Location: Edmond Safra Lecture Theatre
When non-profit social enterprises outgrow mezzanine stage funders, they still need grants to grow, thrive and scale. Some enterprises may be able to lever debt to achieve large scale change, but find few impact investors offering debt on suitable terms. What strategies and resources can non-profits use to address these seemingly intractable issues? Using a real-life example of the challenges and dilemmas facing social enterprise VisionSpring, this panel will aim to inform and inspire non-profits poised for major growth and those supporting this sector.
Session Description
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14:30 - 16:00, Thursday, March 29, 2012 BSTSpeakers
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SpeakerFounder and CEO, Innovation Alchemy Consulting Pvt LtdParvathi Menon is the Founder and CEO of Innovation Alchemy and the curator of Alchemix, a growing community of innovation practice. She brings together a passion for development issues, entrepreneurship and a strong belief in the power of innovation thinking to be the critical change…
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SpeakerFounder, VisionSpringJordan is an eye doctor, social entrepreneur, author, and the founder of VisionSpring. He is also the co-founder of EYElliance and a partner at Drs. Farkas, Kassalow, Resnick, & Associates. Jordan founded the Global Health Policy Program at the Council on Foreign Relations and co-founded Scojo…
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SpeakerDistinguished Teaching Fellow, University of California, BerkeleyMaura O’Neill through her work in the public, private and academic sectors have created entrepreneurial and public policy solutions for some of the toughest domestic and global problems. Maura has started four companies in the fields of electricity efficiency, customer info systems and billing…
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SpeakerPresident, Visa FoundationGraham Macmillan is a social impact leader and a champion for advancing economic opportunity, entrepreneurship, and community development through philanthropy and investment. As Head of Global Philanthropy and Volunteerism at Visa, Graham oversees Visa’s global philanthropic activity…