If you ask those who know\u00a0me to describe me in 5 words or less, chances are that “aggregation” “efficiency” and “social impact” will\u00a0top\u00a0the list…and\u00a0these days, it’s\u00a0a given\u00a0that\u00a0“Detroit”\u00a0is in that mix\u00a0too.<\/p>\n
In the spirit of living up to this reputation, I\u2019ve put together a list of fellowships, workshops, conferences, meetings of the minds, etc.\u00a0that I’ve learned about and in some cases, had the privilege to participate in, over the last few years.\u00a0They take place in settings\u00a0and environments that I know not only stir up motivations and inspire creativity, but also expand perspectives and social\/professional\u00a0circles, and ultimately lead those involved to raise the bar they set for themselves and those around them.<\/p>\n
I\u2019d love to see the representation of Detroit community, civic, and business leaders, social entrepreneurs, and philanthropists at these events increase in the months and years to come. With the incredible work that\u2019s happening across the city in every city, it\u2019s critical that we continue share our successes as well as our challenges with others, and also build on what others have experienced outside the city, and country.<\/p>\n
With time, I expect this list to grow as well as make it easy for those interested in participating to evaluate which one may be right for them. But for now, check out their sites, and hopefully we\u2019ll run into each other at one of them someday!<\/p>\n
+\u00a0Ashoka Fellows<\/a><\/p>\n +\u00a0Aspen Institute<\/a><\/p>\n +\u00a0Columbia Social Enterprise Conference<\/a><\/p>\n +\u00a0Harvard Social Enterprise Conference<\/a><\/p>\n +\u00a0Millennial Trains Project<\/a><\/p>\n +\u00a0NYU Stern Annual Conference of Social Entrepreneurs<\/a><\/p>\n +\u00a0Opportunity Collaboration<\/a><\/p>\n +\u00a0Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship<\/a><\/p>\n +\u00a0Social Enterprise Alliance Summit<\/a><\/p>\n +\u00a0Stanford\u00a0Social Innovation Summit<\/a><\/p>\n