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		<title>Reflections on Agora’s 2013 Entrepreneur Retreat</title>
		<link>http://agorapartnerships.org/reflections-on-agoras-2013-entrepreneur-retreat</link>
		<comments>http://agorapartnerships.org/reflections-on-agoras-2013-entrepreneur-retreat#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Powell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s been about 2 weeks week since I returned from Agora’s Entrepreneur Retreat in Nicaragua, and I am still processing the experience.  During a week of many powerful moments and intimate conversations, a few stand out. They stand out for &#8230; <a href="http://agorapartnerships.org/reflections-on-agoras-2013-entrepreneur-retreat">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Agora Entrepreneur Turns off Lights, Aims to Innovate Solar Energy Sector in Guatemala</title>
		<link>http://agorapartnerships.org/agora-entrepreneur-turns-off-lights-to-raise-money-for-guatemala</link>
		<comments>http://agorapartnerships.org/agora-entrepreneur-turns-off-lights-to-raise-money-for-guatemala#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Grainger</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[economic development]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://agorapartnerships.org/?p=8893</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[(GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA) Today, Juanish Rodriguez, founder of the Guatemalan solar company Quetsol, will be turning his lights off until he can turn lights on for millions in his home country. Via the crowdfunding platform Indiegogo, Quetsol is seeking the &#8230; <a href="http://agorapartnerships.org/agora-entrepreneur-turns-off-lights-to-raise-money-for-guatemala">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Are Millennials the key to Impact Investing&#8217;s Success?</title>
		<link>http://agorapartnerships.org/are-millennials-the-key-to-impact-investings-success</link>
		<comments>http://agorapartnerships.org/are-millennials-the-key-to-impact-investings-success#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas.Fitzgerald</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://agorapartnerships.org/?p=8575</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There has been a lot of talk recently about the so-called “Millenial” generation. This distinctive group of idealistic, well-traveled twenty- to thirty-five-year-olds has been successful in carving out a niche for itself in popular culture. It is a bunch that has &#8230; <a href="http://agorapartnerships.org/are-millennials-the-key-to-impact-investings-success">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Women Entrepreneurs Focus of New Collaboration Between Agora Partnerships and The Eleos Foundation</title>
		<link>http://agorapartnerships.org/women-entrepreneurs-focus-of-new-collaboration-between-agora-partnerships-and-the-eleos-foundation</link>
		<comments>http://agorapartnerships.org/women-entrepreneurs-focus-of-new-collaboration-between-agora-partnerships-and-the-eleos-foundation#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas.Fitzgerald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agora Partnerships, a Washington, D.C.- and Managua-based nonprofit dedicated to accelerating the growth of early-stage, impact companies throughout Latin America, today announced a partnership with The Eleos Foundation that will unleash the potential of women in Latin America through the &#8230; <a href="http://agorapartnerships.org/women-entrepreneurs-focus-of-new-collaboration-between-agora-partnerships-and-the-eleos-foundation">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>So, You Want to Start a Social Enterprise?: The Seed</title>
		<link>http://agorapartnerships.org/so-you-want-to-start-a-social-enterprise-the-seed</link>
		<comments>http://agorapartnerships.org/so-you-want-to-start-a-social-enterprise-the-seed#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alex.andrew</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://agorapartnerships.org/?p=8513</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You’ve heard the buzz, and you want to start a social enterprise. That’s great – but where do you begin? Just as every tree begins with a seed, every enterprise begins with an idea. Maybe you already have an idea. &#8230; <a href="http://agorapartnerships.org/so-you-want-to-start-a-social-enterprise-the-seed">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why Small Business Growth Matters, How Agora helps</title>
		<link>http://agorapartnerships.org/why-small-business-growth-matters-how-agora-helps</link>
		<comments>http://agorapartnerships.org/why-small-business-growth-matters-how-agora-helps#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 19:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Powell</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ashoka]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://agorapartnerships.org/?p=8502</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; My interest in entrepreneurship as a tool for development began after I started a miniature golf business in Puebla Mexico. I learned a lot about business by launching that venture, but what surprised me most about the experience was &#8230; <a href="http://agorapartnerships.org/why-small-business-growth-matters-how-agora-helps">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>WANTED: High Potential Impact Entrepreneurs In Latin America</title>
		<link>http://agorapartnerships.org/wanted-high-potential-impact-entrepreneurs-in-latin-america</link>
		<comments>http://agorapartnerships.org/wanted-high-potential-impact-entrepreneurs-in-latin-america#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:32:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Grainger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agora Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accelerator]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://agorapartnerships.org/?p=8486</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs around the world are joining a growing movement to create positive, sustainable impact through private enterprise. At Agora Partnerships, our mission is to accelerate those visionary entrepreneurs who are redefining the role of business in society. We are in the &#8230; <a href="http://agorapartnerships.org/wanted-high-potential-impact-entrepreneurs-in-latin-america">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Agora DCIMPACT League Forms, Holds First Event</title>
