Global Social Venture Competition Finals :: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley - April 7 & 8

Top teams from around the world will gather at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley for the Global Social Venture Competition Finals, to compete for $45,000 in prizes. On Thursday, April 7, the Social Impact Assessment (SIA) Finalists will compete for the SIA Award, and on Friday, April 8, the Global Finalist teams will pitch their social ventures and engage in Q&A with a panel of expert judges. The pitches are open to the public and free to attend.

I like that some of the finalists' ventures are environmentally friendly, like Sanergy:)

Here's the schedule:

Thursday, April 7th

• Social Impact Assessment (SIA) Presentations* - 3:00 to 5:15 PM, Men's Faculty Club, Seaborg Room. SIA finalist teams present the social impact of their businesses to a panel of expert judges.

3:00 PM Welcome

3:15-3:35 PM Edumile.org Presentation and Q & A
3:40-4:00 PM MAGNiVY Presentation and Q & A
4:05-4:25 PM Prakti Design Presentation and Q & A
4:30-4:50 PM Sanergy Presentation and Q & A
4:55-5:15 PM PAANI Presentation and Q & A

5:15 PM Closing

Friday, April 8th

• Global Finals Presentations* - 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Haas School of Business, Andersen Auditorium. Global finalist teams make their final presentations to a panel of expert judges.

9:00 AM Welcome

9:10 -9:35 AM IKAWA Presentation and Q&A

9:40-10:05 AM DeepScan Presentation and Q&A

10:10-10:35 AM Tilapiana Presentation and Q&A

10:35-10:50 AM Break

10:50-11:15 AM SMILE Floss Presentation and Q&A

11:20 -11:45 AM Beti Halali Presentation and Q&A

11:50 AM-12:15 PM TreePlanet Presentation and Q&A

12:15-1:15 PM Lunch Break

1:15-1:40 PM Prakti Designs Presentation and Q&A

1:45-2:10 PM NextDrop Presentation and Q&A

2:15-2:40 PM iziWasha Presentation and Q&A

2:40-2:50 PM Break

2:50-3:15 PM Solar Light Pillow Project Presentation and Q&A

3:20-3:45 PM FINDG One Drop Presentation and Q&A

3:50-4:15 PM Sanergy presentation and Q&A

Can't make it? Presentations will be live streaming here.

How far can a dollar go? Symposium on Smart Philanthropy :: UC Berkeley Campus. Today.

UPDATE: Premal can't make it tonight. Ocean Robbins, the founder of Yes! will be speaking instead.

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I should have posted this sooner, but oh well! Wish I could get there in time to hear Premal speak. Well, maybe I'll try ... this would be my 3rd time on Cal's campus in less than a week:)

Today - Friday, April 23
5-8 p.m.
UC Berkeley Campus - International House, Chevron Auditorium
Open to the Public


photo: Premal Shah

Featured Speaker: Premal Shah, President, Kiva.org
Sponsor: Center for Nonprofit and Public Leadership

The students from “The Economics of Philanthropy” class (UGBA 196) and the Center for Nonprofit and Public Leadership invite you to join us at a FREE event to learn about becoming effective philanthropists, hear from the President of Kiva, Premal Shah, watch live artistic performances (spoken word, hip hop, and Brazilian drumming), and enjoy free food and drinks. Local nonprofits will also table at the event, providing attendees with the opportunity to get connected and learn about a wide array of local service opportunities and programs.

About Economics of Philanthropy (UGBA 196): This Haas School of Business undergraduate class is the fruition of Eric Rodriguez’ (recently featured at TedxBerkeley) winning proposal to UC Berkeley’s Bears Breaking Boundaries Curricular Innovation Contest. The class is centered on teaching its students how to become effective philanthropists and was given a $10,000 contribution from Doris Buffett, president of the Sunshine Lady Foundation, to do so. We have selected two nonprofits, Spark and Swords to Plowshares, to receive the grant and both nonprofits will also be presenting at the symposium.

RSVP on Facebook here.

Sonal Shah, Director of the White House Office of Social Innovation & Civic Participation :: Speaking at Cal, April 22

Last April, the White House confirmed that Sonol Shah had been selected to head up the new White House Office of Social Innovation & Civic Engagement. Ms. Shah is the former head of development at Google.org. She is a co-founder of Indicorps, a nonprofit group that offers fellowships to Indian-Americans working on development projects in India. She has also held positions at Goldman, Sachs & Company, the Treasury Department, the Center for Global Development, and the Center for American Progress.



More info about the event, and register here.

Global Social Venture Competition & Conference - Berkeley, CA - April 22 - 23

I love this!! Looking forward to the Awards Dinner & Keynote on Friday, April 23rd in Berkeley!



The Global Social Venture Competition is the largest and oldest student-led business plan competition providing mentoring, exposure, and prizes for social ventures from around the world. The mission of the GSVC is to catalyze the creation of social ventures, educate future leaders and build awareness of social enterprises. The competition supports the creation of real businesses that bring about positive social change in a sustainable manner.

Each year, entrant teams from around the world compete for over $45,000 while gaining valuable professional feedback on their ventures.

The GSVC is organized by the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley in cooperation with 5 Regional Partners and 4 Outreach Partners.

Regional Partners:
* Columbia Business School
* London Business School
* Indian School of Business
* Thammasat University, Thailand
* ESSEC Business School, France

GSVC Regional Partner schools host and run GSVC regional competitions and events, sending their top teams to compete at the Global Finals at UC Berkeley each April.

Outreach Partners:
* Yale School of Management
* Social Venture Competition Korea
* ALTIS Program, Business and Society, Catholic University, Milan, Italy
* Guanghua School of Management, University of Peking, China

GSVC Outreach Partners host a local or regional executive summary or full business plan judging round and send their finalist teams directly to a Regional Partner school round.

Since its inception in 1999, the GSVC has awarded more than a quarter of a million dollars to emerging social ventures and has introduced early-stage social venture entrepreneurs to the investment community. Nearly 25% of past GSVC entrants are now operating companies.

Read about previous year's winners here.


The Competition culminates in the Global Social Venture Conference. This year's Conference takes place April 22 - 23 at the Brower Center in Berkeley, California.

The Global Social Venture Conference is a two day event that comprises of our Global Finals competition for social entrepreneurship and a conference on cutting edge social impact issues. Over 300 leaders and innovators in social entrepreneurship, business, and academia will meet together for the two-day event and you will get the opportunity to engage with the next generation of social entrepreneurs while also networking with experts from across the social impact community. . Attend engaging panels covering topics such as innovative business models, funding, legal issues, global health, education, and the environment, participate in interactive workshops, and discuss the most recent trends and issues with leading and aspiring social entrepreneurs.

Register for the Conference (or just the dinner) here. I think early bird rates end April 9th.