Sofia Zab

Emerge is an accelerator programme for social enterprise startups that disrupt systems for the better. It was started as a partnership between Oxford University's Skoll Centre and Student Hubs. www.emergeventurelab.com

- Attended training bootcamps on core entrepreneurial management skills, such as customer development, agile software development, sales, marketing, building teams, finance and pitching.
- Pursued my own venture - Community Biodiesel - then worked with Srijan Livelihood… عرض المزيد

Emerge is an accelerator programme for social enterprise startups that disrupt systems for the better. It was started as a partnership between Oxford University's Skoll Centre and Student Hubs. www.emergeventurelab.com

- Attended training bootcamps on core entrepreneurial management skills, such as customer development, agile software development, sales, marketing, building teams, finance and pitching.
- Pursued my own venture - Community Biodiesel - then worked with Srijan Livelihood Finance for the rest of the programme: www.srijanlf.in عرض أقل

Researched Client Poverty Assessment tools for Microfinance and presented our recommendation to Five Talents UK, a Charity working with 10 partner organisations around the world, and a panel of microfinance experts. Our proposal for the Progress out of Poverty Index, to be situated within a wider Social Performance Management strategy, was accepted and will be piloted in Q1 2013.

Rachel Lindley, Programme Manager - Five Talents: "Your recommendations for the programme-related case… عرض المزيد

Researched Client Poverty Assessment tools for Microfinance and presented our recommendation to Five Talents UK, a Charity working with 10 partner organisations around the world, and a panel of microfinance experts. Our proposal for the Progress out of Poverty Index, to be situated within a wider Social Performance Management strategy, was accepted and will be piloted in Q1 2013.

Rachel Lindley, Programme Manager - Five Talents: "Your recommendations for the programme-related case studies – ‘PPI Plus’ – are exactly what we plan to follow through with. Your insights and research to enhance the direction of our travel were incredibly helpful and impressive."

Professor Malcolm Harper - Chairman, M-CRIL: "The PPI presentation gave me further confidence to recommend it to a small NGO I shall be working with in Orissa in India next week" عرض أقل

Undertook a consultancy project for IBM for course credit as part of a LSE postgraduate team. The objective of the project was to generate innovative business models that would allow IBM to build upon its Smarter Planet offering, in particular by delivering value to organisations that source from the bottom of the pyramid.

- Chairing and managing a committee of 10 to lead a society of 380 members
- Organising and coordinating very popular topical and relevant events including talks, panels, charity and social events
- Voted Best Joint Event for our charity Ethical Fashion Show (£300 raised) together with the Fashion Society
- Highlights: Charity Date Auction with a turnout of 400 (£2000 raised), university-wide Development Week with the theme "The Changing Face of Development" with turnout of 120 people… عرض المزيد

- Chairing and managing a committee of 10 to lead a society of 380 members
- Organising and coordinating very popular topical and relevant events including talks, panels, charity and social events
- Voted Best Joint Event for our charity Ethical Fashion Show (£300 raised) together with the Fashion Society
- Highlights: Charity Date Auction with a turnout of 400 (£2000 raised), university-wide Development Week with the theme "The Changing Face of Development" with turnout of 120 people per event
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