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Embrace: A Solution That’s Saving Infant Lives

Love … It surrounds every being and extends slowly to embrace all that shall be. — Kahlil Gibran

~~~~ Good News of the Day: Millions of children under the age of five die from hypothermia — their body temperature is too low because they don’t have enough fat to maintain a healthy weight. In 2008 business student Jean Chen and a small band of classmates put their heads together to prevent such tragic losses. Their work led to the founding of Embrace, a nonprofit organization that created an innovative baby wrap that could save thousands of babies’ lives in developing countries. Embrace’s original team members met in a social innovation class at Stanford. http://premiere.whatcounts.com/t?ctl=169EF9A:C3009629A010612C04752BEE617020D9B4B847859706E37D&

~~~~ Be The Change: Consider donating warm clothes or blankets to a homeless shelter this winter. And learn more about Embrace’s inspiring work here. http://premiere.whatcounts.com/t?ctl=169EF9B:C3009629A010612C04752BEE617020D9B4B847859706E37D&

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The World’s Greatest Business Case for Compassion

Intelligence and capability are not enough.There must be the joy of doing something beautiful. — Dr. Govindappa Venkataswamy (Dr. V)

~~~~ Good News of the Day: It’s called one of the greatest stories in medicine, but it’s more than that. Its approach has impressed the world’s top design-thinkers, and yet, it’s more than a paragon of innovation. For the last 17 years every MBA student at Harvard has studied a business case on it, but it’s more, even, than a model social enterprise. This is the story of Dr. V — a retired surgeon with crippled fingers who dreamed of ending curable blindness, and the 11-bed eye clinic he founded, called Aravind. In 35 years this world class organization has seen over 32 million patients. Treating the majority for free it’s still remained stunningly profitable. “Infinite Vision” is a new book that tells an amazing story about the human spirit, and what becomes possible when we train our minds, tune our hearts, and integrate sound business principles with a mindset rooted in compassion. An important and inspiring read.
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~~~~ Be The Change: Check out an excerpt from Infinite Vision and the exciting early reviews from Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, World Religions expert Huston Smith, Acumen Fund’s Jacqueline Novogratz, and others. http://premiere.whatcounts.com/t?ctl=169EF0C:C3009629A010612C87C5B9FFAF5D922BB4B847859706E37D&

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