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What is the Meaning of Capital Markets for Social Good?

May 2nd, 2013

Chances are, you have come across that question more than once.

The Impact Forum 2013 is a major thought leaders space discussing what this exactly means for the region in the coming years.

Join Prof. Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank, and Mr. Wayne Silby, founder of the Calvert Fund, as they discuss with Prof. Durreen Shahnaz the role social finance and impact investing play in growing a more inclusive and balanced future for Asia.  As titans in the space who have helped define sustainable development, this is a cannot-miss opportunity to explore with Prof. Yunus and Mr. Silby the greatest opportunities and challenges in the region as it continues to evolve to the next stage of impact investing and brings the focus to inclusive growth for all.

Register here to save your seat and participate in the conversation to increase Investing in Inclusion. SEs registered on Impact Partners get a special rate. Please email us for more details.

Meet up this June in Singapore!

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Pipeline Fellowship: Changing the Face of Angel Investing

April 23rd, 2013

The Pipeline Fellowship, an angel investing bootcamp for women philanthropists, works to increase diversity in the U.S. angel investing community and creates capital for women social entrepreneurs.

 

The Pipeline Fellowship’s three main criteria are:
a) Meeting one of the accredited investor definitions
(i.e., US$200K in income or US$300K joint income with spouse for the past two years, or US$1M net worth)
b) Interest in group learning model
c) Passion for philanthropy and/or social change

For most of the Pipeline Fellows, this is their first angel investment. They are attracted by the program’s three components (education, mentoring, practice) and benefit from the diversity of each cohort.  Pipeline Fellows are intergenerational (ranging from late twenties to 60+) and come from a variety of professional backgrounds.

You can find the application here.

Join Black Founders Co-Founder Nnena Ukuku and Girls in Tech Managing Director of San Francisco Laura Slezinger for breakfast at Facebook on Tuesday, April 30, 2013!

Pipeline Fellowship Founder & CEO Natalia Oberti Noguera will discuss how her organization’s changing the face of angel investing and she will interview Pipeline Fellowship Mentor Eghosa Omoigui on his efforts to increase diversity in the VC and entrepreneurship communities.

Lisa Lee, Diversity Program Manager at Facebook, will provide welcome remarks.

Visit their Eventbrite page to learn more!

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Local Economies: Real Prosperity Starts Here

November 9th, 2012

BALLE (Business Alliance for Local Living Economies) and RSF Social Finance are two organizations positioned at the center of the enormous (and growing) resilient local economies movement. But a cultural and economic shift of this magnitude is going to take much greater, sustained leadership from the investment and philanthropic communities. Join this session as we explore the challenge – and opportunity – of our lifetime.

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How Do We Build the New, Democratic Economy We Need?

October 14th, 2012

Gar Alperovitz, Co-Founder, The Democracy Collaborative

How do we align natural systems, human organizations, and economic design in order to create a resilient and equitable economy and society? One key is democratizing ownership at sophisticated levels, which could be the next major advance in social investing.

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Wanted: The Most Unreasonable Entrepreneurs!

October 10th, 2012

Entrepreneurs tackling social and environmental problems: Accelerate your venture with 50 mentors, 100+ of angel investors, 25 major funds, and dozens of world-class peers all under one roof for six weeks. Apply by October 25th to the 2013 Unreasonable Institute: http://ow.ly/6xMWZ

Why Entrepreneurs Should Care
Why should this matter to startup entrepreneurs around the globe? Teams representing the 10-20
chosen companies live together in under one roof, where they have the chance to:
• Learn from and live with 50 mentors like Paul Polak, who has enabled over 20 million farmers to
move out of poverty; Hunter Lovins, a Time Magazine Hero of the Planet; and Tom Chi, head of
User Experience at Google X.
• Live with portfolio managers from at least 25 major impact investment funds like Khosla
Ventures, Calvert Fund, and Acumen Fund,
• Build relationships with over 100 prospective angel investors,
• Pitch to well over 1,000 prospective supporters, and
• Join a global network of 70 early-stage entrepreneurs, 100+ mentors, and the Unreasonable
Institute’s 140 partner organizations, including HP, Teach For America, and TED Fellows.

check it out!

Applicants will have until October 25th to submit their written applications. To learn more about the
Unreasonable Institute as well as to submit an application, visit http://unreaso
nableinstitute.org.
Reasonable entrepreneurs need not apply.

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