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  1. @NickKristof gets it right on Markets and Morals. highlights deep thinking by Harvard's Michael Sandel nyti.ms/JDTlWk
  2. I've long claimed that @jennysstein &AnnMarieBurgoyne are the @johndoerr &MikeMoritz of SocialCapital bit.ly/LbNAfb @philanthropy
  3. SCE is looking for a summer intern to support our communications and knowledge management work... scribd.com/doc/95345218/S…
  4. #digitallearning on NBC Today show: "The first stop for parents is CommonSenseMedia" on.today.com/Jr27mM @commonsensenews @wellmom
  5. @garyyounge in the @guardian : At NATO, "Chicago illustrates how the developing world is everywhere" bit.ly/JqZxgR
  6. Want biz advice from Chuck Templeton? Apply for @TheImpactEngine, new social enterprise incubator in Chicago bit.ly/Jn86tC @CTemp
  7. @YoniSarason Ask @onepercentfndn re first-time philanthropists
  8. Well-executed, disturbing graphic on the illusion of choice in consumer goods chartporn.org/2012/04/26/the… @chartpornorg tx @mzrascoff
  9. Social enterprise startup Good Karma Clothing for Kids is hiring a VP Technology, great opportunity! goodkarma.co/about/work-wit… @sharonschneider
  10. I am *loving* the first issue of Pacific Standard magazine @PacificStand psmag.com
  11. Simple, profound quote from @wesmoore1 at @theOunce annual luncheon: "Statistics need context. Stories promote action." A stirring speech.
  12. @nytimesbooks Steve Coll: Exxon is "a corporate state within the American state" nytimes.com/2012/04/27/boo…
  13. Great stuff on learning games in Can You Make Yourself Smarter?nytimes.com/2012/04/22/mag…
  14. Provocative and interesting. comments are better than main text schoolisnotschool.org
  15. I love how @charitydotorg is using Global @pressinstitute stories on their site...front page, above the fold: charity.org