Sunday, February 3, 2008

Social Enterprise Alliance Summit in Boston

The Social Enterprise Alliance will hold their 9th Annual Summit this year in Boston from March 9-11th. PNP students Rob Hoyt '08 and others will volunteer at the conference in exchange for registration scholarships.

Professor Paul McManus will offer an advanced track workshp at the conference on new business development models in Social Enterprise. Students in Professor Kristen McCormack's Social Entrepreneurship course will also attend the conference to reinforce their field based and classroom lessons.

The Social Enterprise Alliance is a unique membership association of over 600 nonprofits, for-benefit companies, consultants, grant makers and technical assistance providers with one thing in common – a fundamental belief that business strategies can be applied to advance a social mission while enhancing organizational sustainability. The Social Enterprise Alliance provides resources and community to promote the application of market-based strategies for generating social benefit. This annual conference has become the largest and most comprehensive training and networking event of its kind in North America. The 9th Social Enterprise Summit is scheduled to convene March 9-11, 2008 at the Boston Park Plaza in Boston, MA.

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