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  • Patrick Gleeson
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    Chief Executive Officer, Meyer Family Enterprises. Former Executive Director, American Vineyard Foundation.

    Mission

    "We embrace the values of love, joy, respect, excellence, humility, cooperation, and integrity in our decisions and interactions with others. We seek to partner with like-minded organizations and individuals who embrace MFE’s values and philosophy. A critical determinant of working with MFE is the fun factor."

    Chief Executive Officer Meyer Family Foundation Oakville, California
  • Rich (Raghurai) Goldstein
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    Chief Executive Officer, Yoga Yoga. Chief Executive Officer, YogaSolve. Co-Founder, Yoga Care Foundation.

    Mission

    "... to educate the general public about yoga’s therapeutic applications and significantly add to the existing research in a way that will support yoga being embraced as a tool for self-care and improving quality of life.”

    Chief Executive Officer Yoga Yoga Austin, Texas
  • Clare Golla
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    Senior Vice President, ShoreBank. Board Member, Harvard Club of Chicag, and Community Foundation of Oak Park and River Forest.

    Mission

    "...invests in people and their communities to create economic equity and a healthy environment."

    Senior Vice President ShoreBank Chicago, Illinois
  • Gerhard Pries
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    Founding President, Sarona Asset Management. Chief Financial Officer, Mennonite Economic Development Associates. Founding Director and Vice Chair, MicroVest Capital Management Group.

    Mission

     "...faith-oriented business owners, executives and leaders are able to integrate their life values with business in practical ways to help the poor. They are committed to using their faith and abilities in their businesses, communities, and around the world."

    President Sarona Asset Management, Inc Waterloo, Ontario Canada
  • Paul Haible
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    Executive Director, Peace Development Fund. Co-Founder, Funding Exchange. Board Member, Seva Foundation.

    Mission

    "....to build the capacity of community-based organizations through grants, training, and other resources as partners in human rights and social justice movements."

    Executive Director Peace Development Fund Amherst, Massachusetts
  • Sara Hall
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    Founder and Principal, New Philanthropy Advisors. Author, Drawn to the Rhythm.

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    Principal New Philanthropy Advisors Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Gina Harman
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    Chief Executive Officer, Acción USA. Member, Federal Reserve Board’s Community Affairs Committee; NY Governor Paterson’s Small Business Task Force; Board of Directors, CDFI Coalition; Capital One Community Renewal Fund; North Fork New Markets Credit Corporation. Former President, Consumer Division, Harman International.

    Mission

    "... to empower low-to-moderate income business owners through access to capital and financial education. With economic opportunity, these entrepreneurs—often minorities and women—can build assets, better provide for their families, create employment and strengthen their communities."

    Chief Executive Officer Acción USA New York, New York
  • Jan Piercy
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    Executive Vice President, ShoreBank. U.S. Board Member, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Finance Corporation. Deputy Assistant, Presidential Appointments, U.S. President William Jefferson Clinton. Former Staff Director, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Founder, National Women's Education Fund and "Proyecto Amistad".

    Mission

    "...invests in people and their communities to create economic equity and a healthy environment."

    Executive Vice President ShoreBank Washington, DC
  • Rowland Hobbs
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    Chief Executive Officer, DMD Network. Senior Vice President (pro bono), Communications, MicroCredit Enterprises. Board Member, Design Green Now. Former Senior Managing Director, RF Binder. Former Senior Vice President, Ruder Finn.

    Mission

    "...build awareness, change perceptions, motivate action, and effect change by creating experiences and narratives that are both inspiring and compelling."

    Chief Executive Officer DMD Network New York, New York
  • Chid Liberty
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    Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Sustainable Global Sourcing. Recipient: Fellow, Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE).

    Mission

    "...to empower women entrepreneurs with access to US and European markets in order to help them achieve an increased level of productivity, self-worth, and overall quality of life."

    Chief Executive Officer Sustainable Global Sourcing Monrovia, Liberia
  • Peter Johnson
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    Partner, Developing World Markets. Former Chair, Board of Director, Pro Mujer International.

    Mission

    "....to making socially positive investments in order to promote sustainable economic and social development on a global scale. We believe that the private sector and capital markets can and should be utilized to create positive economic and social change, and are often the most effective catalysts for doing so."

