NYU Reynolds Program in Social Entrepreneurship

A new era of social entrepreneurship is connecting and mobilizing innovators, citizen philanthropists, non-profits, and businesses to tackle some of the planet's toughest challenges. Join Charles Best, Founder and CEO of DonorsChoose.org, and Shannon Schuyler, Principal and Corporate Responsibility Leader, PwC, to hear how the growing "crowd economy" is changing how we do business, deliver services, engage citizens and employees, and realize large scale change in our communities.

A new era of social entrepreneurship is connecting and mobilizing innovators, citizen philanthropists, non-profits, and businesses to tackle some of the planet's toughest challenges. Join Charles Best, Founder and CEO of DonorsChoose.org, and Shannon Schuyler, Principal and Corporate Responsibility Leader, PwC, to hear how the growing "crowd economy" is changing how we do business, deliver services, engage citizens and employees, and realize large scale change in our communities.

We imagine leaders as having all the answers. But ethical dilemmas are a real part of their daily lives. Come meet three mavericks as they share their journeys to "moral courage" - doing the right thing in the face of fear. This evening will provide a chance to ask the taboo questions and get real about what it takes to align values with action. Ready to step up?

Although the social sector continues to play a central role in tackling many societal problems, there is an unseen battle being waged for its soul. Mr. Berger argues that some of its leaders have not been introspective and proactive regarding the sector’s numerous internal problems, which threatens the sector’s relevance and identity. Join us for an intriguing discussion on the contours of the battle, and the efforts Charity Navigator is making to help win it.

Although the social sector continues to play a central role in tackling many societal problems, there is an unseen battle being waged for its soul. Mr. Berger argues that some of its leaders have not been introspective and proactive regarding the sector’s numerous internal problems, which threatens the sector’s relevance and identity. Join us for an intriguing discussion on the contours of the battle, and the efforts Charity Navigator is making to help win it.

Join us for an incredible evening of exploration and inspired discussion with three outstanding leaders who share a common vision for changing the world from three very different viewpoints. Jeff Walker, a former managing partner of JP Morgan Partners and Vice Chairman at the United Nations Envoy's Office for Health, Jennifer McCrea, a twenty-five year fundraising veteran and Senior Research Fellow at Harvard's Hauser Institute for Civil Society, and David Saltzman, the Executive Director of Robin Hood Foundation will share their unique insights on fundraising, our relationships with ourselves, others, and money, and effective transformational leadership that collectively offer a radically different way of building cause focused teams and organizations that can truly change the world. The discussion will be moderated by NY Times Fixes columnist, author, and social entrepreneurship champion David Bornstein. A reception to celebrate the evening, and the recent publication of Jeff Walker's and Jennifer McCrea's groundbreaking new book The Generosity Network will immediately follow.

Join us for an incredible evening of exploration and inspired discussion with three outstanding leaders who share a common vision for changing the world from three very different viewpoints. Jeff Walker, a former managing partner of JP Morgan Partners and Vice Chairman at the United Nations Envoy's Office for Health, Jennifer McCrea, a twenty-five year fundraising veteran and Senior Research Fellow at Harvard's Hauser Institute for Civil Society, and David Saltzman, the Executive Director of Robin Hood Foundation will share their unique insights on fundraising, our relationships with ourselves, others, and money, and effective transformational leadership that collectively offer a radically different way of building cause focused teams and organizations that can truly change the world. The discussion will be moderated by NY Times Fixes columnist, author, and social entrepreneurship champion David Bornstein. A reception to celebrate the evening, and the recent publication of Jeff Walker's and Jennifer McCrea's groundbreaking new book The Generosity Network will immediately follow.

When is good not good enough? Three socially entrepreneurial CEO's, Darell Hammond of KaBOOM!, Billy Shore of Share our Strength and Amy Celep of Community Wealth Partners share their hard-won lessons from the field on realizing sustainable, scalable social change. Their recent Stanford Social Innovation Review article When Good Is Not Good Enough, argues that the non-profit sector needs to shift its attention from short-term success over symptoms to bold and audacious goals that offer long-term solutions to the root causes of intractable social problems. Join Darell, Billy and Amy for an engaging discussion on how KaBOOM! and Share our Strength have pivoted their orientation from reactive organizations to ones focused on saving play for America's children and eliminating child hunger.

When is good not good enough? Three socially entrepreneurial CEO's, Darell Hammond of KaBOOM!, Billy Shore of Share our Strength and Amy Celep of Community Wealth Partners share their hard-won lessons from the field on realizing sustainable, scalable social change. Their recent Stanford Social Innovation Review article When Good Is Not Good Enough, argues that the non-profit sector needs to shift its attention from short-term success over symptoms to bold and audacious goals that offer long-term solutions to the root causes of intractable social problems. Join Darell, Billy and Amy for an engaging discussion on how KaBOOM! and Share our Strength have pivoted their orientation from reactive organizations to ones focused on saving play for America's children and eliminating child hunger.

Does the non-profit sector have a serious role to play in changing the world? Dan Pallotta, activist, author and creator of the multi-day charitable event industry which raised in excess of half a billion dollars in nine years, argues that it does if we reinvent the way humanity thinks about change. His best-selling book "Uncharitable: How Restraints on Nonprofits Undermine Their Potential," ventures into a world that others dare not go, and argues that society's non-profit ethic undermines our ability to eradicate great problems, and, ironically, puts charity at a severe disadvantage to the for-profit sector at every level. Spend an evening with Dan and learn how changing the way we think can lead to large-scale social innovation.