Megan McFadden
Bio
Megan is the Online Media Manager for Social Capital Markets where she is responsible for growing the organizations online presence through website management, community outreach, social media, and strategic partnerships. Prior to joining SOCAP, Megan was a founding team member of a social enterprise start-up called Everywun, an online giving platform, where she led online media and product development. Megan has done work for multiple startup organizations including a natural food company, an LGBT community non-profit, and a B-Corp public relations firm.
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In my experience, a strong technical co-founder or partner can be critical to the success of a small web-based social enterprise. There is a complex process involved in translating a concept to an effective, functional prototype - a process that could lose a non-technical entrepreneur lots of time, money and other...In Reference To:
Learn How To Code From YouTube Educator Khan Academy | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation
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Fixing the Future is a full-length documentary that is screening across the country this week. It features Michelle Long, Executive Director of BALLE (Business Alliance for Local Living Economies) and highlights the reinvention of the American economy through local solutions. Like our friends at BALLE, we'll also be...In Reference To:
National Screening: 'Fixing the Future' Documentary | BALLE
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Our team at Hub Bay Area were fortunate to watch great pitches on ventures focusing on ideas ranging from upcycled clothing to an SMS communication system in Africa. We recommend checking out this article, and sharing with a social entrepreneur you know might be interested in the Hub Ventures accelerator program!In Reference To:
Hub Ventures Startups Seek Social Impact - Forbes
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Congratulations to our friends at Indiegogo for their $15 Million Series A raise. SOCAP will be working with Indiegogo to support the funding of social entrepreneurs with solutions for a better world.In Reference To:
Indiegogo Raises $15 Million Series A To Make Crowdfunding Go Mainstream | TechCrunch
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What are 12 design principles common to projects that have successfully incorporated ideas of resilience? A great post by Sarah Brooks of Hot Studio who led a designing for resilience workshop at SOCAP: Designing the Future in Sweden.In Reference To:
12 Principles of Designing for Resilience
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Jed Emerson introduced the concept of Blended Value in 2000, and has continued to shape our understanding of how we create value - particularly when it comes to impact investing. His new website is a compilation of writings, presentations and more for a better understanding of Blended Value.In Reference To:
Blended Value | The Pursuit of Integrated Economic, Social & Environmal Value
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Understanding the interconnected problems facing humanity often requires seeing the world in a new way. David McConville, President of the Buckminster Fuller Institute, explores how questioning the outdated assumptions underlying "business as usual" approaches is the first step in designing for a resilient future.In Reference To:
Re-Imagining the Big Picture
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Congratulations to the Creative Currency team - including our colleagues at Hub Bay Area - for recent coverage of their project by the San Francisco Chronicle. What are they doing in support of SF's mid-market? Read the article!In Reference To:
