http://wfae.org en http://wfae.org/post/venture-philanthropy-and-seed20 <p> Not long ago a group of business professionals got together to discuss a new way of investing. They called it Venture Philanthropy. Social Venture Partners (SVP) was created out of this idea. The group leverages their collective expertise, creativity, time, and financial resources to develop and support promising social initiatives and nonprofits that will have a measurable, sustainable, and positive impact in greater Charlotte. To create interest and incentive, Social Venture Partners started a contest called SEED20 and some of the ideas that have grown out of the contest are astounding. We'll learn more about Venture Philanthropy and hear from contest winners when Charlotte Talks.</p><p> Tue, 08 Jan 2013 05:00:00 +0000 18835 at http://wfae.org Venture Philanthropy And SEED20 http://wfae.org/post/innovation-economics <p>There’s a global race on right now where technology and innovation are concerned and America is in danger of “losing” that race. While other nations around the world are strategizing to prioritize technology and innovation to better their economies, our guests today say that America lacks in innovation policy and that this may be what contributed to the Great Recession and to our slow recovery. We’ll learn the importance of innovation with the authors of <em>Innovation Economics: The Race for Global Advantage</em>.</p> Tue, 25 Sep 2012 04:00:00 +0000 Charlotte Talks 7015 at http://wfae.org Innovation Economics