We gather to talk about CSR, business ethics, social responsibility, life skills, business skills, leadership skills and so much more.

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Private investors are to provide seed and growth funding, while universities teach social entrepreneurs business skills and corporations offer them pro-bono services.

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One group, with 19 children, received standard treatments for anger including cognitive-behavioral therapy, presentation of relaxation techniques and social skills training for five consecutive business days.

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Mr. Bersin pointed out that per a survey in 2009 by his research firm, 84-85% of people in HR roles felt that they were sorely lacking in skills and expertise around social business systems.

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So I deferred law school, couch surfed to live frugally, and founded Foster Skills, an umbrella nonprofit and social business dedicated to empowering foster children to overcome the odds, follow their dreams, and become successful, productive citizens.

WHITEHOUSE: Fostering Change

It evolves the traditional model of financial and material goods donations, to one in which corporations leverage a range of corporate assets including employee skills, business acumen and partner networks, to drive social change.

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So we also need skills and people to drive internal social communications to foster social business.

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Change occurs when people have opportunities to learn, acquire skills, build assets, deploy capital to start a business, and create social networks.

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GenYers in the survey were nearly 3 times as likely as employees in general to cite skills such as tableau software (a business intelligence tool), blogging, social media optimization and press releases.

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