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--- 2010年11月20日 星期六，SVN <svn@svn.org> 寫道﹕
寄件人: SVN <svn@svn.org>
主題: November 2010 SVN Networker
收件人: incubator.hou@gmail.com
日期: 2010年11月20日,星期六,上午2:56
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| Dear Friends,Last month we gathered with over 360 leaders at SVN's Fall Conference in Long Branch, New Jersey. It was our largest, most diverse SVN gathering ever - and a tremendous opportunity to connect, learn, collaborate and take action. To see photos, blogs and videos of our conference speakers, including Van Jones, Otto Scharmer, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Jonathan Rose, and the SVN Innovation Award winners, please visit our website here. And remember to mark your calendars for our 2011 conferences:
- SVN Spring Gathering - April 7 - 10, 2011, Stevenson, Washington
- SVN Fall Gathering - October 27 - 30, 2011, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
We'll be co-hosting workshops and events with Esalen and TEDx in 2011, so stay tuned for details. Many thanks to Debra Jack and Jay Porter for hosting a local gathering at Edleman's San Francisco office last week, and to RSF Social Finance for sponsoring over a dozen SVN local gatherings this past year.I hope you're enjoying the latest book in the SVN Series, "Street Smart Sustainabilty: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Profitably Greening Your Organization's DNA." Authors David Mager and Joe Sibilia share great advice on how to design products to be sustainable, green your facilities, use renewable energy, minimize your carbon footprint, find green vendors, reduce harmful emissions, and recycle waste products. The book is filled with real-world examples from SVN members, and provides simple tools so you can make continuous, cost-effective improvements in your sustainability practices.On behalf of the SVN staff, I want to thank you for all you do to create a just, humane and sustainable world. You inspire us every day, and we're grateful to have you in our community.Have a very happy Thanksgiving next week. Deb Nelson
Executive Director
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Network UpdatesSVN Fall 2010 Invitational - Videos, Photos and Blogs!
 SVN's Fall Invitational brought together over 360 leading social entrepreneurs and pioneers in responsible business. The gathering in Long Branch, New Jersey was inspiring, enlightening and a great opportunity to find support as we all work together to build the bridge from passion to action.
You can watch videos from the conference plenary session here. Session videos include:
Audio Recordings from All Conference Sessions AvailableWant to listen to Van Jones on your iPod? You can purchase audio recordings from the SVN Fall Conference sessions from Hungry Mind Recordings. Click here. 
Click here to see the Picasa album of photos from the Fall Invitational. If you have photos you'd like to share please contact Craig Rubens - craigr@svn.org. We'd love to add your pictures to the album.SVN Honors the 2010 Innovation Award Winners
SVN's 2010 Innovation Awards, presented by Utne Reader, honored an exceptional group of social entrepreneurs whose organizations show great promise in scaling their impact. Check out the videos from the five winners to learn more about their work and how you can support them. This year's winners were:
 New SVN Book Series On Shelves Now! Street Smart Sustainability
Street Smart Sustainability tells you how to make your business green profitably. SVN members David Mager and Joe Sibilia recount how SVN organizations have enhanced their sustainability efforts in a variety of areas. Read cover to cover, this is a comprehensive handbook for greening your business, but each chapter also works as a self-contained, stand-alone guide to a specific business function. So you can go right to whichever chapter speaks to your needs at the moment. The book is available now in print and for your Kindle.
 New SVNet Is Live! Connect Now!SVN is proud to announce the launch of the new SVNet, a members-only online community. Our new online platform makes it even easier for you to find valuable connections, get support and collaborate. Click here to learn more.Stay connected with SVN news and updates on our social media sites:
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Members in Action Katrina vanden Heuvel Sings ASBC's Praises in Washington PostAt SVN's Fall Invitational, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Editor and Publisher of The Nation, met SVN member and American Sustainable Business Council Executive Director David Levine and discussed ASBC's work to counter the Chamber of Commerce's corporate funded agenda. David told Katrina: "The policy dialogue in this country gets cut short because at the end of the sentence is 'it's bad for business.' Bad for whose business?... We're really offering the media and legislators an opportunity to engage in dialogue with forward-thinking business leaders." Click here to read the full article.WSJ Highlights Patsky and Seitchik as Successful "Quants and Do-Gooders"A recent article in the Wall Street Journal gave well-deserved recognition to the progress that responsible investing has made. SVN members Matthew Patsky of Trillium Asset Management and Adam Seitchik of Auriel Capital Management LLP are both working to blend quantitative investing, using financial data and computer models, with socially responsible investing, a method of picking stocks based on a company's environmental, social and governance practices, known as ESG. ESG proponents have struggled to prove that investing in a responsible way actually improves returns over the long term. "If we could find the connection, extract it, show it and then demonstrate it, we will change the market," Matthew told the Journal. Click here to read the full article. William Rosenzweig Selected for Oslo Business for Peace AwardWilliam Rosenzweig, co-founder and Managing Director of Physic Ventures, was honored with the Oslo Business for Peace Award, presented jointly by the Business for Peace Foundation and International Chamber of Commerce in Oslo, Norway. William was honored for his astute leadership and innovative approach to creating successful businesses focused on personal health and sustainable living. "By design, Physic Ventures invests in financially-driven new business models that also generate positive social and environmental impact," William explains. "An honor such as this is a gratifying confirmation that we're supporting some of the most impactful portfolio companies in the world." Click here to learn more. One World Futbol Heading to Monaco as Finalist for 2010 Peace and Sport AwardLess than four months after its public launch, the One World Futbol Project was named one of three finalists for the Special Jury Prize in the 2010 Peace and Sport Awards, which will be given in Monaco December 2nd. The award ceremony, and the three-day Peace and Sport Forum of which it is a part, is a major international event in the sports community. Organized several years ago under the patronage of Prince Rainier, it will be attended by senior representatives of governments, UN agencies, international sports federations, and NGOs. The One World Futbol Project is, in several ways, a product of collaboration within SVN. Mal Warwick is one of four Managing Members and serves as Managing Director. Hanson Bridgett provides legal services. John Heymann's NewLevel Group provides back-office operations and management and financial advice. And Kevin Lynch's Rebuild Resources is manufacturing the "sackpacks" the Project will soon sell along with the One World Futbol. Click here to learn more about the awards.
