October 30 Social Enterprise conference in Boston; November 3 Kickstarter NYC event and more

Just got tip-offs on these events from Shana Dressler, www.globalgivingcircle.org founder.
Happy networking,
~Katharine
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Forum for Social Entrepreneurs Conference (IN BOSTON), Saturday the 30th
Promo code for a $25 discount is 'FORSENM'- Find out more about the event and register.

Saturday, October 30.10

8am-6pm

Northeastern University

West Village F: 40 Leon Street, Boston, MA 02115

This one day conference on Social Entrepreneurship brings together social innovators, leading business professionals, investors, donors, government officials, academics, and students to facilitate the sharing of new technology and business ideas.  Along with disseminating hard-earned management learnings, it aims to foster informed discussion and action on new social venture concepts.


TEDxEast, November 11
If you can't make it out on TEDxBrooklyn on November 13th or are available to overdose on some TED action, be sure to apply/RSVP
TEDxEast brings the spirit of the TED conference to New York City- hosting some of the world's most fascinating thinkers, doers and teachers to inspire attendees to create greater impact with their ideas. And true to the format of the TED conference, TEDxEast presenters will give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes or less. 

Think of TEDxEast as a retreat with 300 of your smartest and most curious friends. This is a time to explore new ideas, get inspired by visionary thinkers, and gain exposure to concepts you may not have ever seen before.  TEDxEast is also a time to check-out from the day-to-day routine, and enter an afternoon of intellectual adventure.  The presenter line-up will inspire attendees with captivating talks, stirring musical performances, and great dialogue surrounding ideas.

Scholarships for SXSW 2011, March 11-20 (deadline Oct. 31 to apply)
Perhaps your nonprofit (or another's you know) could win one of five scholarships:
http://sxsw.com/node/5634
The SXSW Interactive Festival brings together an eclectic mix of technologists, new media industry professionals, creative thinkers and marketing experts to launch new ideas and solutions into the marketplace. Attendees find inspiration, new business partners, and learn new concepts to take their work to the next level.

Kickstarter Conversations:  A Symposium on Creative Ideas and How to Fund Them
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Bookstore Cafe
126 Crosby Street, New York, NY 10012
212-334-3324
Info: http://www.housingworks.org/events/detail/kickstarter-conversations-a-symposium-on-creative-ideas-and-how-to-fun/

RSVP: http://www.housingworks.org/events/detail/kickstarter-conversations-a-symposium-on-creative-ideas-and-how-to-fun/

Kickstarter and Housing Works host a symposium on creative ideas. Kickstarter Co-founder Yancey Strickler talks with creators including:

    * Cartoonist Ted Rall, whose forthcoming book based on experiences from his Kickstarter-funded trip to Afghanistan will be published by Farrar, Strauss & Giroux.
    * Photographer Rachel Sussman, who continues her five-year project to document and index the Oldest Living Things in the World.
    * Liz Kenmark and Kegan Fisher, founders of Design Glut, a Brooklyn-based studio creating clever objects currently funding the launch of their new jewelry line.
This event is a good opportunity to start up a relationship with one of the co-founders (which may come in handy when your Kickstarter project is under review to go up on the site)