TEDxGotham 9/23 in NYC!

TED events are always awesome.  If you don't know what I'm talking about, go to www.ted.com and get a taste.

Check this out!  Note that you have to request an invitation and it's $50 if you get invited. 

Happy networking,

Katharine
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TEDxGotham Explores What We Can “IMAGINE”
When: Friday, September 23, 2011, 5:00pm - 9:30pm
Where: The NASDAQ MarketSite, 4 Times Square, New York, NY 10006

TEDxGotham IMAGINE will bring together NYC's brightest minds where we'll imagine a future that we must create, challenge and accept.

To REGISTER, Click Here

THIS EVENT WILL SELL OUT- LIMITED NUMBER OF SEATS AVAILABLE

Speakers

Confirmed speakers for our Sep 23rd event “Imagine” in Manhattan, New York, include:

Click here to read more about our speaker line up.
Connect with us to keep up with new announcements as they roll in.

October 6 Women Advancing Microfinance fundraiser

Check out this great fundraiser and meet some cool people too!  I have enjoyed several Women Advancing Microfinance events in the past (note: there are usually a handful of men, too) - both in the Chicago and NY Chapters.
Happy networking!
Katharine
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WAM NY Fund Raiser October 6, 2011 *** Early Bird Member's Special ***

Where: Moore Brothers Wine Company 33 East 20th Street New York, NY 10003 Driving Directions When: Thursday October 6, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT Add to my calendar

Dear WAM Members, We are delighted to invite you to our Second Annual Scholarship Fundraiser on Thursday, October 6th 2011. This year we are raising funds for women microfinance practitioners from the Global South to attend specialized training programs and conferences to strengthen their skills and leadership opportunities. WAM-NY's focus on capacity building of women microfinance practitioners stems from the belief that a sector in which the majority of clients are women will benefit significantly from women's leadership on how best to serve female clients' needs.  We believe that specialized training will facilitate women's transition from mid- to senior-level positions within microfinance institutions. Join us for an evening of revelry over wine tasting, food, and silent auction/raffle prizes. As a benefit to our members, we are offering an early bird special offer of $65 if you buy your ticket before September 15. Do not miss this special event!   Buy Your Ticket Now I can't make it   Through funds raised last year, FIVE women from the following organizations attended either the Small Enterprise Education and Promotion (SEEP) Network Annual Conference or a Sustainable Microenterprise and Development Program (SMDP) training: Fonkoze (Haiti), CEOSS (Egypt), K-MET (Kenya), Women's Trust (Ghana) and FECECAV (Togo).   100% of the proceeds from the event will go towards the scholarship funds.   We lookin forward to seeing you on October 6!    If you have any questions, please email us at wamnewyork@yahoo.com   Sincerely, Women Advancing Microfinance (WAM) - NewYork wamnewyork@yahoo.com

Speed networking with Women Advancing Microfinance, Sept. 8, 2011

If you're interested in meeting people in the microfinance community in New York, especially other women professionals, check out this event!
Happy networking,
Katharine
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*** SAVE THE DATE  *** Join us on September 8, 2011 for an Evening of Speed Networking

Where: Slate Restaurant 4 West 21st New York, NY 10010 When: Thursday September 8, 2011 from 5:15 PM to 6:30 PM EDT Add to my calendar

Dear WAM Members and Friends, Women Advancing Microfinance - New York (WAM-NY) warmly invites you to spend an evening networking with fellow members and guests.  This is an opportunity to meet the WAM-NY leadership, trailblazing women leaders and Microfinance practitioners. We will send details/bios of our guests shortly. Come join us for a drink, conversations and an exciting opportunity to meet dynamic women.   Register for the Speed Networking Session soon as space is LIMITED. Following our event, WAM-NY will be co-hosting an informal social networking event with the Microfinance Club of New York at the same location from 6:30 to 7:30.  We encourage you to stay for the joint event and meet others who share your interest in microfinance. No registration is required for this portion of the evening. 5:15-5:30 Arrive 5:30-6:30 WAM-NY Speed Networking (Please register below for this portion of the evening)    6:30-7:30pm   Informal Social Networking co-hosted by WAM-NY and Microfinance Club of NY (No registration required, just show up)      Other   Cash bar for both events.                                                   Register Now! (please ensure you are a 2011 WAM - NY member if you register as a member) I can't make it Become a WAM NY Member for 2011-2012! You can join or renew your membership for the calendar year. Please email us at wamnewyork@yahoo.com for more details.  Follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn. We look forward to seeing you on the 8th!  Sincerely, The WAM-NY Steering Committee Women Advancing Microfinance (WAM) - NewYork wamnewyork@yahoo.com

