COMMUNITY UPDATES
BSEL Scholar, Geronimo Carlo Ramos (B.S. '15), accepted a part-time position with BSEL Senior Fellow, Michelle Rhone-Collins, at LIFT. He will work on organizational strategy.
BSEL Scholar, Jessica Stauffer (B.A. '14), began working as an Analyst at Compass Lexecon, an economic consulting firm in Pasadena.
BSEL Scholar, Scott Fairbanks (B.S. '13), started a new role as Campus Partnerships Manager for Ashoka U, which catalyzes social innovation in higher education through a global network of entrepreneurial students, faculty, and community leaders.
BSEL Scholar, Claire Marsh (B.A. '13), is now the Technology Manager for Global Brigades, and will be overseeing and improving all online tools to scale the organization's fundraising platform, Empowered.org.
BSEL MBA Fellow, Jenniifer May (MBA '13), recently blogged for Designmatters about BSEL and her reflections on the LEAPS Symposium she organized.
BSEL Senior Fellow, Paul Vandeventer, delivered a talk titled "Foundations as Catalysts in the Civic Landscape" to more than 70 new foundation grantmakers attending the Southern California Grantmakers 2014 fundamentals of effective grant making orientation.
BSEL Senior Fellow, Fran Seegull, will be speaking about impact investing at the Young Presidents Organization later this month and as a panelist at SV2, USSIF, and GloSho this fall.
BSEL Senior Fellow Rose Shuman's consulting firm, BrightFront Group, produced the recent Euro Innovation and Technology for Social Good event on behalf of the European Union in New York City.
BSEL Senior Fellow, Tara Roth, was recently featured in an L.A. Designer article discussing crowdsourcing civic improvement.
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POP QUIZ
Q&A with a social changemaker
Cristina Bernardo
Academic Business Development for Emzingo
Emzingo provides transformational, action-learning programs focused on social impact in Peru, Brazil, and South Africa.
Who is your social enterprise "crush" of the moment?
DriveChange NYC. They run food trucks for justice. They just started an amazing food truck program that hires formally incarcerated youth and trains them to re-enter the job market.
What is the most important challenge facing us in the next 10 years?
Inequality is one of the largest issues facing this world, both between countries and within countries. We need to figure out a way to make society more equitable and just for all.
Fill in the blank: I'd get arrested protesting ____.
Women's right to education.
What is the can't-miss social entrepreneurship event this month?
Opportunity Collaboration in Mexico.
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CONFERENCES
Social Venture Network Conference
Dates: October 23-26, 2014
Location: Greenwich, CT
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Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) Conference
Dates: November 4-6, 2014
Location: New York, NY
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Net Impact Conference
Dates: November 6-8, 2014
Location: Minneapolis, MN
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NY Times: Food for Tomorrow Conference
Dates: November 11-12, 2014
Location: Pocantico Hills, NY
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Lend For America Summit
Dates: November 15-16, 2014
Location: Berkeley, CA
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BSEL HAPPENINGSSpring Course: BAEP 499 - Social Innovation Design Lab Application due date: October 17, 2014 More information
BSEL October Lunch & Learn: Targeted Philanthropy
Date: October 22, 2014
Time: 12:30PM - 1:50PM
Location: USC main campus - TCC 227
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BSEL Happy Hour
Date: November 4, 2014
Time: 5:00PM - 6:30PM
Location: USC main campus - Moreton Fig patio
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USC Marshall Master of Science in Social Entrepreneurship Information Sessions
Dates: October 30, November 3, November 20, December 2, December 10
Location: USC main campus & online
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CAMPUS EVENTS
Silicon Beach @USC
Date: October 29, 2014
Time: 8:00AM - 5:00PM
Location: USC main campus
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USC Global Health Lecture: Character - The Ultimate Survival Tool
Date: November 4, 2014
Time: 12:00PM - 1:00PM
Location: USC main campus, TCC 450
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HOT TOPICS
What's trending in social entrepreneurship
OpenIDEO is seeking public perspectives for its new open design challenge titled "Fighting Ebola: A Grand Challenge for Development" to help healthcare workers provide better care on the front lines and stop the spread of Ebola.
Scientists have discovered that the cycle of poverty continues partially due to the stresses of poverty overwhelming the critical-thinking skills needed to plan and follow a path to a better condition.
A new study commissioned by Women Moving Millions determined that North American women today have the capacity to annually give approximately $230 billion. By 2030, this amount could reach $569.6 billion, demonstrating the power women have in creating change through giving.
The World Economic Forum released a recent report detailing strategies for mainstream investors to begin moving into impact investing.
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