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Enabling Not Aiding: A Solution To The Non-Profit Brain Drain

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Devin D. Thorpe
Aug 20, 2015
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Toronto, Canada, 19-08-2015: PATHFINDER is a new social enterprise developed by co-founders, Shivani Singh and Jessica van Thiel of India and Canada, respectively. PATHFINDER intends to create sustainable, positive impact by enabling promising local social entrepreneurs with the critical resources and support they need to realize innovative solutions to some of the world’s biggest problems.

Singh and van Thiel met on their travels a few years ago and are global citizens in every sense, having grown up, studied, worked and lived in many countries. They share a great rapport and passion for travel and international affairs, and above all, a commitment to making a difference and contributing to a better world.

PATHFINDER is different from most consultancies in the way that its model operates. Its intention is to enable social entrepreneurs by providing them with the resources and funding they need to be able to focus entirely on their organizations and causes; because the current model tha…

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