In This Issue

▪ From the Founder & Executive Director
▪ Faculty Spotlight
▪ News & Spotlight
▪ Highlights from the January 2015 issue
▪ Upcoming Events
▪ Opportunities
▪ Alumni Corner
▪ Contact Us

From the Founder & Executive Director

Thank Goodness for Tim Cook: Apple’s Chance for Real Greatness

by Dennis R. Shaughnessy

"Steve Jobs was an undeniable giant of industry, and a legendary figure in the tech sector. Many business analysts consider him the greatest CEO of his era, perhaps alongside Bill Gates..."
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Faculty Spotlight

Millennium Development Goals: are we on target?

by Sophie Bacq

"The soon approaching deadline of 2015, by which all the world’s nations and leading development institutions agreed to meet eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), forces us to reflect on achievements and areas for improvement. In this vein, we must assess where we are in terms of: extreme poverty and hunger eradication, universal primary education, gender equality and female empowerment, child mortality, maternal health, HIV/AIDS, and malaria, just to name a few..."
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Kim and Gabby at Kiva!

News & Spotlight

The SEI store is up and running! Check it out here!

5 Online Resources for Social Entrepreneurs
by Alex Vipond

"The idea is that our classrooms will no longer rely on in-class lectures—students will instead watch lecture videos at home, at their own pace and with full ability to rewind if their attention slips or if they don’t understand a concept..."
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A Day in the Life of a Kiva Intern
by Kim Izar and Gabby Vasquez

"These words serve as Kiva’s mission statement, but in the few weeks that we have been here, one word continues to stand out: connect."
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Updates from Caitlin Morelli: Global Officer
7 Reasons to Co-op in India
by Caitlin Morelli
"As much as everyone tried to prepare me for this trip, it was hard to understand India until I experienced it for myself. On my first day in Mumbai, I wandered the Colaba markets, ate unhealthy amounts of paneer and chicken tikka, and drank many pots of chai masala while people-watching at cafés..."
Check it out here.

Traveling Solo: Tips and Tricks for The Independent Explorer
by Caitlin Morelli
"I’ve been on the road by myself for six weeks now, which is plenty of time to make mistakes and learn a few things. My hope is that when you get out there for yourself, you will avoid these pitfalls and be able to get yourself out of some sticky situations..."
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Highlights from January 2015 issue

Learning From Failure: Tales from a Failed Aquaculture Enterprise in Senegal
by Sara Minard

"Starting a social enterprise in a low-income country is not hard. There are enough social problems out there to test potential solutions, definitely enough donors who are looking for projects to call their own, and many willing souls interested in serving the poor. The act of beginning a social enterprise, like many entrepreneurial ventures, requires a combination of boldness and momentum. You often feel like the universe is rooting for you, and those involved in the idea are full of measured optimism..."
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A new chapter, a new way of investing.
Aishwarya Bhadouria, August Granath and Marie Michl’s experience in the Global Social Entrepreneurship first year honors inquiry seminar.

"The Global Social Entrepreneurship course introduced incoming Freshman Honors students to the concept and importance of social enterprise and promptly put them to work thinking about how they can make the world a better place..."
Read more here.

Upcoming Events

Room to Read
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SEI Student Association
Check out upcoming events, here.

Global Health & Innovation Conference
Presented by Unite For Sight, 12th Annual Conference
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Saturday, March 28 - Sunday, March 29, 2015
Learn more here.

Opportunities

Contribute to the Social Enterprise Review! Contact beggin.m@husky.neu.edu for more information!

Contribute to the SEI monthly newsletter! Contact matalon.a@husky.neu.edu for more information!

Venture Well: E-Team Program
"The E-Team Program cultivates opportunities for collegiate entrepreneurs like yourself by providing early-stage support and funding of up to $75,000."
Learn more here.

TCU Richards Barrentine Values and Ventures®
Business Plan Competition "An annual competition for undergraduate students around the world to pitch plans for for-profit enterprises that impact society in meaningful ways. Presented by the Neeley Entrepreneurship Center." Learn more here.

Edx.org: The Challenges of Global Poverty, "A course for those who are interested in the challenge posed by massive and persistent world poverty." It's free! Learn more here.

Become a Campus Advocate for Change with One Acre Fund! Apply here.

Alumni Corner

Alumni Interview with Alex Sobrado: The Cambodia Chronicles

"I graduated from Northeastern in January (2015) and am glad to say that I have a job lined up in San Diego starting in July. Having a few months off, I wanted to travel and try my hand at working in microfinance. After working an average of 90 hours a week in my last investment banking internship, the thought of using finance for something meaningful really intrigued me..."
Read more here.

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