We here at fresh tilled soil have been lucky enough to call SevenFund.org one of our valued clients for the better part of two years now. Their international goals include fostering awareness and discussion regarding the potential success of entrepreneurial approaches to wealth creation and poverty reduction. As their approach is truly revolutionary and game-changing I’d be wise to let them explain their own mission:

To catalyze, support and disseminate research on questions of economic development, prosperity and entrepreneurship, particularly new frontiers related to enterprise-based solutions to poverty and innovative ideas unlikely to be supported by conventional funding sources.

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SevenFund.org co-founder Michael Fairbanks recently attended the 2009 United Nations General Assembly Week in New York City and co-hosted a reception for President Paul Kagame at the Four Seasons to honor Rwanda’s efforts in enterprise solutions to poverty. There are some very familiar faces among the revelers and we invite you to have a look, learn about SevenFund.org’s unique undertaking or even get involved yourself by requesting more information or entering one of their current essay contests. There are two additional galleries to peruse which include photographs from SevenFund.org events and the In the River They Swim project.

United Nations Reception: Hosted at the Four Seasons in New York City. Guests included President Paul Kagame of the Republic of Rwanda, Academy Award-winning producer, Brian Grazer (Frost/Nixon, Apollo 13), columnist Deroy Murdock, Economist Paul Romer, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, Filmmaker Laura Hinson and many others. Click or mouseover images for more information.

“In the River They Swim” Book Launch: SevenFund.org recently published In the River They Swim – a book essays from around the world on enterprise solutions to poverty, which gathers a unique mix of participants who reflect on their experiences in the struggle to close the global development gap. In attendance at the book launch were Rwanda President Paul Kagame, Dr. Frances Frei of Harvard Business School, Soozi Sinegal McGill, David Rabkin of American Express, Jeffrey Chu of Fast Company Magazine and Nicholas Negroponte of One Laptop Per Child.

The “ITRTS” Collection: Photographs that relate to the book In the River They Swim, and the places and people discussed in the individual essays. Remember to click on any image for more information. Specific images include Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere, Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez, Pope John Paul II and more.