SEE Change Magazine and SEWF: A Partnership in Social Change
The Social Enterprise World Forum is excited to announce that SEE Change Magazine will be joining them as a media partner at the upcoming conference on October 2 to 4 in Calgary, Alberta.
Dan Overall
“As Canada’s digital publication focused on social entrepreneurship, SEE Change Magazine is a logical choice for partnership,” says Dan Overall, Executive Director for SEWF 2013. “They’re fantastic storytellers and play a formidable role in the promotion of social entrepreneurship in Canada and across the globe; we’re excited to have them on board.”
Elisa Birnbaum
It seems the feeling is mutual. “We are thrilled to be a part of this fantastic once-in-a-lifetime event,” offers SEE Change president and publisher, Elisa Birnbaum. “We look forward to producing some thought-provoking, inspirational content for our growing readership who have their eyes keenly focused—for good reason— on the upcoming SEWF.”
About the Social Enterprise World Forum
The 2013 Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF) will bring together 1,200 individuals from more than 30 countries and speakers from more than 20 countries. Attendees will come from diverse backgrounds but all share a dedication to resolving the world’s most complex and confounding social challenges. For more info and to register click here.
About SEE Change Magazine
SEE Change Magazine is Canada’s publication on social entrepreneurship with a mission to inform, educate, and inspire social entrepreneurs and anyone who wants to see change in our world. Much like other entrepreneurial endeavours, it was created in response to a need – the need to spread the word about an important business movement that has the capacity to change the way we live and engage with our communities. For more info and to subscribe: http://www.seechangemagazine.com
CONTACT: Elisa Birnbaum:
About SEWF:
The Social Enterprise World Forum is a global gathering to hear inspiring speakers, connect, share ideas, and advance a movement dedicated to a powerful idea – that working together we can use markets and innovations to solve the world’s most complex and confounding social, economic, and environmental challenges.
Each year SEWF gives a different host country an incredible opportunity to celebrate and nurture its own social enterprise movement. 2013 is Canada’s chance to shine. Event host, TRICO Charitable Foundation, is partnering with the Social Enterprise Council of Canada, the MaRS Centre for Impact Investing, Social Innovation Generation, and the Canadian Community Economic Development Network to make this a watershed moment for social enterprise, for Canada and for the world.
SEWF 2013 by the numbers:
- Attendees: 1,200 from 30 countries
- 6 Program Tracks: Social Finance/Impact Investing, Indigenous Social Enterprise, Social Enterprise Skills Building, Research and Public Policy, Cross-Boundary Collaboration, Social Innovation
- Breakout Sessions: 36, featuring 120 speakers from 20 countries
- Main Stage Speakers: 17
- 1st time in Canada
- October 2-4, 2013, Calgary, Canada
Click here to register.
