He was placed at Project Look by Social Venture Partners, a Seattle organization started in 1997 that's trying to boost volunteerism and increase the efficiency of nonprofits.

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That might certainly be a driving force behind his latest venture, a new indie wrestling organization called Resistance Pro.

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As many as 100 students may ultimately be chosen for the project, depending on mission constraints, according to a spokeswoman for the Planetary Society, a space-boosting organization that is supporting the venture.

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Thanks to an unusual joint venture between drug firm GlaxoSmithKline and the World Health Organization, a potent and affordable new malaria drug combo called Lapdap could reach the hospital within a year.

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Thanks to an unusual joint venture between the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline and the World Health Organization (WHO), a potent and affordable new malaria drug combo called Lapdap could reach the hospital within a year.

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For some very fast growing companies, the organization reaches a point in its life cycle when venture capital funds are required for hyper growth.

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On Friday, Dotcom re-emerged to tout his next (cloud-based) venture via a prominent exclusive (with video interview) that appeared in the influential Guardian news organization.

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Numerous, small investments may just meet the needs of social entrepreneurs who lie between a nonprofit organization and a larger, for-profit that will have returns attractive enough for venture capitalists.

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