Want to be giving back but don’t have much time due to your other business responsibilities?  Want to help developing country entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders more from a trade then aid perspective?  Help them be successful through business?  If so, have you tried virtual volunteering?  Check this group out.  I just found a couple entrepreneurs I think I can help with their dream.

About ImagineNations Network

From their website:  ”ImagineNations Network is a social networking platform for young entrepreneurs to connect to their peers, supporters, NGOs, financing sources, commercial outlets and others committed to helping young people build businesses and livelihoods around the world.

ImagineNations Network helps educate, mentor and empower young entrepreneurs (ages 15-29), linking them to local and global organizations and connecting them with each other to develop friendships, provide encouragement, share ideas, develop business plans and learn from other young people whose ideas have become a reality.

Developed by ImagineNations Group in partnership with Mercy Corps, with support from the Global Partnership for Youth Investment (GPYI) of the World Bank and Cisco Foundation, ImagineNations Network is an innovative solution for organizations and individuals building an online community of resources and support networks focused on youth enterprise development.

For more information, contact us at support@imagine-network.org.”

Got a little time – want to help an emerging entrepreneur from the comfort of your own office?  Today I got an email from MicroMentor seeking new mentors.  MicroMentor is a nonprofit program that connects emerging entrepreneurs with volunteer business professionals in mentoring relationships.

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