On the eve of the SEEED 2012 Conference at Brown University, we wanted to share a case study by Professor Silvia Dorado, University of Rhode Island, and our own Dave Shaffer, President & CEO of DePaul Industries, entitled “Governance among Confounding Logics: The Case of DePaul Industries.” The case study was published in the Journal of Social Entrepreneurship in March 2011. Both Professor Dorado and Mr. Shaffer are featured speakers at the SEEED 2012 Conference, which takes place this Friday and Saturday.
Want to know how to drive the economy through social enterprise? DePaul Industries’ CEO Dave Shaffer, a 2011 Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year finalist, will be a featured speaker at this year’s Social Enterprise Ecosystem and Economic Development (SEEED) summit.
The SEEED summit is a national conference that celebrates the growth of social enterprise, with a particular focus on its role as an economic development driver. Held on March 16-17, 2012at Brown University, it brings together experienced leaders from around the country to share best practices in the rapidly growing field of social enterprise. Dave will be speaking about the DePaul Industries integrated social venture model of employing people with disabilities by driving business success, and will be joined by other high-profile speakers from organizations in the social enterprise sector, such as Ashoka, Keen Design Studio, Network for Good, and Social Enterprise Alliance.
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Want to learn more about the “marrying of market forces and social change?” Watch this brief introductory video about SEEED 2012:
DePaul Industries CEO Dave Shaffer joins two other Portland-area nonprofit leaders in a panel discussion about earned income and operating a social enterprise to advance a social mission. The panel is presented by the Nonprofit Association of Oregon this Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at Ecotrust Conference Center at 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. Here are the details:
Presentation & Continental Breakfast at 8:00 Networking at 9:30
Is social enterprise—earned income ventures in nonprofit organizations—an appropriate strategy to advance our missions? Moving beyond earned income as a way to diversify revenue, this session explores commercial approaches to delivering the programs and services that strengthen our missions and our communities.
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On the eve of the SEEED 2012 Conference at Brown University, we wanted to share a case study by Professor Silvia Dorado, University of Rhode Island, and our own Dave Shaffer, President & CEO of DePaul Industries, entitled “Governance among Confounding Logics: The Case of DePaul Industries.” The case study was published in the Journal of Social Entrepreneurship in March 2011. Both Professor Dorado and Mr. Shaffer are featured speakers at the SEEED 2012 Conference, which takes place this Friday and Saturday.
Want to know how to drive the economy through social enterprise? DePaul Industries’ CEO Dave Shaffer, a 2011 Ernst & Young’s 
