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7 Pitching Tips for Young Social Entrepreneurs: From the Social Enterprise Alliance Summit 2011

By alexandertran on 19 December 2011 - 12:38pm

So you’re a socially-minded entrepreneur, sitting in some hipster coffee shop, forlorn because you’re not sure how to take your awesome social venture ideas or plan to the next level...

What you need to energize your venture development is some real feedback from content experts and peers. That’s where pitching sessions come in! Read more about 7 Pitching Tips for Young Social Entrepreneurs: From the Social Enterprise Alliance Summit 2011

Tags: pitching session, Social Enterprise, social enterprise alliance, social entrepreneurship, social impact, Social Justice, social venture, socially responsible business, young social entrepreneurs

Social Enterprise: Tools & Models for a Digital Age

By alexandertran on 11 October 2011 - 2:05pm

The ZeroDivide Social Enterprise Convening

On Sept 20th and 21st, ZeroDivide’s community enterprise grantees from across California gathered in San Francisco at ZeroDivide’s Social Enterprise Convening 2011 to learn the latest in social enterprise strategies and tools. Read more about Social Enterprise: Tools & Models for a Digital Age

Tags: web 2.0, philanthropy, Social Justice, Social Enterprise, Youth Media, Nonprofit, video production, web made movies

Youth Films at the Frontier of Digital Storytelling

By alexandertran on 2 September 2011 - 4:40pm

Last Saturday, August 27th, I had the privilege of watching the frontier of digital storytelling being made. No, I wasn't at Google's YouTube office. I was in downtown Berkeley at the Pacific Film Archive, where diverse youth presented their film projects to a captivated audience. Read more about Youth Films at the Frontier of Digital Storytelling