		<link>http://agorapartnerships.org/dcimpact-league-forms-sets-10k-goal</link>
		<comments>http://agorapartnerships.org/dcimpact-league-forms-sets-10k-goal#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:34:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nadia Marquez</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agora Updates]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://agorapartnerships.org/?p=8418</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The DCIMPACT League joins Agora Partnerships in its goal to raise $10,000 within the next year to support, empower, and unite impact entrepreneurs throughout Latin America. Agora is leading the charge to find real solutions to real problems in Latin &#8230; <a href="http://agorapartnerships.org/dcimpact-league-forms-sets-10k-goal">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In Search of Early Stage Impact Entrepreneurs: Agora in Guatemala</title>
		<link>http://agorapartnerships.org/in-search-of-socially-minded-entrepreneurial-talent-agora-in-guatemala</link>
		<comments>http://agorapartnerships.org/in-search-of-socially-minded-entrepreneurial-talent-agora-in-guatemala#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>npal</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://agorapartnerships.org/?p=8179</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I joined Agora Partnerships for this summer, tasked with answering the question (more or less): Where are all the women impact entrepreneurs? This seemingly simple query led me to…Guatemala. Over the past month, I designed and implemented a series of &#8230; <a href="http://agorapartnerships.org/in-search-of-socially-minded-entrepreneurial-talent-agora-in-guatemala">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Agora&#8217;s Website Gets a Facelift</title>
		<link>http://agorapartnerships.org/agoras-website-gets-a-facelift</link>
		<comments>http://agorapartnerships.org/agoras-website-gets-a-facelift#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Grainger</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://agorapartnerships.org/?p=7928</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Friends of Agora, It’s my pleasure to announce the refresh of our website. Like all re-designs, ours is intended to better communicate what we do and why we think it’s important. We’ve redesigned the Who We Are section to more clearly articulate &#8230; <a href="http://agorapartnerships.org/agoras-website-gets-a-facelift">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Guatemala: 2013 Recruitment Begins</title>
		<link>http://agorapartnerships.org/guatemala-2013-recruitment-begins</link>
		<comments>http://agorapartnerships.org/guatemala-2013-recruitment-begins#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Grainger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agora Updates]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://agorapartnerships.org/?p=8027</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After months of work, we are delighted to announce that we are opening up our application process for the class of 2013. We are looking for outstanding early-stage impact entrepreneurs who have the potential to create significant positive impact in &#8230; <a href="http://agorapartnerships.org/guatemala-2013-recruitment-begins">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>4 Influential People in Impact Investing You Need to Know – Part 4</title>
		<link>http://agorapartnerships.org/4-influential-people-in-impact-investing-you-need-to-know-part-4</link>
		<comments>http://agorapartnerships.org/4-influential-people-in-impact-investing-you-need-to-know-part-4#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:46:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Grainger</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://agorapartnerships.org/?p=7883</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Taryn Goodman is the Senior Manager of Impact Investing at RSF Social Finance, a nonprofit financial institution offering investing, lending, and giving services that support social and spiritual renewal. Inspired by the work of Rudolf Steiner, RSF has made over &#8230; <a href="http://agorapartnerships.org/4-influential-people-in-impact-investing-you-need-to-know-part-4">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>4 Influential People in Impact Investing You Need to Know &#8211; Part 3</title>
		<link>http://agorapartnerships.org/4-influential-people-in-impact-investing-you-need-to-know-part-3</link>
		<comments>http://agorapartnerships.org/4-influential-people-in-impact-investing-you-need-to-know-part-3#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:29:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Grainger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shannon Mudd is head of Haverford MI3 (Microfinance and Impact Investing Initiative) and Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics at Haverford College located just outside Philadelphia. His research focuses on banking, international finance, and development economics. In addition to his academic pursuits, Prof. Mudd has &#8230; <a href="http://agorapartnerships.org/4-influential-people-in-impact-investing-you-need-to-know-part-3">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>4 Influential People in Impact Investing You Need To Know &#8211; Part 2</title>
		<link>http://agorapartnerships.org/4-influential-people-in-impact-investing-you-need-to-know-part-2</link>
