As I announced in an earlier post, yesterday I participated in a Live Chat organized by the Foundation Center about social entrepreneurship. Abby Chroman from Ashoka joined me as a fellow panelist, along with The Foundation Center’s Katie Artzner who moderated.
We took questions from the audience about social entrepreneurship, social change, where nonprofits fit in the social innovation movement, social return on investment, measuring outcomes, fundraising and much more. It was a fast and furious hour with great discussion and great questions. This was a fun format because there was no audio, only text chatting.
If you missed it, you can still view the chat on the Foundation Center’s website here. And below is an excerpt from the discussion just to give you a taste.
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Foundation Center’s Grant Space Live Chat
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The person is will catalyze the change, but you’re right – it involves whole systems. So we’re back to systems! | ||
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Abby:
The person is will catalyze the change, but you’re right – it involves whole systems. So we’re back to systems! |
You can see the whole live chat here.
Photo Credit: AlexDixon
Nell:
Thank you for publishing this post and for joining the live chat discussion. We hope to continue the conversation and invite you to stay in touch. I’ve been an admirer of your blog for some time now. Keep up the good work!
Best,
Cynthia Bailie
Director, GrantSpace
Thanks Cynthia! I appreciate the kind words and look forward to further collaborations with you all!