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Check this out! 
Happy volunteering,
Katharine
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The Future Hour
Monday, August 8
7-10 pm

Black Finn Bar and Restaurant

218 East 53rd Street

New York, NY

RSVP: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=193845714007855

 

Want to help build a new movement to transform education? Brainstorm with fellow young social innovators in NYC? Give back by coaching one local high school student? Find your passion—and use it to build a project in your community?

Check out The Future Project, a new national education movement that pairs young people like you with high school students—and challenges you to spend a year building a passion-inspired project that changes your world in one way.

We are building a world in which everyone is inspired. And it starts with you... and all of the friends you bring with you Monday night!

Meet Be the Social Change, too!

Check out our website for more information: www.thefutureproject.org.

And follow us on twitter! (@myfutureproject)
http://twitter.com/#!/myfu​tureproject

Drinks and Inspiration for all!
(And don't be fooled by the title... drink specials will be available for more than an hour.)

RSVP on this page or at nyc@thefutureproject.org

9/6 - 9/30/2011 - Hack for Good!

Check this out if you're a software developer and want to use your tech skills for social good.
Happy coding,
Katharine
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Developers,
The awesome team at LetGive (you may have met CEO Josh and Lead Developer Izzy at last month's Open Hours) is sponsoring a contest to help developers include charitable giving in their apps. If you've ever had the joy of trying to hook your favorite non-profit up with mobile donations, you know - it's not joyful, it's a huge hassle, sometimes impossible, and it's awesome that LetGive is here to make it easy!
The contest kicks off September 6 and has a prize of $1,000 and hopefully lots of donations to your cause. Sign up at http://www.letgive.com/hackforgood.

Here are the official details:
Calling all App Developers, Game Developers, and Hackers,
LetGive is inviting you to take place in our first annual LetGive “Hack For Good” contest--the first time (well, to our knowledge!) that developers can build an app or game in support of a charity of your choice.  The contest will take place during the month of September, with a kick-off event (food and drink provided) on September 6th and an awards ceremony in mid-October.  Stay tuned for more on the awards event, as we're working with our awesome judges to lock down the date.
Details, details, details...
LetGive has created an API that allows anyone to include a charitable giving component within their application.   Applications built on our platform are transformed into powerful fundraising vehicles for Nonprofits and Charities. 
 The first application built on the platform is an alarm clock that resides on your iPhone.  When you hit the Snooze button, a donation is triggered to the charity of your choice.
 Any type of application (game, newsreader, calendar, alarm clock, mail reader, map/location based, Twitter/Facebook client) can be turned into a giving application.  If you need inspiration for an app, reach out!  We’ve got tons of thought starters to throw your way: hackforgood@letgive.com.

We’re lining up some amazing Non Profits to provide inspiration, great judges to help pick the best app, and a $1,000 prize for the winning entry.  For more details or to register, please visit http://www.letgive.com/hackforgood/.

Aug. 16 dinner discussion of social venture capital

Hello everyone,

Please see below for a great upcoming discussion/dinner around social venture capital, which I'm planning to go to. If you're interested in coming too, please email me at kbierce [at gmail dotcom].

Happy networking

Katharine

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Good Afternoon,

My name is Elizabeth Friedrich and I wanted to setup a meeting for young professionals who want to learn more about social investment, social venture capital, community development venture capital and traditional venture capital. Either they are entrepreneurs or they would like to develop a fund in the future. I did my thesis on these topics and I would to share my knowledge and possibly connect with people who are interested.

