For everyone who’s wondering “what happened to the Brown Social Enetrprise Club?” rest assured that it’s still alive and kickin’. We’re in the processs of “rebranding”s so to say as the Social Innovation Initiative.

Thanks for your concern and stay posted for an update on our new website

Brown Social Enterprise Club received an award for Dramatic Entrance (for a new arrival who made a big splash or created a lot of buzz) for the 2007-08 year!

Check it out here: http://brown.edu/Administration/Student_Activities/leadership/recipients_2008.html

Date: Thursday, May 1, 2008
Time: 5:30pm – 6:30pm
Location: Faunce 201
There will be FREE FOOOOOOOOOOOD

This kickoff is to more formally introduce social entrepreneurship on Brown’s campus and the exciting mysteries in the works for next year, the agenda is:

1. Introduction to SE on campus by Alan Harlem, Director of Social Entrepreneurship

2. Quick session on skill building, key resources to encourage SE @ Brown you should be taking advantage of (fellowships, grants, mentoring & more)

3. Brief presentations by our very own rockstar student entrepreneurs

4. Presentation by Brown GISP that has been designing a network of social entrepreneurship alumni

5. Brown Social Enterprise Club

****FREE Antonio’s PIZZA & Meeting Street COOKIES*****

Come. Bring friends.

Are you one? Yes.

The Brown Social Enterprise Club is holding a mixer event with Commerce, Organizations, and Entrepreneurship and the Engineering departments. We’re planning on having both faculty, social entrepreneur experts, and students at this function to just allow people of all different disciplines to interact and exchange ideas and thoughts.

Monday, April 7
6-8pm
Crystal Room, Alumnae Hall, Pembroke Campus

A taste of who’s to come:
Dean Gregory Crawford of Engineering
Dr. Maria Carkovic, Head of COE
Professor Barrett Hazeltine, Engineering

AND FREE FOOD! Mmm

Spend an afternoon with Paul Polack, Founder of International Development Enterprises and Expert on Sustainable Economic Development

Thursday, April 3 (TOMORROW)
4:00PM
Barus and Holly room 751

Paul is the founder of IDE (International Development Enterprises) and an expert on sustainable economic development. In his new book, Out of Poverty – What Works When Traditional Approaches Fail, this impassioned and iconoclastic author, entrepreneur, inventor and self-identified “troublemaker,” tells why mainstream poverty eradication programs have fallen so sadly short and how he and his organization developed an alternative approach that has already succeeded in lifting 17 million people out of poverty.

“If we learn to listen to poor people, understand the
specific contexts in which they live and operate, and
find ways to harness their entrepreneurial energy
to increase their income, I have no doubt that at
least 500 million families now surviving on less than
a dollar a day will find practical ways to end their
poverty within one generation.”
PAUL POLAK, OUT OF POVERTY

Sponsored by the Division of Engineering, Program in Commerce, Organizations, and Entrepreneurship and the Swearer Center for Public Service

Tapas at Tasca: Eat for a Good Cause
April 7th and 8th 2008

Dear Friends of Design that Matters (DtM):

As promised, here are further details and the official invite for our 2008 Spanish Fiesta on April 7th and 8th at Tasca Tapas Restaurant in Brighton!

Tasca has agreed once again to host DtM for two nights of FRIEND-RAISING dinners at their festive restaurant. They are opening their doors to DtM’s guests on both Monday and Tuesday evening, so please join us on the night that best fits your schedule. The nights will be filled with friends, festivities and delicious food, along with DtM product demos and networking opportunities for all.

For those who mention DtM when they RSVP, Tasca will donate all of the evening’s food sales to Design that Matters. So come one, come all, and come hungry! Click here to see pictures from last year’s event!

Tables are filling up fast, so be sure to make your reservation soon and please mention DtM when you do so. You can make dinner reservations between 5pm and 10pm for up to ten people by emailing info@tascarestaurant.com or you can call 617.730.8002.

Date: April 7th and 8th
Time: 6:00pm-11:00pm
Location: Tasca Tapas Restaurant
Address: 1612 Commonwealth Avenue, Brighton, MA
Subway: Take the Green B line to Washington Street

If you would like more information about Design that Matters or this event, you can reach us at 617.682.3623. We hope to see you there!

Cheers,

The DtM Team

We are planning an awesome get together for Brown students and faculty on  Monday, April 7 (food and great company included). Would you like to help us plan it? E-mail us at brownsec@gmail.com.

The Swearer Center invites you to a special lunch presentation and
discussion on “Strategic Philanthropy and Social Change” with John
Kania, Managing Director, FSG Social Impact Advisors, this coming
Tuesday, March 18, from 12:30-2:00 pm at the Faculty Club.

FSG, itself a nonprofit organization, has been a leader in working with
foundations, nonprofits, governments, and corporations to advance social
change, by providing consulting, evaluation, research, and the
development of new tools and initiatives.  For this session, John will
provide an overview of FSG’s work and engage in a discussion of projects
they’ve undertaken and broader trends in the field.

John has worked on scenario planning, adaptive leadership, change
management, and corporate social responsibility, in fields such as
international health, U.S. health care, U.S. education, and the
environment.  John has been published in places such as the Stanford
Social Innovation Review and The Journal of Business Strategy.

Space is very limited – please RSVP ASAP and no later than 9 am Monday, March 17, to Amy Doyle, amy_doyle@brown.edu.

The discussion will take place in the Kapstein Room at the Faculty Club.

For more background:
Info on FSG Social Impact Advisors: www.fsg-impact.org
Brief bio of John: http://www.fsg-impact.org/app/content/people/item/325