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Saturday, February 28, 2009
Most
large corporations have Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs that benefit
the developing world. Small businesses
can also do their part.
If you
run a small business, Serebra Connect gives you the opportunity to do something
good for the world, while saving money and helping your business. Although Serebra Connect is open to freelancers worldwide, buyers of services
can choose to provide an income for a skilled person in, for example, Kenya or the Philippines.
In fact, you don’t even need a business. As an individual, you can implement your own Individual Social Responsibility program by, for example, outsourcing a small task, such as designing party or wedding invitations, to someone in a developing country.
Like
other initiatives with a strong social responsibility element, such as the
micro-loan platform, Kiva, Serebra Connect places an
emphasis on helping people who have the skills but lack the opportunities to
use them.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
While
technology has brought the world closer together, people in developing nations
still face difficulties finding education and work opportunities without
leaving their home countries. The company that created Serebra Connect, Serebra Learning Corporation, uses new technologies to deliver high-quality training
to people in developing nations through its easyLearning program.
Although
education plays an important role in alleviating poverty worldwide, access to
work is equally important to help improve lives. Through Serebra Connect,
Serebra links education to income by creating work opportunities for skilled
people around the world.
It was
the idea that someone in a remote place could earn money in, for example,
Manhattan, without leaving their home, and the link between training and jobs,
that brought Serebra Connect to the attention of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). The CGI is a project of the
non-profit William J. Clinton Foundation that brings together global leaders
from a variety of backgrounds to realize change and find solutions to the
world’s most pressing challenges.
Serebra
attended the 2008 CGI Annual Meeting in New York as
Monday, February 2, 2009
Enter to win an iPod Touch this February in our Tell-a-Friend Contest. Just refer a friend to Serebra Connect by February 28th and if that friend posts a task on Serebra Connect during February you will be entered into a draw to win a personally engraved iPod Touch!
By referring a friend not only can you win this great prize but you can also help your friend save time and money by outsourcing tasks through Serebra Connect.Remember, posting a task costs nothing and the benefits can be huge.
Enter the contest by clicking the Tell-a-Friend link on our homepage or after logging in to My Connect.
