Interested in attending the Harvard Social Enterprise Conference on February 27 & 28? Email gwsocialenterprise@gmail.com to get in touch with other attendees!

Social Innovation Dinner

We will be hosting a networking dinner on February 11 at 7pm at Thai Place (2134 Pennsylvania Ave, NW DC). This event will allow members of the Forum to mingle with professionals in the field of social enterprise in order to establish mutually beneficial relationships. We would love for you to join us for food and great conversation!

Please RSVP to gwsocialenterprise@gmail.com by February 4th if you would like to come.

If you know of any other individuals who might be interested, please feel free to pass this invitation on to them.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Thank you so much and we hope to see you on the 11th!

From Nourish International

Nourish International is a student movement to eradicate global poverty. During the school year, Nourish Chapters run small businesses called “Ventures.” Using the money they earn, Chapters plan and invest in sustainable community development projects. Students then travel abroad to partner with local communities in implementing those solutions.

To expand our impact, we’re looking for students on your campus who want to be a part of the solution to global poverty and challenge themselves in the process. These students will receive professional training and support as they start a Nourish Chapter at their school – building membership, running ventures and implementing sustainable development projects overseas.

There are several ways to get involved:

Apply to be a Chapter Founder – Between now and February 19th Nourish is accepting applications for its Chapter Founders Program. This spring, we’ll be selecting student leaders from campuses across the country to receive professional training, support and $500 start-up capital.
Tell a friend – If Nourish isn’t the right opportunity for you, you can still help accomplish our mission of eradicating global poverty. Spreading the word to just three people drastically raises our chances of finding the right student on your campus. Nominate a friend now by clicking here.

Sincerely,

The Nourish Team
chapter.founders@nourishinternational.org
www.nourishinternational.org/founders

Join the Forum for a Social Good Coffee Hour

The Extraordinaries (BeExtra.org)

In just a few minutes, you can micro-volunteer for something you’re passionate about by using your mobile phone or personal computer.

So stop by, perform a micro-task, and grab a packet of Starbucks Via coffee. Yes, it’s that easy and that extraordinary.

Date: January 27

Time: 7pm

Location: TBD

Click HERE for the event flyer.

Join us after for a screening of “What Are We Doing Here?” presented by Students for Effective Foreign Assistance and co-sponsored by The GW Social Enterprise Forum

Sparkseed invests in college student innovators who launch for-profit and non-profit social ventures.

Apply for the chance to win:

+ Seed money     + Mentoring     + Pro-bono consulting

+ Skill building workshops     + A network of changemakers

Deadline: February 7, 2010

Apply at www.sparkseed.org/apply

Click here for the flyer.

Below is a compilation of ways to donate to several different Haiti relief missions via text – a very easy but also very effective way of mobilizing help. The Forum supports this social entrepreneurial way of helping those in need through a highly cost-effective, technology-based approach.

• Text the word “Yele” to 501501 to donate $5 to the Yele Foundation, the leading contributor to rebuilding Haiti founded by Wyclef Jean.
• Text the word “Haiti” to 25383 to donate $5 to the International Rescue Committee
• Text the word “Haiti” to 85944 to donate $5 to the Rescue Union Mission and MedCorp International
• Text the word “Haiti” to 90999 to donate $10 to the American Red Cross.

WELCOME BACK
We’re so excited to kick off another amazing semester with the GW Social Enterprise Forum. We had a phenomenal semester this fall, and we plan to continue on the same path. As always, we want everyone to get the most out of the Forum, so please send us any suggestions, ideas for events, critiques, etc.

STUDENT ORG FAIR
If you get a chance, stop by the Forum’s booth at the Student Org Fair tonight (1-12) in the Marvin Center Grand Ballroom from 6-8pm. If you would like to work a short shift, please email your availability as soon as possible.

FIRST MEETING
The first meeting of the year will be in Marvin Center 414 at 4pm. Please stop by to discuss the coming semester for the Forum.

VOLUNTEER MATCH REP
If you are interested in representing the Forum as a Volunteer Match delegate, please email us! You must be available for one of the following times: Tuesday January 12th– 8-9pm, Wednesday January 13th– 6:30-7:30PM, or Friday January 15th– 5:30-6:30pm.

EARTH WEEK REP
If you would like to serve as a Forum delegate for The GW Office of Sustainability’s Earth Week, please email us. This position entails attending meetings every Thursday morning at 10am in order to help facilitate an Earth Week event sponsored by the Forum.

START UP SCRAMBLE
The StartUp Scramble DC University Challenge will bring 100+ entrepreneurial-minded college students from DC universities together in a weekend-long event to build and launch sustainable ventures that address social issues affecting local communities. A team of 20 GW students will work together to pitch a social enterprise business idea. If you would like to attend, please register at startupscramble.com and email us to let us know!
When: January 29-31
Where: TBD
Cost: $25

AWISTA AYUB VIDEO
If you missed our event with social entrepreneur Awista Ayub or would like to see it again, visit A Conversation with Awista Ayub.

SENIOR GIFT
Graduating students can now donate their senior gift to a specific student organization. Please consider supporting the GW Social Enterprise Forum with your contribution. Visit 2010 Senior Class Gift for more information.

SOCIAL MEDIA
Please continue checking our website (gwsef.wordpress.com) and our Twitter (Twitter.com/gwsef) for updates. You can also check out upcoming events on our Google calendar- GWSEF Calendar.

The Forum would like to give a big thank you to Robert Egger for last night’s inspiring discussion on social enterprise in America. For those who were unable to attend, we hope to have an audio of the event up shortly. In the meantime, click here if you’re interested in volunteering with D.C. Central Kitchen, or here to check out the V3 campaign to unite America’s social enterprises.

“I want to demonstrate that you can employ people that society views as unemployable, on the fringe, or dangerous. And I aim to give people the best show they’ve ever seen… Doing a good deed is too often perceived as the ashes and sackcloth stuff. I want to break free of that. I want it to be something that’s joyful and purposeful and profitable — all at the same time.” – Robert Egger, “15 Minutes with Robert Egger,” Stanford Social Innovation Review

Join the GW Social Enterprise Forum as we welcome Robert Egger to campus for our last event of the semester. As a social entrepreneur, the founder of DC Central Kitchen, and Oprah’s Sexiest Real Man Alive, Robert Egger is the Forum’s prime example of social enterprise at its finest! Download the event flyer here.

Date: 12.03.09
Time: 7-8pm
Location: Funger 103

RSVP on Facebook!

Thank you so much to everyone who came out for the SHE Soiree last night!

Thank you especially to Elizabeth Scharpf – founder of Sustainable Health Enterprises – for generously agreeing to join us for the soiree; Kelly Ann Collins, for coordinating the venue; and the staff of Mate in Georgetown for hosting us.

Please visit she28.sheinnovates.com to join the she28 campaign!