Social Innovation Initiative Calendar
Fall 2013 Events:
October 2, 2013
Social Enterprise: When Passion Meets Purpose and Profit. Exploring leadership and employment in the social enterprise - what's the buzz about? Featuring Marquette's, Jeff Snell as a distinguished leader and expert. More information here.
October 10 and 11, 2013
The O'Brien Fellowship Conference welcomes David Bornstein and Tina Rosenberg, co-founders of Solutions Journalism Network and co-authors the of the "Fixes" Column in the New York Times "Opinionator" section. David and Tina will lead dicussions on journalism for social change. Please check the Diederich College of Communication for detailed schedule of the conference. Note: David and Tina strategically drive the Marquette-New York Times partnership, FixesU.
October 16 and 17, 2013
Tina Rosenberg, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author and co-founder of Solutions Journalism Network. Tina co-authors the "Fixes" Column in the New York Times "Opinionator" section and strategically drives the Marquette-New York Times partnership, FixesU. She is the author, most recently, of Join the Club: How Peer Pressure Can Transform the World. Tina will join the Social Innovation Initiative and the Marquette University Law School for ABA Mediation Week.
October 19 and 20, 2013
GEC: Mini Accelerator: In conjunction with the Marquette University Social Innovation Initiative, Revolution Labs has accepted 10 startups, into the second weekend Mini Accelerator. More information HERE and coverage of the Aug. Mini Accelerator HERE.
November 11, 2013
SILE encore presentation will explore how social innovation and leadership development intersect to equip nonprofits to move beyond just managing their organizations to leading to positive social change. This by-invitation-only event will be held Monday, November 11, 2013, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Riverview Gardens, Appleton.
November 14, 2013
Donors Forum of Wisconsin's Statewide Conference on Philanthropy hosts session titled "Innovative Practices in Philanthropy." What do Social Innovation,
Mission Related Investing and Angel Funding have in common? Jeff Snell, Ph.D., Marquette
University; Cory L. Nettles, Generation Growth Capital, Inc.; and Thomas M. Shannon, BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation will discuss these practices and may change the way you think about
philanthropy. The conference will be held in Madison, WI, Thursday Nov. 14, 2013, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Register here.
December 3, 2013
Social Innovation Design Contest for Marquette Students! Winner will receive stipend toward the 2014 AshokaU Exchange hosted by Brown University in February. Information on previous year contest and winners HERE.
Spring 2014 Events:
January 2014
Midwest Social Innovation Start-Up Challenge submission period opens.
Feburary 20 -22, 2014
AshokaU Exchange hosted at Brown University. Register here.
