Okay, so the title may be a bit exaggerated — but not by much actually! Many of you know that I’ve been working hard to getting my start-up social venture International Transparency Solutions up and running — a for-profit social enterprise designed to build confidence around global investment in the …
Posted on January 12, 2010 by Marco Puccia .
Posted on November 6, 2009 by Marco Puccia .
I’m happy to announce the launch of the new Due Diligence 2.0 blog, a source for Transparency and Anti-Corruption related news! With the help of Anand Chandrasekhar, we’re working hard on populating the site with great and useful content! I want to also extend an open invitation to anybody who’s …
Posted on September 15, 2009 by Marco Puccia .
The following is a cross-post from the Transparency Solutions Blog:
Mario Morino of Venture Philanthropy Partners recently published an article on the growing pressure for transparency in the non-profit sector. He starts off referencing Joel Fleishman’s book, The Foundation: A Great American Secret, where the nonprofit sector’s lack of transparency is …
Posted on September 15, 2009 by Marco Puccia .
“There ought to be a way to use interactive media, especially the Internet…to report in real time allegations of corruption.” These were the words of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a plenary Q&A session at the 8th Annual Forum on the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Secretary Clinton …
Posted on September 14, 2009 by Marco Puccia .
The following is a cross-post from the International Transparency Solutions Blog
Also, visit The Chronicle of Philanthropy for more great audio interviews!
Charity Navigator is a non-profit watchdog that ranks 5,000+ of the top US charities in order to give donors and investors the tools they need to decide where to invest …
Posted on September 14, 2009 by Marco Puccia .
The following is a cross-post from the International Transparency Solutions Blog:
I had a great conversation last week with Karim Harji, a Kenyan from Mombassa who now lives in Toronto doing social investment. We got on the topic of social investments and metrics vs. storytelling. Karim made the point that the …
Posted on September 8, 2009 by Marco Puccia .
I just got news that I’ve been selected to pitch my startup company, International Transparency Solutions, at this years “The Feast Kitchen” event in New York City. Over 80 startups from around the world applied or were nominated, and only eight were selected to pitch — so it’s an honor …
Posted on August 15, 2009 by Marco Puccia .
Progress on getting International Transparency Solutions up and running has been a little slow lately. I’m still working on lining up seed capital for the pilot, along with several pilot-clients. Hopefully my attending SOCAP09 will help get the word out and spark some interest!
I wanted to take a minute to …
