SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Dickie Aguado is a Cultural & Social Entrepreneur who implements community engagement programs at the grassroots of Philippine society. Dickie Aguado established Magna Kultura Foundation in Y~2003 as an arts & culture foundation that organizes integrated public relations & CSR programs. As Executive Director of the Foundation, his work encompasses sectors: from organization of arts and cultural programs at the grassroots of society; community development & capacity building; NGO studies, education and training --- linking micro-macro issues in development and social change.



Dickie Aguado develops Corporate Social Responsibility programs, Social Marketing campaigns, Social Mobilization and Community Engagement efforts; establishing grassroots arts & cultural organizations, and training sector- and community-based organizations for social transformation. He is a marketing consultant to private and government corporations, specializing in the development and implementation of Integrated Public Relations Programs and Integrated Brand Communications.



Concurrent to his stint as Executive Director at Magna Kultura Foundation, Dickie Aguado is a marketing consultant to private and government corporations. He specializes in Strategic Consulting, including development of Business Plans, Marketing Communications Campaigns, Integrated Brand Communications Plans, Trade Promotions Management, Integrated Public Relations Programs, Events Conceptualization & Management, Entertainment Marketing Plans, and Publicity Management.





MAGNA KULTURA HAS LINKAGES WITH VILLAGE-BARANGAYS, SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS. THOUGH THESE ALLIANCES, MAGNA KULTURA CONDUCT PROGRAMS WORKING WITH CITIZENS AT THE GRASSROOTS.

MAGNA KULTURA ALSO WORKS WITH NETWORK OF 80,000++ LOCAL SARI-SARI-STORES, TO HELP THEIR STATUS AS SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES; THUS, HELPING THE MICRO-ECONOMIC SITUATION AT THE GRASSROOTS OF SOCIETY.

MAGNA KULTURA WORKS WITH PRIVATE CORPORATIONS AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPLEMENT CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROJECTS THAT NOT BENEFIT THEIR ORGANIZATIONS, BUT ALSO HELP CONTRIBUTE TO THE WELL-BEING OF COMMUNITIES.

PRIVATE CORPORATIONS AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS ALLY WITH MAGNA KULTURA TO IMPLEMENT CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROJECTS THAT NOT BENEFIT THEIR ORGANIZATIONS, BUT ALSO HELP CONTRIBUTE TO THE MICRO-ECONOMY AT THE GRASSROOTS OF SOCIETY.



DICKIE AGUADO'S OTHER SITES ON THE INTERNET:

Strategic Marketing Consultancy ------- http://grassrootmarketing.multiply.com
Dickie Aguado LinkedIn Profile --------- http://ph.linkedin.com/in/dickieaguado

Magna Kultura Foundation --------------- http://magnakultura.multiply.com
Advocacy for Arts & Culture --------------- http://asiancenter.multiply.com
Advocacy Programs ------------------------ http://kulturapilipinas.multiply.com/

Larong Pinoy Site --------------------------- http://palarongpinoy.multiply.com
Christian Site --------------------------------- http://christianpilgrim.multiply.com

Dickie Aguado on Facebook ------------- http://www.facebook.com/dickie.aguado?ref=profile

Your Brand Name is Everything They Need To Remember

To some a brand is just a name or a logo. To some, it stands for quality. To some it means a whole lot more like a status symbol. So what’s in a brand, really? Is it the image? Is it the company behind the name? Of... more

Previous blog entries:
Dec 16	-	BRAND X versus BRAND YOU
Nov 21	-	Negosyo Sa Baranggay Entrepreneurship Development
Aug 5	-	Strategic Alignment: Creating Differentiation in Fact versus in Theory
Dickie 's favorite blog entries:
Jun 19	-	CREATING STRATEGIC MARKETING PLANS
May 14	-	THE CHARACTERISTIC OF A GENUINE CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAM
Apr 19	-	FOSTERING SOCIAL & CULTURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Jul 5	-	LARONG PINOY FOR COMPANY SPORTS FESTS
Feb 4	-	ARE THERE CULTURAL ENTREPRENEURS IN THE PHILIPPINES?
Dec 5	-	What Makes A Cultural Entrepreneur?
Sep 27	-	Understanding Social Entrepreneurship
Sep 25	-	COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT [Part Three]
Sep 23	-	How does a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Program Look? (Part Two)
Sep 20	-	How Can Private Companies Properly Conduct Community Driven Development? [Part One]
May 14	-	The Importance of Fine Arts: Visual Arts, Music, Drama/Theatre, Dance

Eight Empowering Life Changing Seeings

Start:

Mar 2, '10

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WE ARE THE CAPTAIN OF OUR LIFE.
This is our life - we can take it in any direction we choose. Blaming anyone else for the results in our life does nothing to change our circumstances. Instead, focus on what we fee, think and do to sail to where... more

Dickie 's favorite events:
Mar 3	-	Your Imagination Is Bigger Than Your Circumstances
Mar 4	-	What We Believe In
Mar 5	-	4 Ways of Living in the World
Mar 8	-	THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF LIVING
Mar 20	-	TEAMWORK

LIVE YOUR DREAM

ANY DREAM WORTH LIVING IS WORTH SHARING WITH OTHERS. The person who shares his dreams gets to watch it grow. The synergy of shared ideas often takes it to a Whole new level. The dream becomes greater than the person launching it ever imagined it... more

Previous reviews:
Oct 10	-	Express Yourself. It's Time For The Business of Creativity
Aug 5	-	The 7 Habits of Highly Innovative People
Aug 4	-	Turning Negativity into A Positive Light
Dickie 's favorite reviews:
Feb 2	-	IMAGINE ... A Life of Purpose
Jan 17	-	WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET (WYSIWYG)
Jul 2	-	CONNECT WITH YOUR LEADERSHIP HERITAGE

Negosyo Sa Baranggay Entrepreneurship Development

I am privileged to discuss "Cultural & Social Entrepreneurship" among the Barangay Leaders of our country in a Nationwide Convention of Barangays. I will be addressing the Barangay leaders of Luzon on November 18, 2011; the Barangays leaders in... more

Previous links:
Oct 10	-	Great Motivation Secrets Of Great Leaders
Sep 14	-	Historical Philippine Photos, Circa 1900s at the Magna Kultura Foundation Homepage
Aug 8	-	20 Philippine Hospitals Compete In Larong Pinoy Sports Fest
Dickie 's favorite links:
Feb 20	-	The Work of A Social & Cultural Entrepreneur
Oct 23	-	Magna Kultura Foundation page article at WikiPilipinas
Oct 23	-	BANKING ON THE POOR - Business Mirror Perspective
Oct 23	-	Filipino Traditional Games Article at WikiPilipinas
Sep 26	-	CONCEIVE. BELIEVE. ACHIEVE.
May 8	-	MAGNA KULTURA FOUNDATION HOMEPAGE

CONVICTION OF THE HEART by Kenny Loggins

"ONE WITH THE EARTH, WITH THE SKY, ONE WITH EVERYTHING IN LIFE"

Where are the dreams that we once had? This is the time to bring them back.
What were the promises caught on the tips of our tongues?
Do we forget or forgive? There's a whole... more

Dickie 's favorite playlists:
Jul 13	-	ENTER MY DREAMS by Kenny Loggins