[Announce] Subject: National Gathering for Social Entrepreneurs

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From: Don McNair <mcnair at junction.net>

I hope you will bring the National Gathering for Social 
Entrepreneurs 
<http://www.nationalgathering.org/>http://www.nationalgatherin
g.  org/ to the attention of your members. The Third National 
Gathering is in Seattle September 12-15, 2001. This is our 
third annual conference designed to help entrepreneurial 
nonprofits generate more revenue, create strategic alliances 
with the forprofit world, and build their capacities and 
sustainability.   

The National Gathering helps nonprofits by:  

1. Organizing and enabling current and future social 
entrepreneurs to learn from each other. We have a great 
conference program and speakers.  

2. Collecting and disseminating best practices.  

3. Being a spokesperson for the development of legal and 
other issues that support social entrepreneurship.  

4. Linking to and developing resources to further the field.  

We have a training track for budding entrepreneurial 
organizations. We also have workshops on starting a 
business, innovative ways of accessing capital, venture 
philanthropy, outcome measurement, faithbased groups, 
youth ventures, strategic alliances with the business 
community etc. Keynoters include the CEO of Timberland, 
CEO of the Independent Sector, COO of the National Urban 
League, Paul Brainerd of the Brainerd Foundation and etc. 
Also reps from Ben & Jerry and Magic Johnson Foundation. 
And we provide a great networking opportunity, we expect 
300+ attendees from US and international organizations.  

For the first time we have a FAITH BASED GROUPS PANEL 
featuring Ken Wagner, Enterprise Director of Emerald City 
Outreach Ministries, John Camerer of Vision House, and John 
Nelson of the National Congress for Community Economic 
Development. Our ARTS PANEL  includes such speakers as:  
David Dowler, Artistic Director, Z-Space, (San Francisco 
theatre studio and regional producer); Koryn Rolstad, 
Developer, Banner Building, (Seattle arts-live-work bldg.); 
Ruby Learner, CEO,Creative Capital Foundation (NYC arts 
funder); Abe Meyer, Director, ArtWorks, (Seattle agency that 
trains at-risk kids to paint murals ) and Bartlett Sher, Artistic 
Director, Intiman Theatre, Seattle.  

Registration is $395 for the 3-1/2 day conference, which also 
includes a Newcomers Institute on September 12. See the 
website for online registration and information on schedule, 
rates, and accommodations. 
<http://www.nationalgathering.org/>http://www.nationalgatherin
g. org<http://www.nationalgathering.org/>/ We look forward to 
welcoming you all to Seattle and the conference!  

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Mark Pomerantz, Chair Host Committee
Third National Gathering for Social Entrepreneurs/Seattle 2001
<http://www.nationalgathering.org/>http://www.nationalgatherin
g.org/
http://www.socialenterprisemagazine.org/
(206) 270-9344    
<mailto:marklp2 at home.com>marklp2 at home.com
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Don McNair
The CED Bookshop/Making Waves magazine
Centre for Community Enterprise
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