SC2 pilot cities were selected on the basis of economic need, strong local leadership and collaboration, potential for economic growth, geographic diversity, and the ability to test the SC2 model across a range of environments.

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Pollick is using the model of a community foundation, where charities in a geographic area operate as a single tax-exempt entity.

FORBES: Savior To The Stars

Discovery and National Geographic, a joint venture with News Corporation, have perhaps the best model.

ECONOMIST: Big media firms are quietly building empires overseas

Unlike some Web-based phenoms, the location check-in service Foursquare has an obvious potential business model: local ads based on your geographic location, perhaps coupled with inferred interests from your previous check-ins.

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