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Thoughts are Things

Linda M. Lopeke — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:43:48 +0000

I hold it true that thoughts are things; They’re endowed with bodies and breath and wings: And that we send them forth to fill The world with good results, or ill. That which we call our secret thought Speeds forth to earth’s remotest spot, Leaving its blessings or its woes Like tracks behind it as it goes. We build our future, thought by [...]

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August 2008 Micro-Fundraising Call With Lee Brower

Alex Mandossian — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:00:26 +0000

.clickHereToListenWhiteBG { BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(http://www.alexmandossian.com/images/audio_listen_white.gif); BACKGROUND-REPEAT: no-repeat } Lee Brower Listen to the Replay…

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Do or Die: A Small Business Tale

Linda M. Lopeke — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:15:40 +0000

Most of the entrepreneurs you meet start up their businesses after having thought about them a very long time. It would be rare to find a business owner who just woke up this morning and decided, yes I think I’ll go for it today and make that first million! However, regardless of the amount of time [...]

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The Twin Promises: Change and Hope

Linda M. Lopeke — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:41:42 +0000

Caught an interesting item in The Economist earlier this week. It was a story about Barack Obama called Explaining the Riddle. I had no idea Obama was something of a “comeback kid”. His life was very different eight years ago. He’d lost a congressional primary in Chicago, and both his political and personal bank accounts were [...]

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President Clinton on a mission of giving in Ethiopia

Linda M. Lopeke — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:48:28 +0000

On August 1, President Clinton arrived in a small rural district outside of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, called Debre Ziet, where a large crowd of people greeted him at Godino Health Center, a rural center that serves 45,000 people. He and his team announced a new program that will help 50 health centers across Ethiopia bringing HIV/AIDS [...]

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Free for the Asking

Linda M. Lopeke — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:45:47 +0000

In response to asking “what can we give” to help you with your business, we’re creating a regular “question of the month” post where I’ll answer your specific questions sent to this web site. We’ll select the best question from those submitted each month (can be on any business or micro-fundraising related topic) and, if you [...]

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July 2008 Micro-Fundraising Call With Linda Lopeke

Alex Mandossian — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:00:49 +0000

.clickHereToListenWhiteBG { BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(http://www.alexmandossian.com/images/audio_listen_white.gif); BACKGROUND-REPEAT: no-repeat } Linda Lopeke Listen to the Replay… Please Give Now »

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Here We Grow Again

Linda M. Lopeke — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:08:45 +0000

At SMARTSTART we’ve implemented philanthropy programs for donating services, support, and access to career and business success mentoring programs to new grads, new immigrants and entrepreneurs in the developing countries of the world. Now I’d like to explore how we might expand further by doing something for the entrepreneurs who so generously support our work here [...]

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In Celebration of Past Giving

Linda M. Lopeke — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:03:19 +0000

On our June fundraising call I was excited to report that, thanks to the generosity of our SMARTSTART|Giving followers, we have funded the hopes and dreams of 135 entrepreneurs with 32 micro-loans through Kiva.org. That’s more than 10x the number of loans made by the typical Kiva donor who, on average, makes 2.9 loans. And [...]

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June 2008 Micro-Fundraising Call With Jim White

Alex Mandossian — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:25:24 +0000

.clickHereToListenWhiteBG { background-image: url(http://www.alexmandossian.com/images/audio_listen_white.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; } Jim White Listen to the Replay… Please Give Now »

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