DATE: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
LOCATION: The Foundation Center, 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor Conference Room, San Francisco, CA 94108
COST: FREE
The wall separating purpose from profit is a thing of the past, as
entrepreneurs and investors build newer, more nuanced organizational models combining
social impact with market mechanisms and returns.
Social entrepreneurs and their financial supporters – including social
investors, foundations, and philanthropists – face a dizzying array of choices.
Whether, for instance, to operate as a nonprofit, a benefit corporation, an
L3C, or a flexible purpose corporation; or whether to fund through a grant, a
loan, or one of dozens of investment options. These are just some of the possibilities available to those seeking to create social
impact.
Our panel of experts from across the fields of law, philanthropy, impact
investing, and social business, will address key considerations that social
entrepreneurs, funders, and investors must take into account when making
decisions about how best to pursue social impact, including:
How do you decide which organizational and investment forms are right
for you?
What are the
opportunities, limitations, and risks of the various hybrid models?
Can hybrid models truly be used to attract more capital and increase the
impact of social ventures?
MODERATOR
Paul Lamb (former SEA\SFBay Board Member): As the
Principal of Man On A Mission Consulting, Paul Lamb delivers over 20 years of
experience as a nonprofit executive and entrepreneur, engaging everyone from
gang members to CEOs. Paul is an innovative, results-oriented leader with
proven success in building organizations, businesses, and social ventures from
the ground up. In addition to his years of experience in project management and
strategic planning, Paul is also an active public speaker and writes
frequently on emerging technology, innovative nonprofits, and social
enterprise.
PANELISTS
Paula Goldman is the Director of Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm creating opportunity for people to improve their lives by investing in market-based efforts that catalyze economic, social, and political change. In her role, Paula develops cross-sector partnerships, intellectual capital, and communication strategies to drive the firm’s philanthropic goals. Previously, Paula was the founder and director of Imagining Ourselves, an award-winning global project through San Francisco’s International Museum of Women that encouraged young women to create positive change in their communities. Earlier, Paula helped manage a variety of social enterprises, including reconstruction work in post-war Bosnia and developing rural education institutions in India. Paula contributes thought pieces on social innovation to outlets such as Huffington Post and Financial Times, and has taught courses on social entrepreneurship and social movements as a faculty member at the University of California, Berkeley. Paula received a PhD from Harvard University and earned an MA in public affairs from Princeton University and a BA in political economy from the University of California, Berkeley.
David Levitt (current SEA\SFBay Board Member): David Levitt is a Principal at the law firm Adler & Colvin, which provides legal services and support to the nonprofit and philanthropic sector in the U.S. David’s practice focuses on the representation of nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations, with an emphasis on program-related investments, political advocacy, and nonprofit corporate governance. Before joining Adler & Colvin, he practiced as a corporate attorney, focusing in the areas of corporate and transactional law. David served as Secretary of the Exempt Organizations Committee of the American Bar Association Tax Section from 2003 to 2005. Currently he is Co-Chair of the Subcommittee on Intermediate Sanctions of the Exempt Organizations Committee and serves as Secretary and Vice Chair of the San Francisco Chapter of the Social Enterprise Alliance. David has served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of San Francisco, teaching a nonprofit legal issues course in the College of Professional Studies.
Dan Crisafulli: Dan Crisafulli is Managing Director of Potrero Impact Advisors, which provides tailored services to foundations, family offices and other entities that wish to deploy resources toward positive social and environmental outcomes. Dan created Potrero Impact Advisors in October 2010, building on a long career as an early stage investor focused on emerging markets. Previously, he served as director of investments at the Skoll Foundation, which he joined in 2007. Dan led Skoll’s work in impact investing, including direct and fund investments, and he played a key role in creating partnerships to advance the field of social entrepreneurship. In 2000, Dan cofounded the technology venture capital group at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), where he invested in technology companies with social impact. Dan has also managed the Development Marketplace (DM), the World Bank’s social entrepreneurship and innovation program, leading its expansion from a $3.5 million to a $10 million annual program. He serves as director of Root Capital, a social investment fund based in Cambridge, MA and has served in leadership roles in community organizations in San Francisco and Washington, DC.
Shivani
Siroya: Shivani Siroya is the CEO
& Founder of InVenture. InVenture unlocks access to affordable capital
to half a billion people, using mobile accounting and a proven financing model.
InVenture is currently working in India and the U.S. Shivani has a wide
array of professional experiences in global health, microfinance, and
investment banking. Prior to InVenture she worked health costing at UNFPA and
Mergers & Acquisitions at Citigroup. She is also 2011 Echoing Green
Fellow and 2011 Unreasonable Institute Fellow. Shivani holds a M.P.H
in Health Economics and Policy from Columbia University and a B.A. in
International Relations from Wesleyan University.
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