Please send me any questions you have or specific agenda items you'd like to discuss. I hope we can have a fruitful discussion that could lead to the development of a working group.

The meeting has been set for August 16th at 7:30 pm, at Double Crown in the Bowery. That's at 316 Bowery, NYC, map here.

Thank You
Elizabeth Friedrich

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Elizabeth K. Friedrich
Managing Partner, Capital Access Solutions, LLC
MS , Urban Policy Analysis

Great social impact events and more

Just heard about this awesome list of opportunities from another StartingBloc Fellow.  Happy networking!
Katharine
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A bunch of great social impact opportunities:

SOCAP2011 Conference: September 6-9, 2011 in Ft. Mason Center, San Francisco, CA
SOCAP is a multi-platform organization dedicated to the flow of capital towards social good. It connects investors, foundations, institutions and entrepreneurs to build a market at the intersection of money and meaning.
http://www.facebook.com/l/tAQDNrU2CAQBJtcGcsWTsfJ4aKNl5Tt4TqbWYHhTFv8DzTQ/socialcapitalmarkets.net/2011 Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference: September 7-9, 2011: Washington, DC
It provides a learning platform for professionals working to increase and improve economic opportunities for young people around the world.
http://www.facebook.com/l/SAQD6666iAQD4b1Jh-PuG4-Rxm6NW5pd77T_6t7ECmYOprA/www.conferencealerts.com/seeconf.mv?q=ca1is6mi

Igniting Innovation Summit: October 1st, 2011 at Harvard College
A synergy of leading educators, innovators, and entrepreneurs. Featuring TED talks, panels, and action workshops on how social entrepreneurship can help solve global problems. Topics include: youth and women's empowerment, poverty and development, environment and health. Network with CEO's, become inspired by your peers, and learn how to put your ideas into action.
http://www.facebook.com/l/uAQCaQtmTAQAJFqEkb5Ac4IEyffFa47p4Q-HhlpRep9J8cQ/www.hcs.harvard.edu/summit2011/

NACCE 9th Annual Conference: October 9-12, 2011 in Portland, Oregon
Hundreds of community college leaders talk about how to impact a community’s economic future.
http://www.facebook.com/l/6AQAp1ITrAQB73ak6L-Pa0cjpjEliBf1kV1Ip1ODtF73Ajw/www.nacce2011.com/Overview/Overview.cfm

Net Impact Conference: October 27-Obtober 29, 2011 in Portland, Oregon
•Where creative problem solving and playful approaches can lead to serious solutions
•Where sustainable innovations were championed by those you least expect
•Where unlikely partnerships accelerate change
http://www.facebook.com/l/JAQBoojfxAQBBfcTtgx6oxreQz9cP4QcGJgBTO3XJzk-cyw/2011.netimpact.org/

2011 CEO National Conference: October 27-29, 2011 in Fort Worth, Texas
This is intended for entrepreneurs, small business management, college students, and business faculty members.
http://www.facebook.com/l/NAQCdcEGMAQCcQ-BJ50uqHqobz3n5edQVghOw4m49m8Ex_w/events.linkedin.com/2011-CEO-National-Conference-Collegiate/pub/712430

Youth Entrepreneurship Summit 2011: Startup America: November 13-15, 2011 in Kansas City, Missouri
This conference involves bringing together CEO’s, government, foundation leaders, and young entrepreneurs to inspire innovative action to Startup America.
http://www.facebook.com/l/sAQDM9PK4AQD2qfqOCCtIOPhCAVvA5RRsYavpLbqV9zVJ7w/www.conferencealerts.com/seeconf.mv?q=ca18ms6s

Arizona Entrepreneurship Conference: November 16th, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona
The focus for AZEC11 is growth
1) Collaboration, 2) A Team 3)Shared Knowledge 4) Marketing 5) Investment Capital
http://www.facebook.com/l/HAQBcUPdqAQDUWooVBLAI4WwkzV8SL2rI4CjBd0WTRyt-ag/azentrepreneurship.com/

