Published 03-12-14
Submitted by Social Enterprise Alliance
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The Social Enterprise Alliance’s Summit 14 will take place on April 13-16 in Nashville, Tenn. The conference will feature four days of panels, two dozen training sessions and more than 60 speakers.
SEA is the leading membership organization in North America for enterprising nonprofits, social purpose businesses, and educators who come together to promote financially sustainable social innovation through networking opportunities, educational forums, strategic partnerships, and impact legislation. Since 2000, SEA’s Summit has been the signature event for learning, collaborating and creating a social enterprise movement through"¨collective inspiration and action.
“Social enterprise is the missing middle sector between the traditional worlds of government, nonprofits and business,” said Kevin Lynch, President and CEO of Social Enterprise Alliance. “As social needs continue to spike, this new way of doing businesses is emerging as a self-sustaining, market-based method of meeting social needs.”
This year’s Summit includes a line of inspiring keynote speakers:
Go Deep on the Big Opportunities- Offering 3-hour intensives including:
Join the (new) wave – Meet 50 emerging young social enterprises selected for the 50 Under 40 training program. Collectively, they’re changing the face of SEA.
See social enterprise from the inside out - Tour a dozen of Nashville’s coolest social enterprises in four different sectors:
For more information regarding Summit 14’s program, registration and lodging, visit http://summit14.org/.
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ALLIANCE (SEA) is the champion for social enterprise in the United States. Our aim is for social enterprise to reach its full potential as a force for positive social change, in service to the common good. To achieve this purpose, we provide social enterprises with the tools and resources they need to succeed, and work on building an optimal environment in which they can thrive.
The Social Enterprise Alliance (SEA) is the only member organization in North America to bring together the diverse field of social enterprise, defined as any organization or venture that achieves its primary social or environmental mission using business methods. SEA serves as advocate for the field, hub of information and education, and builder of a vibrant and growing community of social enterprises.
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