Solutions for Society with Cheryl Dorsey, President, Echoing Green
Organization:
MIT Enterprise Forum of Pgh., Pittsburgh Social Venture Partners, Tepper School of Business at CMU
Category:
Business
Geographical Area:
Business Event Calendar
Start
Date:
9/7/2010
End Date:
9/7/2010
Start Time:
5:30 p.m.
End Time:
8:30 p.m.
Event
Info:
On Tuesday, September 7th, 2010, Cheryl Dorsey, President, Echoing Green and most recently appointed Vice-Chair of the President’s Commission on White House Fellowship, will make her first-ever visit to Pittsburgh to share her work and experiences as a social entrepreneur at the 3rd annual Solutions for Society event. An accomplished social entrepreneur with expertise in health care, labor issues, and public policy, Cheryl Dorsey was named President of Echoing Green in May 2002. She is the first Echoing Green Fellow to lead this global nonprofit, which provides early stage seed funds for social entrepreneurs with bold ideas to spark social change. Echoing Green has awarded more than $28 million in start-up capital to over 450 social entrepreneurs worldwide since 1987.
About Solutions for Society Solutions for Society is an annual event that aims to educate and inspire people about the power of individual innovation in creating social change. Solutions for Society hosts speakers with knowledge and experience in innovative, diverse approaches to addressing social issues. Issues have included finance, education, health, philanthropy, the environment, and more. Participants have the unique opportunity to learn from experts, network, explore new ideas, and consider career paths focused on social entrepreneurship. In previous years, Solutions for Society participants have included over 200 social entrepreneurs, thought leaders, corporate professionals, financiers, philanthropists and students. Past speakers have included celebrated author and social entrepreneur David Bornstein (2009), and founders of the Positive Deviance Initiative, Jerry and Monique Sternin (2008). As part of the Solutions for Society event, two awards are given as a tribute to individuals in the Pittsburgh community who demonstrate an exceptional commitment to business and philanthropy.
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