USASBE 2012 Entrepreneurship: A Source of Renewal and Growth: January 12-15, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana
USASBE is built around 4 pillars that guide the development of the organization: entrepreneurship education, entrepreneurship research, entrepreneurship outreach and public policy.
http://www.facebook.com/l/BAQBsYhhWAQBRWV0Oj-hHQemqnjNyR0Q-MHQLabZcY-ZAZA/usasbe.org/conference/2012/

The Social Enterprise Club at Harvard Business School: February 25-26, 2012.
The club creates a community of like-minded students that believe in using business solutions to solve the world’s pressing problems.
http://www.facebook.com/l/BAQBsYhhWAQCP4YLZXQ9nSjYDLzs23Bq-ngvPREcBGILwuQ/www.socialenterpriseclub.org/sec/home/

1st International Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Health: February 27-28, 2012 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Redefining and reshaping the global health system through innovation and entrepreneurship.
http://www.facebook.com/l/fAQBEUwSlAQDeyvgFTXgx4S-p2ylWY4WyzWoLtCp0F8kdqw/www.conferencealerts.com/seeconf.mv?q=ca1830sm

The Social Capital Conference 2012: February 28-29 in Westin Alexandria, VA
This is an invitation-only gathering for the practitioners who are paving the way in corporate-nonprofit partnerships.
http://www.facebook.com/l/AAQBxu5xNAQBmpjVsb7l4-FtAMw0jQfF2phhTu5znvkvXrw/www.socialcapitalpartnerships.com/conference

The Entrepreneurship Club at Harvard Business School: March 4, 2012
The club is dedicated to furthering understanding about new or small businesses, and about entrepreneurship in all businesses.
http://www.facebook.com/l/CAQAXPsomAQDfGsQ1V44MeSV0p2WCi28UC7v5XMAC2ZsAxA/www.hbs.edu/mba/studentlife/clubs/conferences.html

Design-a-thon for Corporate Social Responsibility - apps due 8/8/2011!

This is so cool!!  I'm a lifetime member of Net Impact and just wanted to share this design-a-thon competition/event info.
Cheers,
Katharine
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August 3, 2011

Designathon4SI* Call for Participants--Apply by August 8

Are you a leader working to change the world through business?  Please join us September 16-17 at the world’s first Designathon for Corporate Social Responsibility (think hack-a-thon with design).  You, and hopefully a colleague or two, will be mentored by the faculty of the ground-breaking MFA in Design for Social Innovation program at SVA, guided through a design process customized for you, and provided with the tools you’ll need to continue on a path to success.
Space is extremely limited: we are only accepting ten teams, so please sign up now.  Applications are due by 8 PM on Monday, August 8.  If you are selected to participate, we will send you event details and request payment prior to the Designathon.
Event Details
Schedule:
Friday, September 16th, 6:30-9 PM: opening dinner and event kickoff
Saturday, September 17th, 10 AM-5 PM: Designathon 6-9 PM: presentation of ideas (open to guests and the public)
Location: 136 W. 21st Street
Fee: $100 for the general participants; $75 for paid Net Impact members: (due upon acceptance into the program)
Registration:  bit.ly/Designathon4SI
More Info:  dsi.sva.edu/designathon
Download the formal event invitation here.
* Designathon4SI is a collaboration between Net Impact and DSI
Design for Social Innovation at SVA is a new MFA Program improving the impact of social innovation through design, and preparing the next design leaders in social innovation for businesses and communities.
Net Impact is an international nonprofit organization with a mission to inspire, educate, and equip individuals to use the power of business to create a more socially and environmentally sustainable world.

About Net Impact NYC Professional Chapter

The Net Impact NYC Professional Chapter is a leading cross-sector networking and knowledge-sharing group whose members are committed to using the marketplace to positively impact the economy, society, and the environment here in New York and across the globe. To join Net Impact NYC, visit http://netimpactnyc.org.