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UnLtdWorld is an online platform that connects social entrepreneurs worldwide and enables them to share targeted information and generate greater positive impact in the real world through the use of social insight.
On UnLtdWorld you can connect with others, search and share resources and opportunities, find and list services and products, share answers to key questions, create and join groups, promote and find events, support inspiring projects and lots more.
In parallel to fostering a vibrant community, UnLtdWorld aims to help build the capacity of social entrepreneurship and improve the way information is shared between social entrepreneurs, policy makers, research and relevant organisations. They aim to do this mainly through the UnLtdWorld Research Lab, the world’s most powerful mapping and graphing of social entrepreneurship and the first to integrate into a social network and social graph. Through the Research Lab, UnLtdWorld allows anyone to access the site’s data for comparative and historical analysis and for dynamic use with other data-sets, and within mashups and applications that can be deployed anywhere on the web. Anyone, no matter their size, can access, use and take advantage of this platform, and by doing so share insight and context anywhere.
Background
Most social networks are built around relevance of contacts and broadcast information within circles of acquaintances. UnLtdWorld is about commonality of purpose: fostering new connections and matching information through the power of community and relevance of context and content.
We don’t view social entrepreneurship, or more broadly “doing good”, as a special interest. UnLtdWorld is established on the principle that social entrepreneurship is a complex market with specific dynamics and changing the world for the better is about purpose – it defines who you are.
UnLtdWorld isn’t about retaining eyeballs in front of a computer, nor do they want to duplicate or substitute real world dynamics. UnLtdWorld aims to complement and add value to the array of fantastic initiatives happening around the planet, and thereby enable even greater impact. UnLtdWorld is driven by a constant dissatisfaction with the way the world is and by the realisation that many people want to change the world for the better, and given access to proper tools, they will. UnLtdWorld wants to be one of those tools.
Their focus is on people that are investing their energy in changing their communities and the world for the better. Our efforts, passion and enthusiasm is in providing the most powerful possible platform to support the true innovators and enablers of positive impact – those that in unexpected ways can change the way the world is.
Further Information
On their media page you can read more about the site’s functionality, view the latest press release, coverage and find out more about the UnLtdWorld team.
To read the latest site news and about upcoming developments check out their blog and join the Friends of UnLtdWorld Group.
A great way to start connecting with others and finding useful content is by filling in your profile, as this makes it easier for others to find you, and you will also receive reccommended connections via our Neighbourhoods feature, and searching for issues you’re interested in (e.g. environment) or location (e.g. London).
UnLtdWorld is supported by UnLtd — the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs. UnLtd’s mission is to reach out and unleash the energies of people who can transform the world in which they live. We call these people social entrepreneurs.
UnLtdWorld was designed and developed by Curverider on their Elgg platform, in collaboration with UnLtd.
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