Center for Social Sector Leadership

For social entrepreneurs trying to launch real startups, and classmates interested in joining these teams. We would like to invite your social venture teams to apply to be in the Impact Startup Launchpad (formerly, Social Lean Launchpad), a real-world experiential course taught in the fall. Come meet us and learn more about the class over pizza on Wednesday April 10th from 12-1pm, room C230.

Don't miss the 2019 Future of Social Ventures Conference & GSVC Global Finals this Friday, April 5, at the Haas School of Business - UC Berkeley! Sessions include the Promise and Perils of Emerging Technologies for Social Good, a discussion with Berkeley Haas faculty Shashi Buluswar and Molly Turner; a conversation on Financial Inclusion led by Laura D. Tyson with Ivy Lau of PayPal and Arturo Franco of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth; and an interactive design-thinking session on the Future of Food led by IDEO. You'll also see the live pitches of our 2019 Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) Finalist teams, who represent 13 countries. Register today! https://2019futureofsocialventures.eventbrite.com

Lunch and Learn: NPO Finance Description: As Chief Financial Officer of the KIPP Foundation, Garfield Byrd leads the Finance, Grants, Financial Planning and Administration teams. Prior to joining KIPP, Garfield spent over 25 years leading finance teams in both the non-profit and for-profit sectors, including serving as Chief of Finance and Administration for the Wikimedia Foundation. Over lunch, Garfield will discuss the intricacies of education finance and trade-offs that ar...e made when working to provide quality education to children, especially as it pertains to managing strategic investments. Date: Monday, April 8th Time: 12:30-1:30PM Location: Chou Hall 340+344 Registration: https://haas.campusgroups.com/Education/rsvp_boot?id=472479 See more

Fantastic and insightful video featuring Laura Tyson on Gender Parity.

The Berkeley Institute for the Future of Young Americans--a research center affiliated with the Goldman School of Public Policy--is partnering with the Terner Center for Housing Innovation to co-host a lunch series about the California Housing Crisis. Please join for an upcoming conversation about the cost of building in the Bay Area. Andrew Cussen from RAD Urban, Elizabeth Kuwada from Eden Housing, and Elizabeth Kneebone from the Terner Center will lead a panel discussion wi...th time for audience Q&A. The discussion will be held on Thursday, March 7 in GSPP Room 250, from 12:15 - 1:30 pm. Please RSVP- http://bit.ly/CA_Housing2

Registration is OPEN for the 2019 Future of Social Ventures Conference & GSVC Global Finals! Join us on Friday, April 5th at the Haas School of Business - UC Berkeley to connect with the social impact community to advance and accelerate burgeoning social ventures from around the world. This year’s conference celebrates the 20th Anniversary of our Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) and the theme of Technology for Good. The conference will feature a session on Financial Inclusion with Mastercard and Paypal, an interactive design-thinking session with IDEO on the Future of Food, and of course the presentations from the #GSVC2019 Global Finalists! Register now to secure your spot! https://2019futureofsocialventures.eventbrite.com

Internship Opportunity Archimedes Project is currently accepting applications for the 2019 Summer Social Enterprise Internship. The Archimedes Project is a not-for-profit dedicated to enabling social entrepreneurship, and shaping the next generation of international development by bringing together the best entrepreneurs, ideas, technology and partners. Students interested in undertaking a project in one of the following areas are encouraged to apply: Storytelling, Research,... Business Development, Social Enterprise Ideation. Interns will work with their supervisor at the beginning of the internship to set learning goals, project deliverables and interim project deadlines. Internships are 10-20 hours a week, remote and open to students at all levels. More information about the Archimedes Project and a link to apply for an internship can be found on the website: https://lnkd.in/egy6Ner.

@ImpactMBA, @benmangan and @PayPal premier groundbreaking research on financial health and the future of work. @BerkeleyHaas ‘s @LauraDTyson discussed the work alongside Chancellor, Carol Christ, at the #wef19. http://bit.ly/CSSLPayPal

We are incredibly proud of our Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC)'s representation in Forbes 30 Under 30 this year - 5 of our alum have been named 30 under 30 for Social Entrepreneurs 2019! Check out who these founders are and how they are changing the world: Saumya, co-founder of Kheyti : http://bit.ly/Kheyti Aziz Alghunaim and Atif Javed, co-founders of Tarjimly : http://bit.ly/tarjimly Xiaoyuan Ren, founder of MyH2O : http://bit.ly/Myh2O ... Rebecca, Hui, founder of Roots Studio Studio: http://bit.ly/Rootsstudio Brandon Burke, co-founder of LegWorks : http://bit.ly/LegWorks GSVC has supported thousands of social entrepreneurs, helping them transform their ideas into real global impact. If you have a startup making a difference in the world or feel inspired by our 30 under 30 founders, we would love to see your GSVC application - due next Monday (Dec 3): http://bit.ly/GSVC2019_APPLY

Join our Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) tomorrow (Wed, Nov 14) for an interactive session on Social Impact Assessment, led by Sara Olsen, followed by a general overview of GSVC and the application process. Sara Olsen is a co-founder of GSVC, the founder of SVT Group, and has been twice named one of America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs by Bloomberg Businessweek. In this session, we will discuss social impact management and measurement in a market context and the importance of clearly defining these for your early stage venture. We will also discuss how to apply these principles as you prepare your application for GSVC. The deadline to apply for the 2019 GSVC is Monday, December 3. Visit www.gsvc.org/apply for details.

Facebook CSSL's Spring 2019 Course Info. https://socialsector.haas.berkeley.edu/cssl-spring-2019-co/