		<comments>http://agorapartnerships.org/4-influential-people-in-impact-investing-you-need-to-know-part-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 20:58:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Grainger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In part two of our &#8220;4 Influential People in Impact Investing You Need to Know&#8221; series, we talk with Richard Ambrose of Pomona Impact, a pioneering angel investment group that targets small- to medium-sized impact businesses across Central America and Ecuador. &#8230; <a href="http://agorapartnerships.org/4-influential-people-in-impact-investing-you-need-to-know-part-2">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>4 Influential People in Impact Investing You Need To Know &#8211; Part 1</title>
		<link>http://agorapartnerships.org/4-influential-people-in-impact-investing-you-need-to-know-part-1</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 01:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Grainger</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ecosystem]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Jones]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beginning this week, we are meeting with some of the most influential field-builders in the impact investing space. First up, we talk with Kevin Jones, the co-founder of two key impact investing organizations, Social Capital Markets (SOCAP) and Good Capital. &#8230; <a href="http://agorapartnerships.org/4-influential-people-in-impact-investing-you-need-to-know-part-1">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Impact Investing in Action 2012 Wrap Up</title>
		<link>http://agorapartnerships.org/impact-investing-in-action-2012-wrap-up</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 21:19:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Grainger</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[central america]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[mexico]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs, investors, field builders and thought leaders from around the impact investing world filed into Emory University’s Goizueta Business School on the morning of May 23. The previous night, a pair of receptions marked the beginning of Agora Partnerships’ (in &#8230; <a href="http://agorapartnerships.org/impact-investing-in-action-2012-wrap-up">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Part 3: The Missing Middle of the Missing Middle</title>
		<link>http://agorapartnerships.org/part-3-the-missing-middle-of-the-missing-middle</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:57:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Powell</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[banks]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[impact entrepreneur]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[morgan stanley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mulago Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[philanthropy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stanford university]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Debates on impact investing are not focused enough on system change. The recent publication of Blueprint (exec summary here and full report here) comes at an important time for the industry and makes a powerful case for the continuing need for philanthropy in &#8230; <a href="http://agorapartnerships.org/part-3-the-missing-middle-of-the-missing-middle">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Role of Philanthropy in Impact Investing Part 2: Silicon Valley Without Stanford</title>
		<link>http://agorapartnerships.org/so-weve-inspired-the-investor-now-what</link>
		<comments>http://agorapartnerships.org/so-weve-inspired-the-investor-now-what#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 19:50:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Powell</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bill Gates]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lack of Pipeline is Impact Investing’s Biggest Problem The conversation surrounding the recent Monitor report (From Blueprint to Scale: The Case for Philanthropy in Impact Investing) focuses on the role of philanthropy in supporting game-changing business models that might not &#8230; <a href="http://agorapartnerships.org/so-weve-inspired-the-investor-now-what">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>2010-2011 Annual Report</title>
		<link>http://agorapartnerships.org/2010-2011-annual-report</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Grainger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agora Updates]]></category>
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		<title>Guatemalan Leaders Attend Agora, Communities of the Earth Fundraiser</title>
		<link>http://agorapartnerships.org/guatemalan-leaders-attend-agora-communities-of-the-earth-fundraiser</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Grainger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agora Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Impact Entrepreneurship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stories]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carol Lancaster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communities of the Earth]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Francisco Villagran de Leon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[georgetown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Georgetown School of Foreign Service]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rosa María Leal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wakami]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Ambassador and the First Lady Guatemalan Ambassador to the U.S. Francisco Villagran de Leon and the Guatemalan First Lady Rosa María Leal, were in attendance Wednesday night for &#8220;Building Sustainable Communities: An Event Honoring the Power and Potential of &#8230; <a href="http://agorapartnerships.org/guatemalan-leaders-attend-agora-communities-of-the-earth-fundraiser">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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