    Partner Developing World Markets Darien, Connecticut
  • Jordan Kassalow
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    Chairman and Co-Founder, VisionSpring. Founder, Global Health Policy Program, Council on Foreign Relations. Former Director, Onchocerciasis Division, Helen Keller International. Member, Board of Directors, Lighthouse International.

    Mission

    “We believe in the innate power and drive of individuals to shape their own destinies and the destiny of their communities. We provide the tools for our entrepreneurs and customers to make their own change. And that change creates a ripple effect of economic activity across communities, with more goods and services being sold and more opportunities created every day. A little investment in a pair of glasses goes a long way. Ours is a story of everyday people empowered to create extraordinary change. We are Vision Entrepreneurs, customers, supporters, staff, and partners, working together to create an impact greater than we are each capable of alone.”

    Chief Executive Officer VisionSpring New York, New York
  • Donna Katzin
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    Founding Executive Director, Shared Interest. Former Director, South Africa and International Justice Programs, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility. Board Member, Thembani International Guarantee Fund, South Africa, Board Member. Dos Pueblos, Nicaragua. Board Member, Jewish Funds for Justice.

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    Executive Director Shared Interest New York, New York
  • Randall Kempner
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    Executive Director, Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE). Former Vice President, Regional Innovation, Council on Competitiveness. Co-Founder, OTF Group.

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    Executive Director Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) Washington, DC
  • Bill Kizorek
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    Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Two Parrot Video Productions. Author, Show Me: Marketing with Video on the Internet.

    Mission

    "...to document the activities of NGOs, and prepare professionally edited video pieces that powerfully illustrate the difference that these programs are making for the populations they serve."

    Chief Executive Officer Two Parrot Video Productions Lisle, Illinois
  • Sean Kline
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    Executive Director, Reach Global. Former Director, Growth Initiatives Group, Freedom from Hunger. Founder, Prizma, a microfinance institutions in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

    Mission

    "....to replicate and scale the delivery of life changing education to millions of very poor women and girls by using the power of social enterprise. We can help your organization to form and expand women's savings groups, integrate girls into existing women's savings groups, deliver non-formal education to savings groups, or design and deliver consumer education to bring products to more poor people. It's time to turn the conversation into action."

    Executive Director Reach Global Berkeley, California
  • Peter Laugharn
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    Executive Director, Firelight Foundation. Former Executive Director, Bernard van Leer Foundation.  Deputy Director, Save the Children, Mali. Peace Corps Volunteer, Morocco .

    Mission

    "To improve the well-being of children made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS and poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. Firelight supports grassroots organizations that help families and communities meet the needs of their children."

    Executive Director Firelight Foundation Scotts Valley, California
  • Wendy Leonard
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    Founder and Executive Director, The Ihangane Project, Rwanda. President, Board of Directors, Santa Cruz AIDS Project. Co-Chair, Santa Cruz County Perinatal Council on Substance Abuse and Families. Medical Director of HIV Care, Santa Cruz County Health Services.

    Mission

    ".... to provide funding and technical support for project proposals that are generated from those living in underserved communities. Supporting smaller projects that have been generated by those living in areas hardest hit by HIV, we can make sustainable improvements in the lives and health of people living in those communities. We believe that with patience, one person at a time, one idea at a time, one project at a time, we can make a lasting positive impact on the lives of many!"

    Executive Director The Ihangane Project Aptos, California
  • Kristin Hull
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    Program Coordinator, Richmond Connection Project.

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    Program Coordinator Richmond Connection Project Oakland, California
  • Deborah Lindholm
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    Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Foundation for Women. Founding Board Member, Global Rotarian Action Group for Microcredit. Member, Women’s Leadership Board, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Board Member, International Women’s Coffee Alliance. Recipient: San Diego County Women’s Hall of Fame.

    Mission

    "...serves impoverished women locally and globally by funding and creating microcredit programs."

    Chief Executive Officer Foundation for Women La Jolla, California
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"The mother of all networking opportunities for social entrepreneurs engaged in community-based anti-poverty efforts. The concentration of quality small to mid-size nonprofits, thought leaders and funders committed to this approach was quite remarkable."

Curtis Chang, Chief Executive Officer, Consulting Within Reach (San Jose, CA)

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