StartingBloc seeks the next generation of Social Innovators! For over eight years, StartingBloc has helped social innovators address the most pressing global challenges of our time by giving them the skills and the tools they need to maximize their impact. Our signature leadership development program, the StartingBloc Fellowship exposes young leaders to new models for achieving social impact. The Fellowship…
Events
SOCAP 2014 (9/2-5 in San Fran; scholarships and free tickets announced)
The annual Social Capital Markets (SOCAP) Conference connects leading global innovators – investors, foundations, institutions and social entrepreneurs – to build the market at the intersection of money and meaning. This is the premier event for social entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs looking to build the new economy and use money as an engine of social change.…
Hunger Banquet (4/23)
How many times have you heard the phrase “I’m starving!” before going to eat dinner at Usdan? Is that what hunger really looks like? What about on a global scale? Attend the Hunger Banquet–an interactive simulation of global inequality related to food, hunger, and income. Upon entering the event, each attendee is assigned an income bracket—low, middle, or…
Tools for Responsible Global Engagement Webinar (4/24)
From our busy friends at Unite for Sight: On Thursday, April 24, 4-5pm Eastern Time, Unite For Sight’s Global Health University will host a “Tools for Responsible Engagement” webinar. The webinar will include guidance and advice from five panelists, as well as ample opportunity to ask the speakers questions about responsible global engagement for students and professionals. Learn about…
Community Service at Wesleyan (4/17; WesFest)
Wheeli Gaming Day at Wesleyan (4/18)
Wheeli Gaming Day Friday, April 18 Usdan Multi-Purpose Room 2-5p This just in from Jean-Pierre Adechi ’10 — founder of Wheeli (http://www.wheeli.us/), Touche de Finesse (tdfcatering.com), Authorized Dealer Films (adfnyc.com), and the Alphabet City Dolly Film Festival (abcdfilmfestival.com) — and his student team at Wesleyan: Wheeli, the college carpooling app started by Wes alum Jean-Pierre Adéchi…
Foodshare Walk Against Hunger (5/4)
Consider participating in the Foodshare Walk Against Hunger with other Wesleyan folks and Middletown residents. This walk will directly benefit St. Vincent De Paul’s soup kitchen and the Amazing Grace Food Pantry in Middletown as they’ll be able to keep 80% of the profits earned. You can join the already established Wesleyan group, donate to a team…
Middletown Potluck: Interfaith and Anti-Oppression Dinner (4/17)
CT Mirror’s “Small State, Big Debate: Inequality” (4/29)
Small State, Big Debate: Inequality Tuesday, April 29 University of Hartford The Connecticut Mirror, the state’s award-winning, nonprofit public policy news organization, will hold its first statewide event, “Small State, Big Debate: Inequality,” on Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at the University of Hartford. As one of the most nonpartisan, nonideological news organizations in the country…