Join July 6 -10 to discuss the emerging world of “social investment:” a range of capital targeted to entrepreneurial approaches to social and environmental problems.

Goals for this conference: • Explore the goals of social investment as it exists today, from “venture philanthropy”-style grants through to investments made with the goal of commercial returns; • Discuss how these different types of social investment capital differ from traditional funding mechanisms for NGOs and social enterprises; • Hear practical advice from some investors about their criteria when looking for organizations to invest in; • Discuss with practitioners how to assess whether they should seek this type of capital, and what their next steps might be.

Facilitators: Jessica Shortall, consultant in social enterprise and social investment; Mary McVay, Director of the Value Initiative; Kim Alter, Virtue Ventures

Featuring: New SEEP Publication, “Understanding and Accessing Social Investment” and practitioner and investor expert discussants.

Hosted by the Enterprise Development Exchange http://edexchange.seepnetwork.org

For more information and to register visit the conference website: http://communities.seepnetwork.org/value-conference72009