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AirAsia Foundation tackles Social Enterprise in a forum, invites ISEA President as speakerNovember 9th, 2015

For its first-ever public event, the AirAsia Foundation, the philanthropic arm of AirAsia group, organized a public forum called “Destination: Good – ASEAN Social Enterprise 2015”  that featured discussions on how businesses […]

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ISEA attends ASEAN Responsible Business ForumOctober 30th, 2015

With its wide experience in social enterprise research and advocacy in the Philippines and in the Southeast Asian Region, ISEA was invited to participate in the ASEAN Responsible Business Forum last October […]

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Encouraging youth to social entrepreneurship: ISEA president talks in a youth forum in ChinaOctober 26th, 2015

ISEA President, Dr. Marie Lisa Dacanay was invited to talk in the first-ever Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Innovation and International Youth Philanthropy Entrepreneurship Forum in Nanjing, China last October 24 to 25, […]

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ISEA President shares tool to measure impact of social enterprise in a Bangkok ForumSeptember 14th, 2015

Last September 8 to 9, 2015, ISEA President, Dr. Marie Lisa Dacanay has shared the use and importance of Social Return of Investment (SROI) during the 14th Asian Forum on Corporate […]

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Dacanay presents SEPPS in an international conference on Social EntrepreneurshipSeptember 8th, 2015

ISEA President Marie Lisa Dacanay was invited as one of the panelists on the 2015 International Conference on Social Entrepreneurship in Asia Pacific Region in Taipei, Taiwan last September 2 […]

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Vietnam Forum features Philippine Social Enterprise experienceJanuary 30th, 2015

Dr. Marie Lisa Dacanay, the President and Founder of the Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia (ISEA) shared the context and experiences of social enterprises in the Philippines in a […]

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ISEA, Oxfam, Oikocredit and ASoG Successfully Launch Social Enterprises and the Poor: Transforming WealthOctober 15th, 2013

The popular version of ISEA President Marie Lisa M. Dacanay’s Ph.D. thesis Social Enterprises and the Poor: Transforming Wealth was successfully launched last October 10, 2013 at the Ground Floor of Faber Hall, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City.

The event was participated by stakeholders from the social enterprise sector, civil society, government, business and academe led by Congressional Representative and Social Enterprise Bill Champion Teddy Baguilat, Ateneo School of Government (ASoG) Dean and ISEA Chair Antonio La Vina, Oxfam GB Regional Manager Amit Vatsyayan, Gandang Kalikasan President Anna Meloto-Wilk and Deputy Regional Director for Oikocredit Emma Lim-Sandrino.

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Bina Swadaya Founder Speaks at Forum on Social EntrepreneurshipJanuary 25th, 2013

Last January 21, 2013, Mr. Bambang Ismawan, the co-founder and chair of Bina Swadaya, shared about the journey of Bina Swadaya towards sustainability in a public symposium entitled, Perspectives on Social Entrepreneurship and NGO Sustainability: Lessons from Indonesia. Bina Swadaya is a self-sustaining Indonesian NGO running on the profits generated by 17 subsidiary organizations.

The primary activities of the organization are community empowerment, microfinance service and development, agribusiness development, development communication, and marketing promotion and distribution.

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