Registration is now open for the Harvard Social Enterprise Conference:  Innovation, Inclusion, Impact on February 25-26, 2012!  Click here to purchase your ticket and check our website for more information: http://socialenterpriseconference.org.  The conference will challenge participants to embrace social enterprise's core values through the carefully designed programming, including over 40 panels and workshops, 4 keynote addresses, a Career Fair, and our annual Pitch for Change competition (application is now available for graduate students to apply on our website).

Some of our confirmed keynotes include: 

Dr. Judith Rodin, President of the Rockefeller Foundation, former President of the University of Pennsylvania

Dr.  Larry  Brilliant,  Leader  of  the  Skoll  Global  Threats  Fund  and  Former Director of Google.org, TED Prize Winner, Co-Founder of The Well 

David Blood, Co-
Founder and Managing Partner of Generation Investment Management, former CEO of Goldman 

Get to know:  ECHOING GREEN! 

Could you use up to $90,000 to launch your idea to change the world?  Echoing Green unleashes next generation talent to solve the world’s biggest problems. Through our Fellowship program, we identify promising social entrepreneurs with bold ideas and provide them with up to $90,000 in seed funding, strategic support, and a powerful community of nearly 500 other Fellows and Alumni. Online application open December 5, 2011 to January 9, 2012. Sign up to receive the latest news: http://bit.ly/p8euX1. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/rdOYb5.

History of Echoing Green:

Established in 1987 by the senior leadership of General Atlantic, LLC.

As the Story of Echoing Green Goes...

Echoing Green’s founders had great success in the private sector and were looking to bring proven venture capital investment strategies to the social sector. The idea for Echoing Green was sparked in an overstuffed car en route from Connecticut to New York. Upon reaching the destination, a commitment to launch Echoing Green was made. Through the creation of Echoing Green, General Atlantic has helped pioneer the strategy of applying entrepreneurial principles to social sector investing.

It's Time to Join a Revitalized SEAA!  

The SEAA is pleased to announce that it is ready to resume its position as the most far-reaching alumni club in the HBS family.  The Club's priorities are to engage HBS alumni with social enterprise activities and experiences throughout the world; and to encourage worldwide social impact by capitalizing on the reach of HBS' 80,000 alumni.

Even if you were a Club member in the past, you will need to re-register and pay a special introductory amount of $25 to have access to all of the Club's informational benefits, activities and updates listed below and available in September.  

1)  An Updated Member Directory
2)  Key informational e-mails highlighting important social enterprise activities within and outside of the HBS community
3)  An updated Social Enterprise Current Job Listing with links to hiring organizations
4)  Participation in the selection of the Club's goals and activities   

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

In addition to the above, the website will contain on-going snapshots of cutting edge social enterprise efforts and activities, across all non-profit categories, across all geographies.  The following broad-based management team has been working over the past few months to bring the website up-to-date and investigate innovative and effective ways for the HBS alumni base to have impact on social enterprise worldwide.

VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT GROUP:
Hui Chan, '10, New York City
Dennis Corcoran, '65, Boston
Luke Fuszard, '10, Birmingham, AL
Jennifer Houston, '05, Dallas
Shalaka Joshi, '10, New York City/India
Chloe Kiernan, '08, New York City
Leonardo Letelier, '02, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Katie McNerney, '04, Washington, D.C.
Bruce Marcus, '80, New York City
Bhakti Mirchandani, '05, Bangalore, India/New York City
Kathy Salmanowitz, '78, San Francisco
Zuhairah Scott, '05, London
Matthew Segneri, '10, Boston
Daniela Soares, '97, London
Rob Zeaske, '02, Minneapolis
Nicolas Krauss, '12, Boston (current student)

Your paid membership will cover the Club's administrative costs necessary to keep you at the forefront of social enterprise awareness and activities.  We look forward to having you with us as we look to an exciting future of the SEAA and its unique position for "Enabling Leaders Who Make a Positive Social Impact." Additional volunteers are always welcome!!

NOTE TO Non-Alumni:  Certain non-alums such as SPNM graduates will be encouraged to become paid members.  Other social-enterprise minded professionals are encouraged to become paid members, but their membership will be subject to review by the Club's membership team.