This year at the North American YMCA Development Organization (NAYDO) Conference we’re bringing two important events – a session on the Y’s powerful force for transformational change, and an opportunity to give back. Our session will be an open conversation between Diana Wells, growth philanthropist and President of Ashoka, and Kevin Trapani, a practicing...
There are still 4-months until Philanthropy LIVE! but I am excited about the opportunities the North American YMCA Development Officers (NAYDO) conference attendees will have to help transform Pittsburgh. This year, an estimated 1,000 philanthropy officers will attend NAYDO on April 25 -28th, and they will all be given a chance to change Pittsburgh. On April...
“Social entrepreneurship is a process by which citizens build or transform institutions to advance solutions to social problems, such as poverty, illness, illiteracy, environmental destruction, human rights abuses and corruption, in order to make life better for many.” - David Bornstein and Susan Davis “Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs To Know” At The Redwoods Group, we...
In late February, a gathering of social entrepreneurs and academics will occur in Durham, NC, at Duke University. The main event is the Ashoka U Exchange. Ashoka U is the university-focused arm of Ashoka, an organization founded in 1980 to grow social entrepreneurship globally. Here’s a descriptive excerpt on the Exchange from their website: Exchange...