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Big Change is Coming

Doing well and doing good is the mantra of a new generation of entrepreneurs and the organizations that invest in them. And Social Capital Markets 2008 (SoCap08) is a new event designed to bring together all of the people and organizations with a similar deep passion to change the world through sustainable businesses.

We're at the cusp of a massive sea-change in the ways that businesses can impact global and local problems. In the past, startup profit-motivated businesses were funded by risk capital, and socially-focused organizations were supported by philanthropy. The profit-oriented were rarely allowed to let a social mission intrude, and the socially-oriented were discouraged from building sustainable businesses. But a new breed of entrepreneurs - and a new mentality of those who fund them - is changing the landscape of business, investing and philanthropy.

At SoCap08, attendees will learn what works and what doesn't in this new world of social capital and social entrepreneurs, which hybrid social & business models reach sustainability and which don't, and where this emerging industry is headed. Attendees will be able to network with their peers, discovering a whole new realm of people they had hoped existed - organizations, groups, and individuals who share the same intention to launch and support sustainable businesses designed to impact global and local problems. Investors and entrepreneurs will find themselves helping to build a new community, gaining encouragement as they realize that they are not alone, but are part of something big, important - and rapidly growing.

At an ordinary event, the content on the panels and keynotes reflects the conversation in the halls. At a good event, the content on the panels and keynotes guides the conversation in the halls, helping it go further, focusing the passion of the participants on the key challenges and opportunities in front of them. At a great event, the conversation in the halls becomes the content on the panels and the main stage, the network connections become the narrative for the commons - and a new industry will begin to form. SoCap08 will be that kind of event.
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Bioneers was conceived to conduct programs in the conservation of biological and cultural diversity, traditional farming practices, and environmental restoration. Our vision of environment encompasses the natural landscape, cultivated landscape, biodiversity, cultural diversity, watersheds, community economics, and spirituality. Bioneers seeks to unite nature, culture and spirit in an Earth-honoring vision, and create economic models founded in social justice.

Restoration addresses the premise that "sustainability" is problematic in the context of an environment that is already depleted. As Paul Hawken has noted, sustainability is simply the midpoint between destruction and restoration. The goal of Bioneers is restoration, addressing the interdependent array of economics, jobs, ecologies, cultures, and communities.

Bioneers are biological pioneers who are working with nature to heal nature and ourselves. They have peered deep into the heart of living systems to devise strategies for restoration based on nature's own operating instructions. They come from many cultures and perspectives, and all walks of life.

Bioneers are scientists and artists, gardeners and economists, activists and public servants, architects and ecologists, farmers and journalists, priests and shamans, policymakers and citizens. They are everyday people committed to preserving and supporting the future of life on Earth. They herald a dawning Age of Restoration founded in natural principles of kinship, interdependence, cooperation, reciprocity, and community.

Uniting nature, culture, and spirit, Bioneers embody a change of heart - a spiritual connection with the living world that is grounded in social justice. Their pragmatic strategies effectively address many of our most pressing ecological and societal challenges.

Above all, Bioneers represent a culture of solutions. Their stories demonstrate that just as people have created the environmental and social problem we face, people can solve them - through a reciprocal partnership with nature. Over and over, they show how great a difference the actions of one individual can make.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/696875/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/696875/ raines http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/696875/#comments 38.0074 -122.529 Sun, 18 May 2008 10:58:05 -0700 2008-05-18T10:58:05-07:00 Bioneers: Revolution from the Heart of Nature 20081017 20081019 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/66955/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/66955/ Marin Civic Center 3501 Civic Center Road San Rafael California 94903 United States http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/CU/main/MC/mc_calendar.cfm Social
just before the Green Festival

Join us at the Green Business Conferences
You can build the marketplace for green businesses.
You'll connect with like-minded business visionaries.
You'll learn how green businesses succeed.
Starving for a green connection?
Roll up your sleeves and get ready to bite into the green business revolution at this hands-on conference.
Learn from your peers in this value-packed three-day event as you discuss the many ways to build your business and a prosperous sustainable economy ...
This may be the best part. Registration includes all keynote speakers, workshop sessions, entertainment, and organic meals for the entire conference.

Past Speakers

Mark Finser
President, RSF Social Finance
Cofounder, New Resource Bank
Eric Freidenwald-Fishman
President & Creative Director, Metropolitan Group
Priya Haji
Co-founder & CEO, World of Good
Elysa Hammond
Chief Ecologist, Clif Bar
Bob Johansen
Institute for the Future, Author, Get There Early
Simran Sethi
Host, Sundance Channel's The Green
Joe Sibilia
President, CSR Wire & Meadowbrook Lane
Greg Steltenpohl
Founder, Adina and Odawalla
Mal Warwick
Chariman, Mal Warwick Associates, Inc.
Bryan Welch
Publisher, Ogden Publications, Inc
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/425883/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/425883/ raines http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/425883/#comments 37.7931 -122.398 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 05:49:06 -0700 2008-02-06T05:49:06-07:00 Co-op America's Green Business Conference 20081111 20081114 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/57686/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/57686/ San Francisco Marriott San Francisco San Francisco California United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/57686/ Education .
It will be an exciting feature packed day or weekend..

We will learn about as well as actually pitch in to develop technology and plans to do this (hence, the "Dev" part). We want to bring together developers, business people, designers, activists and concerned citizens to start conversations and projects that are committed to a more sustainable world.

One solid action-packed day focused on ideating, exploring, producing and launching technology and practices aimed at Green Technology and Policies.

Please join in the wiki and become part of the team to make it happen. RSVPing here on upcoming is NOT enough.
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