How Youth Make a Difference Through Social Investing | Diana Ayton-Shenker, Founder of Fast Forward Fund
We met up with Diana Ayton-Shenker, Founder & CEO of Fast Forward Fund, in New York City following Clinton Global Initiative. In this video interview, Diana shares her passion for social entrepreneurship and tells us about her youth-led organization that lets youth take action and make a difference through smart investments. Diana also shares insights [...]
How Does Acumen Fund Measure Social Impact? | Interview with Molly Alexander of Acumen Fund
Molly Alexander, Manager of Business Development at Acumen Fund, explains how Acumen Fund measures social impact to evaluate the success of it ventures to end poverty worldwide.
What Does Acumen Fund Look For In Its Fellows Program? Interview w/Molly Alexander, Business Development Manager at Acumen Fund
We had a delightful chat with Molly Alexander, Manager of Business Development at Acumen Fund, at Acumen’s headquarters in New York City. In this interview, Molly tells us about Acumen Fund, in addition to how she got involved. Molly also shares insights on how Acumen Fellows are selected as well as the role they play [...]
David McConville, On Buckminster Fuller Institute & Social Entrepreneurship (Part II)
envisionGood.tv’s SF Field Producer, Maya G, met up with David McConville at West Coast Green in San Francisco. In this video interview, David shares the amazing work the Buckminster Fuller Institute is doing at the moment to encourage social and environmental entrepreneurship, including the Buckminster Fuller $100K Challenge. In addition, David tells us about The [...]
Ella Gorgla, Founding Member of The Khana Group, On Africa & Entrepreneurs
We had a delightful chat with Ella Gorgla, Managing Director and Co-Founder of The Khana Group, in New York City at Africa Social Enterprise Forum. In this video interview, Ella tells us about the new face of Africa, and the role that Africans like herself are playing to develop the continent – in Ella’s case [...]
Dawn Hines, Co-Founder of Aventura Investment Partners, on Africa & Early-Stage Investing
We had the pleasure to meet up with Dawn Hines, Co-Founder of Aventura Investment Partners, last week at Africa Social Enterprise Forum in New York City. Dawn shared insights regarding the challenge that African entrepreneurs face when starting new ventures. Specifically, Dawn notes that early-stage investment capital is quite difficult to secure. Aventura Investment Partners [...]
Antony Bugg-Levine, Managing Director at Rockefeller Foundation, on Impact Investing, Metrics, & GIIN [VIDEO]
We had the pleasure to talk with Antony Bugg-Levine, Managing Director at Rockefeller Foundation, this past week at Africa Social Enterprise Forum in New York City. In this video interview, Antony shares insights on an initiative he manages at Rockefeller Foundation: “Harnessing the Power of Impact Investing”. Impact investing is an investment model that focuses [...]
Episode 14: Jill Finlayson, Web Marketing Manager at Skoll’s Social Edge, On Social Entrepreneur API
What do successful social entrepreneurs have in common? What is the Social Entrepreneur API and how will this database help funders, media, social entrepreneurs & others find vetted social entrepreneurs? Jill Finlayson, Web Marketing Manager at Skoll Foundation, shares insights to these questions and more, as well as what to look forward to at her [...]
Skoll Foundation: Dan Crisafulli, Director of Ecosystem Investments & Partnerships
How can finance and business skills prepare you for a career in the field of social entrepreneurship? What are the main focus areas of Skoll Foundation? How does Skoll measure social impact through “Pulse” and who are Skoll Foundation’s partners in this new tool? Dan Crisafulli, Director of Ecosystem Investments & Partnerships at Skoll Foundation [...]
