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Fire and Steel Festival

The event was organised by Secret Millionaire David Jamilly and social entrepreneur and local boxing coach Frankie Wales, in conjunction with Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council.

Omidyar-Tufts Microfinance Fund

eBay founder and social entrepreneur Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam donated $100 million to their alma mater Tufts University to create the fund, which will offer millions of tiny loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries.

Peter Samuelson

As a social entrepreneur, in 1982 Peter and his cousin, actress Emma Samms, were inspired by a boy battling an inoperable brain tumor, and started the Starlight Children's Foundation, building it into a charity dedicated to granting wishes for seriously ill children.


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Alan Khazei

Khazei is married to Vanessa Kirsch, a social entrepreneur and graduate of Tufts University who has established several philanthropic organizations, most recently New Profit Inc., a group that provides grants to innovative social projects.

Benigno Aquino

Paolo Benigno Aquino (born 1977), also known as Bam Aquino, social entrepreneur and senatorial candidate in the Philippines, cousin of the above, nephew of Benigno Aquino, Jr., and grandnephew of Benigno Aquino, Sr.

David Vanderpool

Located in Brentwood, TN, Lave MD was a social entrepreneur based business that became one of the first clinics in the country to provide the EndoVenous Laser Treatment for varicose veins.

Farouk Jiwa

Farouk Jiwa is a social entrepreneur, Senior Ashoka Fellow, and Senior Technical Advisor, Economic Development, at CARE USA, applying market-based approaches to poverty reduction in the developing world.

Feerick

Mike Feerick, Irish Social Entrepreneur, Founder & CEO of ALISON Free Learning, Ireland XO

Rubinstein

Robert J. Rubinstein, Social entrepreneur and founder of the TBLI group

Social innovation

This initiative, headed by Monsignor David Cappo, South Australia's Social Inclusion Commissioner, was advised by 'Thinkers in Residence' Geoff Mulgan and New York social entrepreneur Rosanne Haggerty.

Villgro

Founded by social entrepreneur Paul Basil, with the backing of Ashoka: Innovators for the Public and support of Rockefeller Foundation, Villgro began its journey in the year 2001 and has till date incubated over 43 innovations.