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“Netexplorateurs of the Year” Award

Samasource and Crowdflower received the “Netexplorateurs of the Year” Award for their GiveWork iPhone application at the French Senate in Paris today.  This award is conferred on the most promising digital initiatives each year; in previous years, Twitter and the Dutch augmented reality application Layar were recognized.
Samasource and CrowdFlower were covered on the French news [...]

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Lloyd Taylor – Newest Samasource Board Member

We are thrilled to have Lloyd Taylor on our Board! He brings a great deal of experience from his time at LinkedIn where he scaled their infrastructure to support their rapid growth to developing an infinitely scalable global physical infrastructure for Google’s server farms. We are very lucky to have his input and [...]

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Samasource in Haiti: It’s funny how things turn out sometimes

Anar Simpson, Samasource Program Director, reflects on our evaluation of potential Haitian partner 1,000 Jobs.

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A Parisian in Nairobi – Part 2

Nairobi is the largest and most modern city in East Africa. It is growing very fast and is the center for many organizations and businesses in the region. Though the word Nairobi means “Place of cool water” for Masaii people, it is not the case this month (November ’09). In fact, the current drought striking [...]

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A Parisian in Nairobi – Samasource’s first Fellow

When arriving in Nairobi, one can quickly feel stifled by people, noise, pollution, so the charm of the city is not obvious at first. This city is like a whirlwind that can be stunning. But after the first shockwave, one gets used to this environment and appreciates the kind of life Nairobi has to offer.
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Leila represents Samasource at the African Social Enterprise Forum

The African Social Enterprise Forum has tons of the hardest working social entrepreneurship organizations such as Acumen Fund, the Rockefeller Foundation, Endeavor, Ashoka and Social Private Equity South Africa – and of course Samasource.

See Leila speak about the challenges of using microwork to help people in Africa make their own livelihoods online. Dignified digital jobs for the next billion.

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Why is it hard to believe that they really think their own lack of a donation program is
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What is “reasonably priced” for a not for profit?

What is a “reasonable price” for a NFP to pay for a software or service? Should they pay market rate as if they were a profit making venture? Should they get a discount? Should businesses, especially lower marginal cost businesses like software companies make a habit of donating licenses to not for profits?

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Doing Business for Good: Moving Beyond the for-profit and non-profit models

I first heard about social businesses and social entrepreneurship in a seminar at the Stanford GSB three years ago. At the time, it seemed like an interesting concept but was not something I gave much further thought.
Then last summer I spend five weeks in South Africa and had the privilege of speaking with many of [...]

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Fishing Expedition: One Intern’s Journey from Wall Street to Refugee Camps

As the proverb goes, “Give a man a fish and you have fed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime”. By leveraging technology to create jobs for the next billion, Samasource is teaching individuals how to fish. Fishing … I can’t think of a better way to spend my summer.

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How Samasource Could Empower Paul Parach

Meet Paul Parach. He’s 24, and currently in his second year of high school, thanks to CARE International’s operations in Dadaab. His story will make you stop whatever you’re doing and think about the latent talent of people in refugee camps.
Paul left his small village in South Sudan at the age of 9, chased out [...]

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