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September 2020
Hult Prize Case Competition Info Session
Interested in using your creativity and problem solving skills to solve some of the biggest problems in the world? Apply to join a Hult Prize Team in this year’s Hult@Vanderbilt Competition. You and your teammates will come up with an innovative business solution surrounding this year’s theme: Food for Good. This year, the Hult Prize is asking teams around the world to build viable food enterprises that will impact the lives of 10M people in the next decade while strengthening…
Find out more »October 2020
Project Pyramid Information Session
Hello there, TFC Family! Applications for our flagship program, Project Pyramid, just opened! Project Pyramid, an interdisciplinary consulting course, creates a community that addresses issues of poverty in an interdisciplinary classroom and through sustained partnerships with local and international organizations. Through this class, students learn to recognize multiple poverties from one another in the classroom and from individuals and organizations that encounter poverty first hand. Students respond to knowledge gained in the classroom through collaborative global partnerships, strategizing and problem-solving in interdisciplinary consulting groups…
Find out more »TFC Yoga
Join us in our first-ever virtual TFC Yoga next Tuesday at 6PM. The session will be led by TFC friend and yoga instructor, Sarah Kate Davidson-Catalano. Sarah Kate was born and raised outside of Boston, MA. She became interested in yoga during her senior year at the University of Delaware and has been practicing ever since. She became a certified power yoga teacher in 2019 through CorePower Yoga, where she was teaching prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. She loves yoga for the…
Find out more »TFC Hult@Vanderbilt “How to Start and Run a Social Enterprise” Panel
Be sure to set time aside time for our next Hult@Vanderbilt session. For this week, we will be hearing from a panel of several entrepreneurs – how they came up with their idea, how they got started, and how they manage impact and business. Panelists for the event will include: Amanda Little (Professor/Journalist/Author) Jonny Price (Director of Fundraising at Wefunder) Jeffrey Orkin (Owner of Greener Roots) Linda Breggin (Food Waste Initiative) Ony Mgbeahurike (Good Soul Company)
Find out more »November 2020
Social Impact Certificate Info Session
Want to learn more about TFC's new Social Impact Certificate? Join us on either November 11th or 12th from 6:00-6:45 PM to hear more about how to earn a certificate from the center. The Social Impact Certificate will combine experiential and academic experiences to give students of all disciplines the ability to focus on social enterprise and impact by engaging in various programming and coursework. This certificate is designed to develop leadership skills, gain experience through hands-on learning, and better understand how the…
Find out more »Social Impact Certificate Info Session
Want to learn more about TFC's new Social Impact Certificate? Join us on either November 11th or 12th from 6:00-6:45 PM to hear more about how to earn a certificate from the center. The Social Impact Certificate will combine experiential and academic experiences to give students of all disciplines the ability to focus on social enterprise and impact by engaging in various programming and coursework. This certificate is designed to develop leadership skills, gain experience through hands-on learning, and better understand how the social…
Find out more »February 2021
Social Enterprise Mini Series: Building Your Impact Toolkit – Session II (Social Business Model Canvas)
In this session, Mario Avila, the TFC Founding Director, will be sharing about the Social Business Model Canvas. In this session he’ll cover who the beneficiaries and customers are, what defines the value proposition and which stakeholders should be included in the model. Dive into this social business model canvas with us and build your impact toolkit via Zoom here! Don’t forget to save the date for the case competition – more information to come soon! Friday, April 2 Mini Consulting…
Find out more »6th Annual TFC Social Ventures Summit – Kickoff & Keynote
It’s nearly here! The 6th Annual Turner Family Center for Social Ventures Summit will be held on February 18th and 19th, 2021 and features innovators and thought leaders from across the social impact sector. This year, we’ll be focusing on impact through action by learning from a range of industries, from coffee to consumer products to technology. TFC SOCIAL VENTURES SUMMIT "Impact Through Action" KEYNOTE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH, 2021 (Kickoff 6:45 PM CST // Keynote 7:00 PM CST) FULL SUMMIT: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH,…
Find out more »6th Annual TFC Social Ventures Summit
It’s nearly here! The 6th Annual Turner Family Center for Social Ventures Summit will be held on February 18th and 19th, 2021 and features innovators and thought leaders from across the social impact sector. This year, we’ll be focusing on impact through action by learning from a range of industries, from coffee to consumer products to technology. TFC SOCIAL VENTURES SUMMIT "Impact Through Action" KEYNOTE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH, 2021 (Kickoff 6:45 PM CST // Keynote 7:00 PM CST) FULL SUMMIT: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH,…
Find out more »March 2021
Social Enterprise Mini Series: Building Your Impact Toolkit – Session IIII (A Social Impact Lens on Consulting)
Join us as we welcome back Mike O'Hara (MBA '19)! Mike will be sharing about his work with Deloitte, and how he has been able to interweave impact into his work.
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