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SF for Acumen, a volunteer-run chapter, supports Acumen Fund's mission by actively championing and fundraising to support Acumen Fund’s innovative model of investing patient capital in enterprises that solve the problems of poverty.
Website: http://www.acumenfund.org
Location: San Francisco
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Former chapter leaders: Carrie Ting, Jonathan Lai, Lucy Jacobs, Suzanne Bellet
Started by Rohit Gawande Jan 25. 0 Replies 2 Likes
Hi San Francisco for AF!If you know Flash or HTML 5, we are looking for your help! Send an email to rgawande AT acumenfund.org to see how you can volunteer to help one of our investees.Thanks!RohitContinue
Started by Mediha Abdulhay Dec 19, 2011. 0 Replies 0 Likes
SF+acumen Chapter Recruitment Information Session--------------------------Wednesday, December 21, 20116:00-8:00pmThe San Francisco Foundation | 225 Bush Street, Suite 500…Continue
Started by Mediha Abdulhay Dec 12, 2011. 0 Replies 2 Likes
SF+acumen's Leadership Team is Recruiting!If interested in joining the SF+acumen Team please submit an …Continue
Tags: 2012, Recruitment, Team, Leadership
Started by Anjelika May 22, 2011. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Join SF for Acumen and blackbox on Monday, May 23rd at 7pm for a discussion with Ned Tozun about his company, d.light's mission to deliver affordable high quality lighting to the base of the pyramid.…Continue
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Comment by Mediha Abdulhay on February 28, 2012 at 1:46am
Comment by Mediha Abdulhay on February 10, 2012 at 3:25am
Comment by Mediha Abdulhay on February 6, 2012 at 1:13am Executive Director
ACE seeks a dedicated Executive Director with a well-established track record in leading and scaling an organization or business, developing and executing financial growth strategies, and building partnerships to lead the continued development and growth of this climate-focused organization. The Executive Director will have a deep appreciation for climate change mitigation and the role of education in promoting action and stewardship. This is a high profile opportunity for a dynamic professional with demonstrated abilities to expand an organizationís funding base, significantly scale up operations, manage senior level staff, and externally communicate ACEís mission and values.
ACE will consider candidates with a range of career profiles whose core values and leadership abilities match the demands of the Executive Director role. The Executive Director will report to, and work closely with, the Board of Directors to implement the organizationís fundraising and programmatic goals.
About the Organization
Alliance for Climate Education (ACE) is the national leader in high school climate science education; its mission is to educate and inspire youth to take action to curb the causes of climate change. ACE accomplishes this mission through dynamic, award winning multimedia school assemblies that make the complex subject of climate science and solutions relevant, interesting, and fun.
More info at: http://acespace.org/node/25524
Comment by Mediha Abdulhay on February 6, 2012 at 12:56am Path-Bending Leadership - What it Takes to Scale the Social Venture
Date: Wednesday, February 15
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Tickets: http://path-bending-leadership.eventbrite.com/
The East Bay Haas Alumni Network in Partnership with the Lester Center for Entrepreneurship, the Center for Responsible Business, and the Center for Nonprofit and Public Leadership is excited to offer a discussion with Paul Rice, Founder, and CEO of Fair Trade USA and Jennifer Walske, Director of Social Entrepreneurship, UC Berkeley on the topic of "What it takes to Scale the Social Venture." This event should be valuable to anyone interested in learning about how to grow and organization that does good for the world and is also finncially stable.
Comment by Mediha Abdulhay on December 19, 2011 at 1:01am Global Citizen Year is Recruiting for its dynamic SF-based Team
Global Citizen Year is a premier global bridge year program designed to unleash the potential of the next generation of young Americans as authentic leaders and effective agents of change.
http://globalcitizenyear.org/about/careers/
*Applications received by December 31 will receive preferential review
Comment by Mediha Abdulhay on December 14, 2011 at 12:37am
Comment by Sripriya Padmanabhan on October 12, 2011 at 1:01pm Hi everyone,
I just joined to SF for Acumen group. I am interested in learning about any projects/volunteer opportunities in San Francisco / in India that i can contribute towards. Please feel free to contact me.
Thanks,
Priya
Comment by David H. Mortaz on August 25, 2011 at 2:25pm Is anyone going to SOCAP 11 in San Francisco on Sept 6-9!? I would like to find tickets for he CEO of the startup that I am mentoring. He needs to work the room there, but they have no money to pay the registeration!
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.
Comment by Priya Natasha Gupta on August 11, 2011 at 2:01pm
Comment by Mathew Casi Kroth on June 9, 2011 at 4:10pm Are there any events scheduled for June or July?
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