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Spark Ventures   |   business development, nicaragua, report from the field, socent, social enterprise, social entrepreneurship, social good, travel   |   No comment

First few days in Nicaragua

Sunday, January 12th, 2014 7:00pm-ish León, Nicaragua Sitting in a corner Italian restaurant, one of the few places open in León on a Sunday night, a number of thoughts pop up as I observe the people around me. To my direct right is what looks like a married...

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13 January
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Spark Ventures   |   business development, news, non-profit, nonprofit, report from the field, socent, social enterprise, social entrepreneurship, zambia   |   No comment

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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Spark Ventures   |   business development, report from the field, socent, social enterprise, social entrepreneurship, social good, zambia   |   1 Comment

Poultry Farm Expansion: An Update

  Spark's Director of Partnerships, Lucy Jodlowska, is in Zambia for the next six weeks, supporting exciting developments at the poultry farm. Major progress over the next month will position the farm for a significant increase in both the number of chickens raised each cycle, as...

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01 October
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Spark Ventures   |   business development, nicaragua, report from the field, socent, social enterprise, social entrepreneurship, spark ventures, zambia   |   No comment

Spark’s Busy Summer Vacation

What have you been up to on your summer vacation? Here at Spark Ventures we have been busy! With business development projects in Zambia and Nicaragua, exciting progress is being made towards providing sustainable revenue streams for both our partner organizations.At various points throughout...

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07 August
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Spark Ventures   |   business development, nicaragua, report from the field, socent, social enterprise, social entrepreneurship   |   No comment

Business Development: Narrowing our Scope

“Nosotros no pensamos en chiquito” * In between the extreme heat, rains and thunderstorms, and getting used to annoying promotional text messages sent day and night by the local cell phone provider, the last few days seemed to pass by in a flash. An intense flash....

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15 July
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Spark Ventures   |   chicago, non-profit, nonprofit, socent, social enterprise, social entrepreneurship, social good, spark, spark ventures   |   No comment

9 Ways to Support Spark Without Spending Money!

If you are excited about our the way we lift children out of poverty through our sustainability-focused partnership model, there are many ways that you can show your support- even without financial investment!One of the main steps in growing Spark’s base of support is via...

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09 April
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Spark Ventures   |   chicago, nonprofit, NPTalk, organization, social enterprise, social entrepreneurship, spark ventures, zambia   |   1 Comment

Meet Lucy Jodlowska – Spark’s New Director of Partnerships!

Meet Lucy Jodlowska, Spark's first ever Director of Partnerships. After accepting the position two weeks ago, she hopped on a plane and headed with a Spark team to Central America this past week, and is now back in Chicago and settling into her new...

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04 April
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