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Musician and Activist Bono Speaks About Social Enterprise

Washington, DC
Monday, November 12, 2012

Musician and Activist Bono of the band U2 spoke about social enterprise and the ability of social networks to effect change.

He delivered a keynote address at an event hosted by a partnership between the Global Social Enterprise Initiative (GSEI) at Georgetown's McDonough School of Business and Bank of America, the initiative's founding partner.

According to the Global Social Enterprise Initiative, "social enterprise is the cross-sector management of corporations, non-profit organizations, government, and civil society to drive long-term social and economic change for the greater good."

Updated: Monday, November 19, 2012 at 2:01pm (ET)

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