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Events

The Social Entrepreneurship Track

RISE (Relationship and Information Series for Entrepreneurs) Conference
March 1st – 5th, 2010
Various Locations
Austin, Texas

Social Velocity is hosting the Social Entrepreneurship Track of Austin’s signature entrepreneurship conference this year. There are 14+ sessions focusing on social entrepreneurship, including an overview of social entrepreneurship, panels of social entrepreneurs, finding funding for your social enterprise, design thinking, challenges to overcome, and much more. Here is a beginning list of sessions:

  • Social Investing, Social Entrepreneurship and Social Profit
  • Overview of Social Innovation
  • Austin’s Emerging Social Capital Market
  • Seeking Capital for Social Enterprise
  • Design Thinking and Social Entrepreneurship
  • Economic Development: Microfinance to CDFIs
  • Social Media and Social Impact
  • Balancing Social Mission and Business Pressures



Texas Social Innovation Initiative BIG BANG

June 10, 2010
Union Station
Dallas, Texas

The 6-month Texas Social Innovation Initiative will culminate in a day-long event showcasing social innovation in North Texas.  There will be a fast pitch event where nonprofits pitch for growth capital to social impact investors and much, much more.