In This Issue

From Our Director

Dennis Shaughnessy

Awareness, Action and Social Entrepreneurship

KONY 2012. It’s been a hot discussion topic around many campuses, ours included, over the past several weeks. Is it a good or a bad thing that an organization like Invisible Children focuses on awareness, rather than action that leads to real change and lasting impact. Should we be concerned about how much donor money is invested in telling a tragic story, rather than changing the outcome of the story? Is the money being raised from young people across the United States “smart money” where the giver fully understands what she is really investing in?

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Past Events/Dates

Boston Food Project

On April 14, Net Impact and SEI led a team of ten students to volunteer for the Boston Food Project, a non-profit organization that employs youth and focuses on community improvement and outreach, along with education about health, leadership, and sustainable agriculture through the operation of 4 small farms.

SEEED Conference at Brown University

Social Venture Partners Rhode Island (SVPRI) and Brown University’s Social Innovation Initiative and Entrepreneurship Program launched their first Social Enterprise Ecosystem and Economic Development (SEEED) Summit at Brown University. Read our review of the event written by SEI’s 2011 Hon­ors Schol­ars

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