Seattle Social Enterprise Alliance

Let's pool our connections, expand our contacts, and help each other better the world. And feel free to suggest ideas and sponsors for this group! Whats' a social enterprise? Social enterprises are organizations which trade in goods or services, and link that trade to a social mission. The need to deliver on financial, social and environmental performance targets is often referred to as having a triple bottom line. It could be that the profit (or surplus) from the business is used to support related or unrelated social aims (as in a charity shop), or that the business itself accomplishes the social aim through its operation, say through the employment of people from a disadvantaged community including individuals and existing business who have difficulty in securing investment from banks and mainstream lenders.

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September 22, 2010 at 9:00 AM, 15 Social Entrepreneurs attended
Structuring your social enterprise
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Vox Legal and Criterion Ventures Invites You to Structure Lab Expand your possibilities at Structure Lab Seattle! Wednesday, September 22 just 40 seats... Learn more
August 26, 2010 at 4:00 PM, 15 Social Entrepreneurs attended
SRI Happy Hour--Amy Pearl from Springboard Innovation
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I'd like to invite you to attend the SRI (Socially responsible investor) Happy Hour featuring Amy Pearl, the Executive director of Springboard Innovation, an... Learn more
November 27, 2007 at 7:30 PM, 2 Social Entrepreneurs attended
The Seattle Social Enterprise Alliance November Meetup
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This Meetup is an opportunity for us to get to know one another, and start exploring co-opportunities. We're all busy people, and there's no need for a group that... Learn more
July 25, 2006 at 6:00 PM, 2 Social Entrepreneurs attended
The Seattle Social Enterprise Alliance July Meetup
Our June Meetup will be an opportunity for us to start getting to know one another, and start exploring co-opportunities. We're all busy people, and there's no need... Learn more
June 27, 2006 at 6:00 PM, 4 Social Entrepreneurs attended
The Seattle Social Enterprise Alliance June Meetup
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Our June Meetup will be an opportunity for us to start getting to know one another, and start exploring co-opportunities. We're all busy people, and there's no need... Learn more

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January 13 at 6:13 AM
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"J.R." joined
January 11 at 5:01 PM

"We are interested in co-ops, alternatives to traditional banking institutions, and in general living life differently than what has been the status quo."
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Kenji joined
December 20, 2011 at 8:12 PM

"Hi, I work at Vittana, an education related non-profit. I also have a side project of my own."
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David Kelley joined
November 17, 2011 at 9:56 AM

"2010 graduate from UW in Finance and Accounting. I am very interested in starting a social enterprise or getting involved with one. I have time and some money on my hands and currently looking into a venture in the coffee industry. Send me a message!"
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Shogo Okada joined
October 16, 2011 at 9:47 PM

"Hi, I am a Bellevue College student from Japan."
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Duane King joined
September 25, 2011 at 2:36 PM
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Deb Wolf joined
August 10, 2011 at 5:35 PM

"I am a returned peace corps volunteer who has been working in the nonprofit sector in Seattle, and considering a career change to SE - want to learn and network!"
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Molly Hogan joined
July 14, 2011 at 2:07 PM