The purpose of this conference is simple: to begin the long process of creating a more robust, active, and collaborative early-stage impact investing community by bringing together the players in this emerging sector, and introducing them to some of the very best early-stage impact investment opportunities. We invite you to learn, build trust, and take action to help propel the movement forward.
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To mark the centennial of The Rockefeller Foundation, we are seeking the knowledge and innovative ideas that will solve problems for the next 100 years. In the face of these 21st century realities, achieving the Foundation's overall goal to build resilience and more equitable growth, especially for poor or vulnerable people, relies in part on our commitment to a continuing search for, and openness to, new ideas and new ways of building solutions to these complex crises. As many as 9 out of 15 finalists will be selected by the Foundation to apply for up to $100,000 in grant support to further develop or implement their ideas.
The IDB's Opportunities for the Majority Initiative invites you to join a series of conversations on how BOP business models are transforming the lives of the poor in Latin America and the Caribbean. For three days business leaders, members of government, academics, impact investors, venture philanthropists, IDB staff, and media representatives will gather to discuss the policy environment needed to unleash the private sector potential to scale BOP models and address poverty challenges.
Join ANDE members and friends at the launch of ANDE's 2011 Impact Report! If you have any questions regarding the event, please contact Joanna Herrmann: joanna.herrmann@aspeninst.org
The ANDE Orientation Training is a two-day overview of the small and growing business (SGB) sector and doing deals in emerging markets. Geared towards new hires, summer associates, and those new to the sector, 175+ individuals have participated in this training over the past three years. For more information please click the event link.
ADB's Energy for All Partnership and New Ventures are partnering to host the 2nd Annual Investor Forum on June 4 at the ADB Headquarters in Manila, Philippines. This event will be one of the main pre-forum events of the 7th Asia Clean Energy Forum, which will be held at the ADB Headquarters in Manila from 4th - 8th of June 2012. The Asian Clean Energy Forum this year will focus on Sustainable Energy Development. Please click here to know more about the Investor Forum.
The 7th Asia Clean Energy Forum, to be held on 4-8 June 2012 at the ADB Headquarters in Manila, will highlight successful strategies and mechanisms for accelerating access to affordable, low-carbon energy. Participants from Asia and around the world will share practical knowledge about what works in the key areas of energy access, clean energy technology, policy and regulation, and finance and how the stakeholders can work together to accelerate low carbon energy in the region.
Metrics from the ground up! This conference will include sessions on the current metrics landscape, updates and working sessions on the Impact Reporting and Investment Standards (IRIS) Initiative, an overview of new impact assessment tools, and more. Please click here to register! Space is limited so register today! For more information please contact Genevieve Edens: genevieve.edens@aspeninst.org. To view the program of events, click the event link.
Join the Social Impact Exchange community of funders, social investors, philanthropists, and advisors to share knowledge, learn about innovative co-funding opportunities and develop a marketplace to help scale top-performing initiatives and build the field of scaling social impact.
The Cracking the Nut 2012 Conference is the premier global event to exclusively focus on leveraging public private partnerships to develop rural and agricultural markets and help you identify investment opportunities at all points along dynamic rural and agricultural value chains. Agriculture is poised for unparalleled global growth, based on soaring population rates and rising living standards. To sustain this larger, more urban population, food production will need to double by 2050 in order to satisfy demand… Are you ready for these changing market realities?
Partnering for Global Impact® is a new partnering conference to facilitate transactions in social investing and philanthropy through one-to-one meetings. Partnering for Global Impact provides an innovative forum to partner, identify and generate investment and funding opportunities.
We are convening a major invitation-only gathering of leading entrepreneurs, executives, scientists, inventors, venture capitalists, journalists, investors, policy makers, social entrepreneurs, and innovation thought leaders. The Summit is designed for those who are ready to take action in cultivating new innovation ecosystems. Leaders will share experiences, successes, and failures, and develop foundations for best practice. The Summit will focus on the critical elements of all successful innovation ecosystems, including the fostering of trust, innovation-friendly culture, linkages and networking, technology transfer, capital formation, leadership, partnership development, and mentorship.
The Investment Manager Training is an intensive five day course which covers all aspects of investing in SGBs – from deal sourcing and due diligence to exit strategies. The next course is scheduled to be held August 6-10 at the Instituto Hartmann Regueira in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Registration is now open - click the event link! For more information, please contact Jenny Everett: jenny.everett@aspeninst.org.
The oikos UNDP Young Scholars Development Academy 2012 provides PhD students and young scholars working on poverty, sustainable development, and the informal economy from an Organisation and Management Theory perspective a platform to present and discuss their on-going research projects with fellow students and senior faculty.
This one-week course is designed for development professionals, social entrepreneurs, and academics and co-organized by BRAC Development Institute and the Alliance Forum Foundation. Combining classroom instruction, lectures, and field visits to microfinance institutions, the course provide participants with a holistic understanding of sustainable microfinance grounded in the experience of Bangladesh.
A Better World by Design and Décor Craft Inc (DCI) come together to bring you the annual DCI Product Design Challenge, now open for submissions! The DCI Product Design Challenge is a competition for design thinking and ideas. A Better World by Design and DCI encourage participants from any field or background to submit their concepts for consideration. This is a great opportunity for anyone to develop, submit, and produce their own ideas in order to help resolve a particular issue in our world today. Submissions are due by April 1st.
For three days in October 2012, ASE&I Expo connects your organization or social enterprise with the people who matter most to your area of operation – from the stakeholders, financiers, funders, governments, and world-wide industry and consumer media, to industry and investment analysts, venture capitalists, and the community influencers that make up the dynamic African social enterprise and innovation scene. Where will ASE&I Expo take you? Find out how your organization can register to exhibit at ASE&I Expo.
The Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF) is the premiere global event focused exclusively on social enterprise and on building global awareness of the effectiveness of social enterprise in solving critical social problems. The SEWF is overseen by an International SEWF Steering Committee, composed of representatives from leading organizations promoting and supporting social enterprise around the world.
In November 2012, join a group of international leaders for a unique 8-day immersive journey to India to learn from some of the nation’s most exciting social entrepreneurs. Travel with Journeys for Change to Delhi and Rajasthan and connect face-to-face with the people and ideas that are transforming Indian society. You'll take part in site visits where you'll meet the founders of each venture, their staff and beneficiaries; you'll discuss, debate and reflect with your fellow participants; and you'll have an opportunity to enjoy the magnificent culture of the region. Our aim is that you'll leave inspired, connected and better equipped to create profit and impact in your work.
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