Job Posting: Assistant Director, Center for Social Value Creation, University of Maryland

The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business is seeking an Assistant Director of student programs and social entrepreneurship for The Center for Social Value Creation (CSVC). The center brings together staff, faculty and students to find solutions that address global social and environmental challenges through business principles. The center supports research, curriculum and applied learning by immersing our students in complex and evolving marketplaces where critical thinking, leadership, and entrepreneurship are at the core of the experience.

The Assistant Director will be responsible for the execution of consulting-based experiential learning programs as well as the development, management and expansion of social entrepreneurship programming. The Assistant Director will also work with the Executive Director to administer the center, develop and maintain strategic partnerships and contribute to the overall strategy and continued growth of the organization. Finally, participation in regional social entrepreneurship and responsible business networks is required.

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Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program

Fellowships for Graduate Studies  In 2013 the Payne Fellowship Program plans to award two fellowships valued at up to $45,000 annually for a two-year program.  The award includes up to $20,000 per year toward tuition and mandatory fees for completion of a two-year master’s degree at a U.S. institution; a $15,000 stipend for each academic year for room, board, books and other education-related expenses; and up to $10,000 per year in stipend, housing, transportation, and related expenses for summer internships (see below).  At the conclusion of two years of study, the Payne Fellow is expected to obtain a degree in international development or another area of relevance to the work of the USAID Foreign Service at a U.S. graduate or professional school approved by the Payne Program.  Fellows who successfully complete the Payne Program and USAID Foreign Service entry requirements will receive appointments as Foreign Service Officers with the U.S. Agency for International Development.

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2013 Summer Balkans Expedition

Are you ready to cross the border? Entrepreneurship, Ecotourism & Environmental Peacebuilding Expedition 2013 still has some space available – Register today Deadline on 5/13! Explore Kosovo, Albania & Montenegro with International Peace Park Expeditions

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Real Change Program at the RESULTS International Conference

REAL Change Program at the RESULTS International Conference

Want to make a REAL Change?  APPLY Now for the REAL Change Scholarship!

Passionate young voices are needed to end poverty around the world and here in the U.S. This summer, the RESULTS International Conference offers a chance for 18 to 27 year-olds to build their advocacy skills and put them into practice on Capitol Hill and in their communities.

RESULTS Educational Fund is pleased to offer REF’s Emerging Activist Leaders(REAL) Change Scholarship for all but a small part of the cost of conference registration, travel to DC, and lodging at the beautiful Double Tree Hilton for 18-27 year olds to participate in the exciting RESULTS International Conference (IC). This program also provides two additional days of advocacy training on organizing others to engage in three of REF’s major global poverty campaigns, TB-HIV, Child Survival and Education for All. At this training you will gain knowledge and skills to speak powerfully, work with and educate decision makers and the media, and organize others who care about ending poverty. This transformative conference will be held July 20-24 at the Doubletree Hotel in Crystal City, overlooking Washington D.C.

Download an application and apply. Share with friends who are ready to change the world. If you have questions, contact Carly Pildis at: cpildis@results.org.

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US Legal/Tax Info for Nonprofit Social Enterprises

US Legal/Tax Info for Nonprofit Social Enterprises, provided by Rolfe Larson on behalf of the npEnterprise Forum.

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A searchable archive of posts is available here. The npEnterprise Forum discusses practical steps social enterprises use to build capacity, mission impact, and financial sustainability through income-generating business activities.  This list is owned and edited by Rolfe Larson Associates LLC. The npEnterprise Forum is the official listserv partner of the Social Enterprise Alliance.