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		<title>VANCOUVER+acumen Case Competition – From a Student’s Perspective</title>
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		<title>Making an Impact through Social Finance</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re really excited to be participating in the inaugural Canadian Global Impact Investing Group event: Making an Impact through Social Finance. The event will bring together organizations working to deploy capital to transform lives, create a world beyond poverty, fund social ventures &#8230; <a href="http://van4acumen.wordpress.com/2011/11/17/making-an-impact-through-social-finance/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=van4acumen.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19598307&amp;post=497&amp;subd=van4acumen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Workshop Spots Available!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Education team has been able to secure a larger venue to host the Case Competition Workshops! If you weren&#8217;t able to register for the competition, but would like to participate in the workshops, you&#8217;re more than welcome to join &#8230; <a href="http://van4acumen.wordpress.com/2011/11/02/workshop-spots-available/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=van4acumen.wordpress.com&amp;blog=19598307&amp;post=486&amp;subd=van4acumen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Case Competition &#8211; it&#8217;s back!</title>
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