 And the Emmy goes to...Bianca Alexander for Soul of Green on Next TVSoul of Green Correspondent, and SVN member, Bianca Alexander, took home the coveted Chicago/Midwest EMMY for Outstanding Achievement for Individual Excellence on Camera: Programming - Program Host/Moderator/Contributor. The EMMY honored her work on the groundbreaking first season of Soul of Green on nextTV. Bianca co-created the program with her husband, partner and fellow SVN member Michael Alexander in the hopes of "bringing inspiration, hope and healing to the African-American community - and the world - by highlighting the visionaries and entrepreneurs on the leading edge of the green and environmental justice movements." Season One of Soul of Green on nextTV can be seen online 24/7 on www.soulofgreen.com and Sundays on Fox and my50 in Chicago through May 2011.Van Jones on Ecology, Hope and HumansFollowing his plenary session at the SVN Fall Invitational on moving "Beyond Green Jobs," fellow SVN member Martha Shaw wrote a piece on CSRwire about Van's message imploring the leaders of responsible business to make sure their triumphs are heard. "Get out there and share your success stories," Van urged the conference attendees. Click here to read Martha's article. BALLE's Michelle Long on PBS's "Fixing the Future", Nov. 18thThese tough economic times provide an opportunity to examine how we do business as a society and rethink and reconsider those systems. PBS has an upcoming television show, "Fixing the Future," that is examining the leaders who are working to create a more sustainable business world. The program features the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies' Executive Director Michelle Long, who explains BALLE's goal to connect, on a local level, investors with entrepreneurs with labor to create vibrant, sustainable and profitable businesses that operate on the community level. Tune in on Thursday, November 18th at 8pm on PBS or check your local listings. Click here to learn more.
 Edelman's goodpurpose Research Shows Mandate for Responsible BusinessEach year, SVN member company Edelman, one of the world's largest public relations firms, asks more than 7,000 consumers in 13 countries about their commitment to social issues and their expectations of brands and corporations. A full 86% of global consumers and 87% of US consumers believe that companies and brands need to place at least equal weight on society's interests as on those of business. Edelman is proud that their clients have found success embracing this new mandate for marketing and collected their findings in this year's goodpurpose report. Click here to learn more. Reuseit.com launches new website to lead the "Reusables Revolution"
SVN member Vincent Cobb is proud to announce the rebranding of his company with the launch of Reuseit.com (the new name for |
reusablebags.com's store). The site will lead a "reusables revolution" for people seeking solutions to address both the lagging economy and the environmental impact of use-and-toss products. Part information hub and part store, reuseit.com empowers people to learn and save money while helping the environment. You'll find informative articles, facts, news and more than 1,500 products. It's a one-stop-shop for high-quality tools to support a reusables lifestyle. See below for two very special offers!
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Wednesday, December 8th
9:30am - 4:00pm
San Francisco, CANew corporate forms are blurring the boundaries between for profits and nonprofits. Old silos of financing and funding streams are giving way to hybrid structures like social capital firms, public/private collaborations and venture philanthropy. Entrepreneurs and established organizations alike are bending the marketplace to meet multiple bottom lines including a return on social capital. While some nimbly explore the space between for profit and nonprofit, many more are struggling to make sense of the new landscape of social change. The Structure Lab provides participants with a roadmap of possibilities to navigate this new territory. Participants will have a clear understanding of the range of possible legal structures that can be employed for their newly forming venture, pros and cons of each of those structures as it applies to their prospective venture, and will be prepared to work with legal counsel to take the next steps in understanding and establishing the optimal legal structure. Click here to register.
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