the world in an evidence-based, sustainable pipeline
curriculum and an international exchange of peace building skills through creative movement.
Sara is also the Chief Operating Officer for Atlas Corps. Sara is a Cordes Fellow and graduated
magna cum laude from the University of Virginia.
“Dance 4 Peace is unique as a peace education program in our ability to offer
interdisciplinary, dance-based character education and violence prevention as
part of core curricula. We are the pioneers in movement-centered learning and
measurement.”
7. STARTINGBLOC FELLOW PROFILE
“Surrounding myself with incredibly inspiring, fearless young leaders gets your
heart rate going. Impossible ideas seem plausible, taking risks start seem to less
risky, and changing the world not only becomes digestible, but likely.”
Alex Abelin, NY ’11 Community Affairs Manager, Google
Alex Abelin joined Google in 2005, after graduating with a Bachelor's of Science from the Haas
School of Business, UC Berkeley. In Alex’s first two years at Google, he was a member of the
Online Sales team. As the Community Affairs Manager for East Coast Offices and Data Center
Communities, he leads outreach efforts in communities where Google has a presence in the U.S.
Alex seeks opportunities for Googlers to volunteer their time and expertise, engage in local grant
making and helps to build relationships with local stakeholders. He currently lives in Manhattan,
and has worked for Google at their Mountain View, San Francisco and Dublin, Ireland.
“Google is a young organization and open to big progressive ideas. I'm able to
influence the direction of our outreach. I focus our efforts on bridging the digital
divide, supporting STEM educational programs and carbon-reduction activities.“
8. THE STARTINGBLOC COMMUNITY
Our signature leadership development program, the StartingBloc
Fellowship exposes young leaders to new models for achieving
social impact. Our community currently consists of 1800 Fellows
representing over 55 countries and more than 221 universities.
The 2011 Boston class of StartingBloc Fellows
9. THE STARTINGBLOC FELLOW PROFILE
Global
Trailblazers
Proven leaders with strong
aged 18 - 30
academic credentials
Diverse: 65% minorities / 55% women / Speak
53 languages / From over 50 countries
Focused on action, change
Multi-sector Experience:
and market-driven
Top Firms / 60%
approaches to solving social
issues Entrepreneurs
10. THE INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION
Survey of
Social Corporate
Innovation Partners
15 Inspiring Graduate
Experts Schools
Institute for Jeff Chapin educating at the 2010 Boston Institute
Jonathan Evans (NY ʻ10) presenting at the SIC
Social
Training on Innovation
Harder StartingBloc
Community
The 2010 New York Fellows taking part in a Transformative Action exercise
Skills
Social
Innovation 110 Social
Competition Innovators
Fellows working on the SIC case challenge at the 2010 Boston Institute
Andrew Zolli educating at the 2010 New York Institute
12. The StartingBloc Fellowship
LA ʻ11 Fellows take part in an exercise during Scott Shermanʼs Transformative Action Session.
StartingBloc NFP
For more information on the StartingBloc
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Fellowship and the Institutes for Social
New York, NY 10016
Innovation, please visit:
info@startingbloc.org
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