Events

"Since 1992, Investors' Circle has been connecting mission-driven entrepreneurs and socially-minded investors working to create a sustainable future. [Investors' Cirle's] conferences bring together the biggest names in social enterprise for three days of deal-making, networking, and thought leadership."

Sara Olsen, SVT Founding Partner and a co-founder of the Global Social Venture Competition, will be serving as a judge at the 2010 GSVC Southeast Asia Regional Competition, hosted by Thammasat Business School.

"[The] IMBA, Thammasat Business School organized the first GSVC in Southeast Asia in Thailand in 2007 and seeks to build the GSVC-SEA into regional community of thought-leaders, educators, students, investors and entrepreneurs to overcome challenges faced by social entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia and the Oceania."

From Ashoka Youth Venture's Open House invitation:

"Youth Venture inspires and invests in teams of young people as they start their own sustainable social ventures, connecting them into a powerful global network.

At our VIP Open House Reception on Feb. 27th from 3-6 PM, you can meet some of the young changemakers in our first Bay Area program. Read more...

There is more and more interest in measuring and valuing the impact of organisations on society. The Measuring Social Value Project is hosting a conference where third sector organisations, commissioners and investors will come together to share experiences of how Social Return on Investment (SROI) – one of the most exciting innovations in this field – is being used. The day will be built around plenary speakers from government, social investment, commissioning and the third sector; small group discussions on issues relating to SROI; and lots of opportunities for networking. Read more...

Join us as we convene leading experts from the academic, non-profit, and for-profit fields to present, debate, and discuss new knowledge, theories and strategies around measuring social impact and the social capital market. In addition to our academic conference and in the tradition of our previous conferences, our one day practitioner conference will offer hands-on instruction and use-it-now solutions for social entrepreneurs seeking to better measure their impact related to the growing marketplace of impact investing. Read more...

The 20th Anniversary 2009 SRI in the Rockies Conference is October 25–28, 2009 at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa in Tucson, Arizona.

SRI in the Rockies is billed as "the premier annual gathering of investment professionals and related organizations who work to direct the flow of investment capital in transformative ways"; it offers many opportunities to meet and learn from passionate, creative people from all corners of the sustainable and responsible investment industry in the United States and around the world. Read more...

The Opportunity Collaboration is a four-day, purpose-driven networking and problem solving offsite commencing on World Poverty Day (October 17, 2009). The co-conveners are the Ashoka, Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE), Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Global Philanthropy Forum, Social Venture Network, Stanford Social Innovation Review (Stanford Center for Social Innovation), Women Donors Network, Worldways Social Marketing and Jonathan C. Lewis (CEO, MicroCredit Enterprises). Read more...

SVT collaborator Social e-Valuator is holding a workshop in New York City that will include an introduction to SROI methodology and demonstration cases of organizations that have practical experience using the Social e-Valuator impact management tool.

Peter Scholten, a co-author with Sara Olsen and Brett Galimidi of the book, "SROI: A Guide to Social Return on Investment Analysis," will be a main presenter, as well as Martin Egberink, and Sara Olsen. Read more...

NYU Stern and SVT Group will convene a series of evening roundtables to discuss the issue of social and environmental return on investment (SROI), its role in the executive leadership of corporations, and latest trends.

This invitation-only event is for C-level executives in the Technology, Media and Finance industries who will share perspective and experience to help us focus on the material measurement issues and considerations related to social value creation. Executives' input will be used to define new research and to develop new educational programming. Read more...

Tim Brown, the CEO of IDEO and Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO of Acumen Fund will discuss innovative approaches to global development where the people are at the heart of the solution. This is the first time that Jacqueline and Tim have appeared together on stage. It will be a lively discussion moderated by Stuart Davidson, a local venture capitalist and philanthropist. Read more...