About Suzanne, Collaborate, Conference Reviews, Impact, Lean Start-Up, Social Impact Architects, System Change
The Social Impact Exchange launched its Annual Conference on Scaling Impact in New York City this week, with all due fanfare. The Conference opened with the business plan competition on Monday and ended Thursday. It is a unique cross-disciplinary event where over 400...
Business Planning, Collaborate, Communicate, Fundraising, Grow, Guest Blogs, Issue Based Blogs, Social Impact Architects
In order to start and grow social enterprise, capital is a critical part of the equation. In part one of this series, we discussed the basics of impact investing and greatest challenges to bringing the movement mainstream. While there are challenges, there are also...
Business Planning, Collaborate, Communicate, Fundraising, Grow, Guest Blogs, Issue Based Blogs, Social Impact Architects
There has been an enormous amount of content created in the last six months related to the many components of the burgeoning field of impact investing. While the coverage serves as a poignant signal of the traction the newly defined asset class has achieved, the...
About Suzanne, Conference Reviews, Grow, Social Enterprise, Social Impact Architects
“Purpose will supplant information as the core of our economy.” – Aaron Hurst When we reflect on the 2013 Social Enterprise Alliance (SEA) Summit in Minneapolis, two concepts will endure. First, the Summit coined the term “purpose economy” as the defining...