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In a certain sense, they are outside classical frameworks of thought, offering constructive solutions to familiar issues. As a mentor, I help them go through all the mandatory stages of business planning, expanding the possibilities of their original idea. I sincerely believe in the SIA community – their thoughts are pure and their ideas are bright.</p>\n</blockquote> <figcaption class=\"c-quote__citation\"> <div class=\"h-card c-index-card c-index-card--citation c-quote__index-card\"> <div class=\"c-index-card__media-wrapper\"> <span class=\"u-photo c-headshot c-index-card__headshot\"> <img class=\"c-headshot__image\" src=\"https://socialimpactaward.net/app/uploads/sites/11/2022/09/IMGL4917-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Photo of Yulia Dmitrieva\"> </span> </div> <div class=\"c-index-card__entity c-index-card__content-wrapper\"> <span class=\"p-role\">SIA Mentor</span>\n<span class=\"p-name\">Yulia Dmitrieva</span>\n<span class=\"c-index-card__entity__work\">\n<span class=\"p-job-title\">Manager</span> \n\n<a href=\"https://socialimpactaward.net/organizations/jd-expert/?version=2021\" class=\"u-url p-org c-link--muted\">JD Expert</a> </span> </div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </div> </article> </li> <li class=\"c-testimonials__items__item l-grid__item\">\n<article class=\"c-testimonial testimonial c-testimonials__testimonial c-testimonials__testimonial--full c-testimonial--full\"> <div class=\"c-testimonial__content-wrapper\"> <figure class=\"c-quote c-testimonials__quote\"> <blockquote class=\"c-quote__content\"> <p>SIA is the best education program at a global level. SIA workshops empowered me to support developing social entrepreneurship in Bosnia and Herzegovina.</p>\n</blockquote> <figcaption class=\"c-quote__citation\"> <div class=\"h-card c-index-card c-index-card--citation c-quote__index-card\"> <div class=\"c-index-card__media-wrapper\"> <span class=\"u-photo c-headshot c-index-card__headshot\"> <img class=\"c-headshot__image\" src=\"https://socialimpactaward.net/app/uploads/sites/11/2022/07/Nemanja_Davidovic_Bosnia-and-Herzegovina-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Photo of Nemanja Davidović\"> </span> </div> <div class=\"c-index-card__entity c-index-card__content-wrapper\"> <span class=\"p-role\">Participant</span>\n<span class=\"p-name\">Nemanja Davidović</span>\n<span class=\"c-index-card__entity__work\">\n<span class=\"p-job-title\">Workshop Participant</span> \n\n<a href=\"https://socialimpactaward.net/organizations/impact-hub/?version=2021\" class=\"u-url p-org c-link--muted\">Impact Hub</a> </span> </div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </div> </article> </li> <li class=\"c-testimonials__items__item l-grid__item\">\n<article class=\"c-testimonial testimonial c-testimonials__testimonial c-testimonials__testimonial--full c-testimonial--full\"> <div class=\"c-testimonial__content-wrapper\"> <figure class=\"c-quote c-testimonials__quote\"> <blockquote class=\"c-quote__content\"> <p>The SIA Summit was a perfect opportunity to meet new people and grow my network. It was interesting to attend skill-building sessions and learn more about communications, leadership, and community. It’s so important to have experiences like the SIA Summit that raise the capacity and diversity of our community to ultimately transform our ideas into great ventures!</p>\n</blockquote> <figcaption class=\"c-quote__citation\"> <div class=\"h-card c-index-card c-index-card--citation c-quote__index-card\"> <div class=\"c-index-card__media-wrapper\"> <span class=\"u-photo c-headshot c-index-card__headshot\"> <img class=\"c-headshot__image\" src=\"https://socialimpactaward.net/app/uploads/sites/11/2022/09/Anastasiia-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Photo of Anastasiia Bezpalko\"> </span> </div> <div class=\"c-index-card__entity c-index-card__content-wrapper\"> <span class=\"p-role\">Winner</span>\n<span class=\"p-name\">Anastasiia Bezpalko</span>\n<span class=\"c-index-card__entity__work\">\n<span class=\"p-job-title\">Co-Founder</span> \n</span> </div> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </div> </article> </li> </ul>\n</div> <h2>Where to next?</h2> <ul> <li><a href=\"https://sia.click/tHsgE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"u-external\">Our main website</a></li> <li><a href=\"https://sia.click/9YKfJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"u-external\">Our impact report</a></li> <li><a href=\"https://sia.click/KDtdF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"u-external\">Our blog</a></li> <li><a href=\"https://sia.click/gG8Ml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"u-external\">Resources for young social entrepreneurs</a></li> <li><a href=\"https://sia.click/zRbrR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"u-external\">Our newsletter, Spark</a></li> <li><a href=\"https://sia.click/cytsI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"u-external\">Incubators 4 Change</a></li> <li><a href=\"https://sia.click/zYBv1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"u-external\">Volunteer at the SIA Summit!</a></li> </ul>"
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