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Posts Tagged ‘Omidyar Network’

Changing the world. One map at the time.

Posted in Tim's posts..., tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Since inception of the company, I have always fancied the path that Ushahidi has walked and will walk… In short, Ushahidi is developing free and open source software for information collection, visualization and interactive mapping. Ushahidi was born as a website in Kenya for people on the streets to file eyewitness reports of violence (via [...]

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If I could only get 10 minutes with Amy Klement…

Posted in If I could only get 10 minutes with..., Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , on November 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Let me start out by quoting Amy Klement, Vice President at Omidyar Network (ON) elaborating on their blended use of ‘grants’ and ‘impact investments’. “We think that both are absolutely needed. Grant-based philanthropy has had tremendous positive impact by overcoming market-based failures that aren’t addressed by government. Grants can also help spur the creation of [...]

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