FAST Global Forum 2011 is an international event addressed to all those interested in developing the effectiveness of ‘impact investment’ strategies worldwide, and those looking to explore the important role that SME finance plays in the success and growth of sustainable markets.

Through a series of inspiring speakers, panel discussion and interactive workshops, the event will focus on:

• Working together to collect and analyze strategic information to address both opportunities and challenges in sustainable SME finance.
• Sharing experiences and best practices among stakeholders to explore new strategies and tools to increase and maximize impact investment.
• Attracting more capital through new financial and agribusiness models, such as value chain finance, and other innovative SME finance tools and services.

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Social Media for Nonprofits is bringing together more than 500 nonprofit decision-makers and supporters to share practical tips and tools for fundraising, marketing, and advocacy.  Speakers will address a variety of topics in a series of short TED-meets-Twitter style talks, breakouts, and interactive workshops. Speakers include: Beth Kanter, Craig Newmark, founder & customer service rep at craigslist & craigconnects, Marnie Webb, TechSoup Global; Greg Baldwin, President, VolunteerMatch; Raven Brooks, Executive Director, Netroots Nation; Meg Garlinghouse, Head of Linked in for Good; Matt Mahan, VP of Social Innovation, Causes; Dave Boyce, CEO, Fundly; Darian Rodriguez Heyman, Author, Nonprofit Management 101.

Key Takeaways:

•   Actionable insights for fundraising, marketing, and advocacy

•   How to incorporate social media into your fundraising and marketing efforts

•   How to raise maximize your presence on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn

•   Lessons learned by leading nonprofit practitioners and consultants

•   Measurement, analysis, and dash boarding best practices

•   How to recruit and engage volunteers using social media

•   Incredible networking opportunity with like-minded peers

•   Free and easy-to-use platforms and resources

•   Going viral with video

Conference registration includes access to the full-day program, access to all breakouts, lunch, and entry to the evening networking reception, which is also the book release party for the new handbook, Nonprofit Management 101. Get $20 off $125 or $175 registration with code “sm4np“. Sign up at: www.socialmedia4nonprofits.org/sf

Good Deals 2011, the UK’s leading social investment conference returns to the Barbican Centre, London on Thursday 24 November.

The conference aims to connect investors and entrepreneurs to get good deals done. There’ll be an inspiring mix of social entrepreneurs, impact investors and corporate innovators including Professor Muhammad Yunus (founder, Grameen Bank), Julie Hanna (chair of Kiva), Nick O’Donohoe (CEO, BigSociety Capital) David Hutchison (CEO, Social Finance) and many more.

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Our partners at Good Deals have generously offered the SOCAP network a 25% discount on tickets. To book your discounted tickets,  enter the code ‘SOCAP11’ when booking online here!

Attend Sustainable Industries Economic Forum to explore the Access Economy:

1. Create – Alex Bogusky, iconoclastic ad man, who made Crispin Porter + Bogusky the world’s most awarded agency, then turned heads with the launch of the FearLess Revolution, shares his inspiring story and introduces Common, a collaborative brand for social entrepreneurs.

2. Scale – Bonnie Nixon, who redefined supply chain ethics and stakeholder engagement as Director of Environmental Sustainability at HP, talks about scaling the Access Economy in the world’s most impactful corporations from her new role as Executive Director of The Sustainability Consortium.

3. Engage – BBMG unveils a new branding campaign and the lessons learned from a case study with the founders of Getaround, a fast-growing, San Francisco-based Access Economy icon, winner of the 2010 BBMG Collective Prize presented by Sustainable Industries.

Followed by interactive Q&A with the experts, and high-impact networking.

The Sustainable Industries Economic Forums are annual, high-profile business breakfasts that feature inspiring keynotes, interactive workshops and high-powered networking. Now in its 8th year, the event series has featured luminary speakers Cameron Sinclair, Paul Hawken, Ray Anderson, Arianna Huffington, Van Jones, governors, mayors, leading economists, and dozens of Sustainable Industries most innovative CEOs. Our mission is to re-inspire the inspired, connect sustainable business thought leaders, and help get business done.

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Reset San Francisco Founder Phil Ting is leading the conversation between social start-up entrepreneurs, city leadership, and venture philanthropists and capitalists to make it easier for small businesses to flourish in San Francisco.

October 18, 2011
Hub – San Francisco
925 Mission St, Suite 105

6:30pm – 7:00pm – Pre-Program Reception
7:00pm – 8:30pm – Program
8:30pm – 9:00pm – Post-Program Networking

Reset San Francisco Founder Phil Ting will host a panel discussion with local and national experts on how the city can help local entrepreneurs Start Up in San Francisco. The discussion will crowd-source ideas from the community on how City Hall can streamline the process for San Franciscans to start their own businesses, encourage more small business economic development, and reduce the friction in the bureaucratic process.

Reset San Francisco raises the question: shouldn’t city government be as innovative and creative as the people of San Francisco? That’s why the organization is bringing together some of the most innovative members of the community – those driven to jump-start the San Francisco economy by turning their creative ideas into more jobs and more revenue.

Whether you want to start your own web-based company, sell a creative product, launch your own food truck, or meet other San Franciscans striving to start their own businesses, this event is an opportunity for you to network, to learn about required process to Start Up in San Francisco and to make your voice heard in what resources you need to actualize your endeavor.

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