{"id":74881,"date":"2018-01-16T08:53:46","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T16:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/?p=74881"},"modified":"2019-10-20T02:59:05","modified_gmt":"2019-10-20T09:59:05","slug":"weekly-social-impact-roundup-january-16-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/weekly-social-impact-roundup-january-16-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Social Impact Roundup: January 16, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"74881\" class=\"elementor elementor-74881 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f176f8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f176f8e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2f928e\" data-id=\"a2f928e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b69dd3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b69dd3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>I&#8217;m thrilled to begin a regular series updating you on the top stories, news, and trends in the world of impact entrepreneurship. Give me your suggestions and comments on what to share in future instalments!<\/p><h3><b>1. Tell your story to the world\u00a0<\/b><\/h3><div><div class=\"gmail_default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nextbillion.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/nextbillion.net\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1516127050791000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHSv-vR_GpJYLPc_KFFlddVy9SoSg\">Next Billion<\/a>, one of the most read blogs in the industry and they want your stories. Prep your story and\u00a0make sure you add a link to your website, and I&#8217;d include a video if you can too.\u00a0Submissions go to\u00a0James Militzer &lt;<a>jamesmil@umich.edu<\/a>&gt;, and I&#8217;m happy to review anything before you share.\u00a0James says any one organization can submit up to four stories per year, and I recommend making a habit of sharing updates with the press when you can, as press leads to awareness, and awareness leads to investors and customers.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a22cf86 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a22cf86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/nextbillion.net\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6beb61 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6beb61\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f5d425\" data-id=\"7f5d425\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-578b08c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"578b08c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>2. Publications to stay current on all things impact:<\/b><\/h3><div><div><div class=\"gmail_default\">Adding to Next Billion, a couple of publications that should be on your radar if that aren&#8217;t already would include\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/consciouscompanymedia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/consciouscompanymedia.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1516127050791000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGfpJWxKdFqbB5qKKAur-S8uyC4Iw\">Conscious company<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ssir.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/ssir.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1516127050791000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGtxbC1k0wEKTR2ZBty5VTHqb-8Aw\">Stanford Social Innovation Review<\/a>. If you want a sample start-up disrupting investigative journalism, it&#8217;s worth looking at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/discoursemedia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/discoursemedia.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1516127050791000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHkMiLKqki9VXhB_hBn6bcJ9uILIg\">Discourse Media<\/a>\u00a0and their approach to the Canadian market.\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0771a42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0771a42\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea1b6a9\" data-id=\"ea1b6a9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aa9a2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6aa9a2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>3. Impact Company profile: Thrive Studio<\/b><\/h3><div><div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thriveartstudio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.thriveartstudio.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1516127050791000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHU6P35MMrYol8IIa-olWeZVqwOKA\">Thrive Studio<\/a>\u00a0is a global organization supporting female artists as they navigate the path to making a career with their artistic gifts. Mastermind groups, events, and Thrive Talks form the foundation of the support they now provide to over 140 artists around the world. Their next intake for Mastermind is open now.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1a4005 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b1a4005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thriveartstudio.com\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-469c5b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"469c5b2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d841bf\" data-id=\"0d841bf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d35e1fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d35e1fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>4. Free webinar on funding non-profits from Stanford Social Innovation<\/b><\/h3><div><div>Funding a non-profit social enterprise can be as hard, or harder, than funding a startup. This interactive session on\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_779924288\"><span class=\"aQJ\">January 31st<\/span><\/span>\u00a0will be great opportunity to get up-to-date learnings and trends in an interactive online session. Details and sign-up\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ssir.org\/webinars\/entry\/sustaining_civic_tech_seeding_and_scaling_nonprofit_startups_free_program?utm_source=Event_Email&amp;utm_campaign=SSIR_Live&amp;utm_medium=Email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/ssir.org\/webinars\/entry\/sustaining_civic_tech_seeding_and_scaling_nonprofit_startups_free_program?utm_source%3DEvent_Email%26utm_campaign%3DSSIR_Live%26utm_medium%3DEmail&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1516127050791000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGca_hcvNf9wBl2AEaefisMPX02Xg\">HERE<\/a>.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-693d094 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"693d094\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ssir.org\/webinars\/entry\/sustaining_civic_tech_seeding_and_scaling_nonprofit_startups_free_program?utm_source=Event_Email&#038;utm_campaign=SSIR_Live&#038;utm_medium=Email\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Sign up<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b7b5836 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b7b5836\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a188d0\" data-id=\"5a188d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a006b49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a006b49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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He has an unparalleled ability to collaborate with entrepreneurs, employees, and investors to deliver amazing products to the market. Keith is passionate about creating opportunities that previously did not exist for people and co-founded Spring to bring that into the social venture space.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m thrilled to begin a regular series updating you on the top stories, news, and trends in the world of impact entrepreneurship. Give me your suggestions and comments on what to share in future instalments! 1. 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