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Amanda Diiulis   |   #girleffect, #inspired, Business, business development, girls, news, non-profit, nonprofit, organization, social good, spark, spark ventures, travel, women's empowerment

A Wanderful Giveaway!

  We've collaborated before with the intrepid ladies over at Wanderful where their goal is to empower women travelers to explore the world and to connect with each other. We're all about experiential travel and making powerful, personal connections. So, we were thrilled when they reached...

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01 March
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Spark Ventures   |   #girleffect, Art, Business, business development, community programs, Design, education, events, girls, healthcare, investor spotlight, Music, news, nicaragua, non-profit, nonprofit, nutrition, organization, partnership trip, Photography, public health, report from the field, socent, social enterprise, social entrepreneurship, social good, spark, spark ventures, travel, Uncategorized, women's empowerment

Nicaragua Thrills – See for yourself!

When people ask us about Spark Ventures' business driven philanthropy model or the impact this model has on hundreds of children in Nicaragua and Zambia, we often find ourselves saying at some point in the conversation: "Come and see for yourself!" Last week we had...

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17 February
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Spark Ventures   |   Board of Directors, chicago, news, non-profit, nonprofit, NPTalk, organization, socent, spark, spark ventures   |   No comment

New Directors Join Spark Board

With only four full-time employees, Spark’s board members play an incredibly important role in expanding our capacity as an organization. That’s one reason we are very excited to have added four new directors in the last year. Let us introduce you to them….Jeff Plaisted has...

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08 May
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Spark Ventures   |   business development, community programs, news, report from the field, socent, social enterprise, social entrepreneurship, social good, zambia   |   1 Comment

The Poultry Farm Hatches New Success

The Zambian Poultry Farm has hit and surpassed quite a few milestones over the past months. After starting with 2,500 chickens, the Poultry Farm scaled production and welcomed 12,000 chicks last December. The farm’s strategic partnership with Zambeef - one of the largest poultry...

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22 April
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Socializing for Good with the YPS

The Young Professionals of Spark (YPS), a community of young professionals dedicated to spreading awareness and raising support for Spark Ventures, recently held a delicious event!  On Saturday, March 21st, the group got together with friends, family and others interested in international development to discuss Spark's mission...

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26 March
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12,000 New Chickens in Zambia!

Three weeks ago, 12,000 chicks arrived at the poultry farm in Zambia, the first large scale cycle in the farm's history. The Chair of the Hope Ventures Board was there to to give them a warm welcome!Roy Kaonga, Chair of the Hope Ventures Board greeting...

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13 December
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