Tag | Social Entrepreneurship

Social Impact Designers: Stories from the Field

By on April 26, 2019 in Events & Workshops

Social Impact Designers: Stories from the Field.” will take place on Tuesday April 30th from 6:00 to 9:00pm. Featuring a panel of designers who are creating impactful change: Aya Jaffer, IDEO.org Ankita Roy, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Lauren Gardner, Reboot Maggie Ollove, Center for Civic Design Trevor Zimmer, Dalberg Design Impact Group, The event […]

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Annual Social Enterprise Conference (SECON) at Harvard

By on February 12, 2019 in Events & Workshops

The 20th Annual Social Enterprise Conference (SECON) at Harvard will bring together top leaders, practitioners and students on March 2-3, 2019 to engage in dialogue, debate, and expression around Social Enterprise. Our mission is to educate participants about the potential of Social Enterprise in solving the world’s most pressing problems and to inspire meaningful discussion […]

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Co-op Academy Spring 2019

By on November 24, 2018 in Events & Workshops

Click here to Apply to the Co-op Academy Deadline to Apply: December 7th, 2018 Free intensive 5-month long training and support program called the Co-op Academy. From Co-op Academy: We help people go from idea to launching a worker owned business, known as worker cooperatives. Our Co-op Academy is for entrepreneurs who have an idea and […]

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The Purpose of Capital: A Fireside Chat with Jed Emerson by Impact Entrepreneur Center for Social and Environmental Innovation

By on October 15, 2018 in Events & Workshops

The field of impact investing has become as focused upon the same questions of strategy, tactics and financial returns as traditional investing. Many struggle to understand impact investment practice, definitions, terms and metrics, but in the absence of clarity concerning the ultimate purpose of capital, our efforts will be in vain and simply devolve into […]

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Core77 Conference “Now What? Launching & Growing Your Creative Business”, Oct 25th

By on October 4, 2018 in Events & Workshops

Core77 is hosting their 2018 Conference “Now What? Launching & Growing Your Creative Business” on October 25th at A/D/O in Brooklyn. “Now What?” is a one-day event that will focus on maintaining or starting a design business. Leaders in the field of design entrepreneurship will share their personal success stories and offer insights on running design studios, launching products, and even creating crowdfunding campaigns. Several RISD […]

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Strand at The New School: Grace Bonney Panel October 25th

By on October 4, 2018 in Events & Workshops

Inspired by her New York Times bestseller In the Company of Women, Grace Bonney’s Good Company is the innovative and supportive journal for women and nonbinary creatives at every stage of life, founded on the power of inclusivity, diversity, and celebrating the differences that unite. Its mission is to provide motivation, inspiration, advice, and a vital sense of […]

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Apply for The Roddenberry Fellowship :: Deadline Sept 19!

By on August 29, 2018 in Grants & Competitions

The Roddenberry Fellowship is a 12-month program for 20 activists, changemakers, and organizers from across the United States who are tackling one of these four issue areas: Civil Rights Environmental Protection LGBTQIA & Women’s Rights Immigration & Refugee Rights Fellows will each receive a $50,000 award, as well as tailored support to implement a project […]

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The New School Announces Inaugural Cohort of Impact Entrepreneurship Fellows

By on August 28, 2018 in Stories

Last year, The New School launched the Impact Entrepreneurship Initiative (IEI), a university-wide program supporting early-stage socially engaged entrepreneurial leaders in developing the mindsets, skills, and sense of purpose needed to thrive in our rapidly changing world. Now, The New School is welcoming the first cohort of IEI fellows — 18 incoming students representing various backgrounds and […]

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Apply for the Catalyst Program at Blue Ridge Labs :: Deadline September 3

By on August 7, 2018 in Grants & Competitions

Are you building a mission-driven startup that could improve the lives of low-income New Yorkers? The Catalyst program at Blue Ridge Labs is designed to help founders turn a proven but small-scale concept into a scalable technology platform. Over the course of six months, as part of a small cohort of other founders, they will […]

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Apply for the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards :: Deadline Oct 1, 2018

By on July 24, 2018 in Competitions, Grants & Competitions

The Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) is the premier global competition for students who own and operate a business while attending college or university. EO GSEA supports student entrepreneurs who require much needed mentorship, recognition and connections to take their businesses to the next level of success. The 2018-19 Regional NYC Competition offers NYC-based students with a budding […]

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