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ELI Updates

 
  • HLP Staff Welcomes Social Enterprise, Catchafire, to Durham (Video)

    Aug 3rd, 2012


      HLP staff participated in the Catchafire.org Pro-Bono Professionals Launch Party yesterday evening. Watch this short video introduction from Catchafire employee, Priyanka.   Catchafire's mission is to provide talented individuals with meaningful pro bono experiences in order to build capacity for social good organizations. They represent a great opportunity for…Read More.

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  • ELI Alumni Discuss Anxiety and Privilege in New York City

    Jun 26th, 2012


    ELI Alumni came together Wednesday to share an evening at the Huffington Post. Tony Brown joined 35 NYC alumni and friends for a conversation about anxiety--its origins, benefits, challenges, and how it relates to privilege. This gathering is part of a larger ELI initiative to engage with alumni in their home…Read More.

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  • ELI Awards Duke Senior $25,000 to Launch Social Venture in Africa

    Apr 12th, 2012


      Duke senior Michael Bernert has been selected as the first recipient of an award designed to support student social entrepreneurship.   The ELI Social Entrepreneurship Year-To-Launch Award is a $25,000 prize granted to a Duke undergraduate student who commits to taking a post-graduation year to launch a social venture.…Read More.

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  • ELI Alum Alison Dorsey interview featured by Sanford School

    Mar 28th, 2012


    Alison Dorsey PPS'09 has helped found three different start-up organizations since her sophomore year at Sanford: Durham Community Consulting, Bull City Forward and now, Entasso. Dorsey was the winner of the Sanford Leadership award her senior year.   In the interview, Alison discusses her role at her new venture, Entasso,…Read More.

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  • Video: ELI Alum Luke Roush on Sales

    Mar 22nd, 2012


    The ELI team snagged Luke Roush, Trinity '00, after he led a sales workshop for ELI students to catch some of the most important workshop messages on tape. Watch this 3-minute video of Luke as he boils down his experience into the most important sales strategies and principles, and shares…Read More.

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  • Update: Check out the new video of ELI Incubator Project, ASPIRE!

    Mar 13th, 2012


    Learn more about ASPIRE from its founders, Alex and Grace!   Click here to learn more about ASPIRE and its impact in the Durham community.  Grace and Alexandra's story is also featured on the Sanford School's website: Click here to check it out. Read More.

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  • Stanford Social Innovation Review Blog Discusses ELI Award for Social Entrepreneurship Course

    Mar 13th, 2012


    Stanford Social Innovation Review blog discusses the role of universities in 21st century education and highlights ELI Director Tony Brown's course "Social Entrepreneurship in Action" and its recent receipt of the Ron Cordes - Ashoka U Innovation Award. Read to learn more about the course and Tulane University's Urban Innovation…Read More.

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  • Watch the Video of Tony Brown’s Online Office Hours

    Mar 2nd, 2012


    In case you missed it, Tony Brown recently sat down for Duke's online "Office Hours" to talk about Hart Leadership, ELI, and his teaching philosophy.  Check out the video below.  You can read more about his conversation, and see other recent videos from campus at Duke - On Demand.   …Read More.

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  • Ashoka U Recognizes ELI’s Tony Brown

    Feb 17th, 2012


    Ashoka U, an initiative for social inovation at colleges and universities, recently recorgnized Tony Brown, and his course "Social Entrepreneurship in Action," as a 2012 Inovation Award winner.    From the Ashoka U website:   "Tony Brown of Duke University’s Hart Leadership Program had a vision to move beyond the…Read More.

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  • Tony Brown to Present at 2012 Jon C. Dalton Conference on College Student Values

    Jan 18th, 2012


    On February 2, 2012, Tony Brown, will present his social entrepreneurship pedagogy to university educators and administrators at the 2012 Jon C. Dalton Institute on College Student Values.    The Jon C. Dalton Institute on College Student Values is an annual conference for student affairs professionals, educators, campus ministers, and graduate…Read More.