Katherine Fulton opened her address by stating, “I’m not sure I can give the same talk today that I might have given two weeks ago,” a reference to the economic uncertainty that currently exists. Having spent the last year working with a number of major U.S. foundations, she has a unique perspective on the “complexities [...]
I’m currently in a panel discussion that includes Will Rosenzweig from Physic Ventures. Rozenzweig has an extensive background as an entrepreneur, investor, teacher, and writer. Back in the day, Rosenzweig co-founded The Republic of Tea. Most recently, Rosenzweig co-founded and now serves as Managing Director of Physic Ventures, a $20 million venture fund focused in [...]
SoCap08 attendees are given the opportunity to choose from a range of panel discussions. The first one I chose is Social Capital Markets 101, moderated by Eric Nee, from the Stanford Social Innovation Review, and also including Josh Becker (New Cycle Capital), Tom O’Shea (CleanFish), and Megha Doshi (Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley).
Eric explained [...]
Ted Regan: Re-’Kindling’ the Social Entrepreneurial Fire
13 Aug
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Ted Regan has been a familiar face at the Great Bay Foundation since 2002, when we first funded Rippleffect, the youth development organization he co-founded that offers “learning adventures in living classrooms” to disadvantaged youth. Among Ted’s many accomplishments during his nine year tenure at Rippleffect was leading the successful effort to buy and [...]
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