I recently had the opportunity to take part in SVI Women in Vancouver, an urban, female-focused version of Hollyhock’s long-running Social Venture Institute leadership conference.

SVI Women presents a unique opportunity for female social entrepreneurs to share their successes and challenges in a supportive environment.  Most importantly, it enables participants to meet potential mentors, business partners and friends.

The New York Times recently published an article about Slow Money's 2013 conference in Boulder Colorado. Please read on.

If you are the owner of a local Vancouver business, LOCO might be a fit for you. Read on for info:

Vancouver’s Social Purpose Real Estate Collaborative is a presenting sponsor of Building Opportunities: the largest event in North America dedicated to creating and managing shared non-profit workspace, administrative services, technology, and programs. This June 3 – 5th conference in Denver will explore how we WORK DIFFERENT to harness the power of collaboration to create collective impact.

Montecristo Magazine has done a wonderful interview with Carol Newell in an article on philanthropy

SVN's 2013 Innovation Awards are open for applications.

Two of the recent winners of the 2013 Successful You awards, Lunapads and EthicalDeal, are Social Venture Institute Alumni. Congratulations to the winners!

SEE Change Magazine's March Issue contains a variety of content with social and community sustainability at its core, including Social Venture Institute alumni Mike Rowlands and Hilary Mandel.

Judy Wicks, who will be a True Confessions speaker at Social Venture Institute Hollyhock in 2013, will be launching her book, Good Morning Beautiful Business in Philadelphia on March 14th. Please read on for information.

Rebecca Cuttler, Executive Assistant to Joel Solomon at Renewal Partners, has written an article for FarmFolk CityFolk Magazine about Vancouver's urban farming scene. Read on for the article.