Maureen Sedonaen, CEO of the Youth Leadership Institute, will deliver the symposium’s keynote address. Sedonaen is the founder-president and CEO of Youth Leadership Institute and is a nationally and internationally recognized authority and thought leader in the fields of substance abuse prevention, strategic youth leadership and youth development. Her work focuses primarily on the intersections between change strategies, community engagement and researched evidence in the areas of alcohol, tobacco and drug prevention, evaluation, public policy, philanthropy and civic engagement.
Other speakers slated for the event are Eureka-based philanthropist Betty Chinn; executive director of the youth outreach organization P:EAR, Beth Burns; and executive director of the international non-profit Girls Helping Girls, Sejal Hathi. School of Business Professor Nancy Vizenor, the event’s coordinator, will deliver the opening remarks.
The afternoon schedule includes workshops to aid entrepreneurs in identifying nonprofit resources, grant writing, business plan writing and helping businesses develop a balanced scorecard with regard to social responsibility and profitability.
A series of events leading up to the symposium are slated for March 29 and April 5. These events are designed to introduce students to the socially beneficial aspects of entrepreneurship. The events, listed in order, are:
Tuesday, March 29 at noon, in Nelson Hall East, Room 113.
Students are invited to a brown bag lunch discussion with two of the symposium’s speakers, Maureen Sedonaen and Betty Chinn.
More information about the speakers is available at http://www.yli.org/ and http://www.bettychinn.org/.
Tuesday, March 29 at 5 p.m., Blondie’s Food and Drink
A discussion about what it means to be a social entrepreneur is slated for 5 p.m. at Blondie’s Food and Drink in Arcata. Participants are encouraged to read the article “Social Entrepreneurship Revisited,” published by the Stanford Social Innovation Review prior to the event. The article is available at this link: http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/social_entrepreneurship_revisit…
Tuesday, April 5 at Noon, Nelson Hall East, rm. 113
Students are invited to a follow-up brown bag discussion with symposium speakers Beth Burns and Sejal Hathi.
More information about the April 5 speakers is available at http://www.pearmentor.org/ and http://www.empoweragirl.org.
For more information about the symposium, including speakers and workshops, visit the HSU Entrepreneur’s Club at http://humboldt.edu/clubs/club_sites/eclub.
To RSVP to these events, contact Professor Nancy Vizenor at Nancy.Vizenor@humboldt.edu or dial (707) 826-6021.