Join us for a fascinating discussion featuring Garrett Melby, CEO of Good Company Ventures, Blake Janelle, founder of Missioneurs, local social entrepreneurs and you!
Social Entrepreneur (n.): someone who recognizes a social problem and uses entrepreneurial principles to organize, create, and manage a venture to make social change.
We will discuss:
- What does social entrepreneurship have to do with the social web?
- How is new web technology and social entrepreneurship revolutionizing the way change happens?
- How can the principles of social entrepreneurship be applied to nonprofits?
- What's happening locally, including examples of local social enterprises and ways to get more involved.
Learn More:
Philly NetSquared
Philadelphia NetSquared gathers together nonprofits and activists, tech leaders and funders, and everyone who's interested in using technology for social change.
Good Company Ventures
GoodCompany Ventures catalyzes start-ups with innovative solutions to big, unmet social needs. GoodCompany entrepreneurs are offered a great place to work in Philadelphia, a community of like-minded entrepreneurs, and access to a network of capital sources and expert advisors. We champion models that offer investors financial return and social impact.
Missioneurs
Missioneurs is a community of mission entrepreneurs coming together around our common sense of mission and hard-nosed entrepreneurial approach.
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