Have you heard the news? This week, Kennedy Odede ’12 — SHOFCO co-founder, 2009 Davis Projects for Peace grant recipient, 2010 Echoing Green Fellow, 2010 Dell Social Innovation Competition winner, Clinton Global Initiative partner, 2012 Wesleyan Commencement speaker, Patricelli Center Advisory Board member, and (perhaps most importantly!) one half of the Jessica-Kennedy dream team — was named a 2014…
Inner-City Violence Prevention Panel (moderated by Evan Okun ’13, 2/8 at 1pm)
Inner-City Violence: an inside look at the epidemic and possible solutions Saturday, February 8 1 p.m. Daniel Family Commons The goal of this event is to (1) three-dimensionalize gang/drug related violence that plagues lower income, minority neighborhoods across America, and (2) discuss community-based programs in Chicago addressing this epidemic. CeaseFire/Cure-Violence is a Chicago based organization which aims to…
PCSE Seed Grants in Action: A Note from Evan Okun ’13
In April 2013, the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship awarded five seed grants to Wesleyan students embarking on high-impact projects around the globe. Each grant recipient has been reporting on his/her work with blog posts and photos. Here’s the third and final report from Evan Okun ’13. Read his earlier posts here and here. ***************************** Circles & Ciphers is…
“The Global Push to Unlock the Potential of Women Entrepreneurs” by Jeri Eckhart Queenan P’17
In a recent article, Jeri Eckhart Queenan P’17 of The Bridgespan Group and her co-authors explain that “recognition of the barriers and benefits of supporting women-owned enterprises” has led to “the creation of a number of public, private, and social sector initiatives aimed at strengthening women-owned businesses.” The piece focuses on Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Women initiative and touches on…
Enrichment Grant Report: Alex Cantrell ’14
Alex Cantrell ’14 was selected to receive an Enrichment Grant from the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship. This funding allowed Alex, Kwaku Akoi ’14, and and Geofrey Kipkemoi ’16 to attend the Better World by Design (BWxD) conference at Brown University. Read Alex’s story below, and visit the PCSE website to learn more about our Enrichment Grants. ********************************************** This past September,…
Enrichment Grant Report: Kehan Zhou ’15
Kehan Zhou ’15 was selected to receive an Enrichment Grant from the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship. This funding allowed Kehan to attend a large J-PAL (Poverty Action Lab) meeting for developmental economists. Read Kehan’s story below, and visit the PCSE website to learn more about our Enrichment Grants. ********************************************** On December 7, J-PAL celebrated its tenth birthday, where developmental economists from…
Learning by Giving grant award ceremony (12/11 at 6, light dinner will be served)
An invitation from the students of CSPL210: This year, our “Money and Social Change” course at Wesleyan University received a $10,000 grant from the Learning by Giving Foundation to make philanthropic donations to local non-profits. As a class, we spent the semester discussing social change in its various iterations and putting it into action with…
Echoing Green Fellowship (up to $90K, applications due 1/6)
Be bold. Think big. Drive change. If you or someone you know is working to solve some of the world’s biggest problems, Echoing Green wants to hear from you. Echoing Green Fellowship Programs (Global Fellowship, Open Society Black Male Achievement (BMA) Fellowship, and Climate Fellowship) identify promising social entrepreneurs with bold ideas and provides them with up to $90,000 in seed funding, strategic support,…
Millennial Trains Project (10-Day Entrepreneurial and Leadership Opportunity during Spring Break, March 16-26)
Millennial Trains Project is a D.C.- based non-profit that leads ten-day crowdfunded, transcontinental train journeys for young leaders to explore their creative, professional, and personal frontiers on a national scale. Participants must design a project they want to advance across the seven communities where the train stops and race to raise $5,000 from multiple backers on MTP’s…
Global Engagement Summit (April 16-20 at Northwestern University)
The Global Engagement Summit (GES) is a student-led initiative of Northeastern University designed to build the capacity of the next generation of change-makers. By identifying talented, young individuals, providing skills training and connecting driven students with innovative thought leaders, GES empowers them to produce responsible and sustainable solutions to shared global problems. Since 2006, more…