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Social Entrepreneurism is Alive and Well in Boston


On Friday, November 7, 2008, Commongood Careers was proud to co-host a
panel discussion on Social Entrepreneurship along with the Coro National
Alumni Association, which was having its annual gathering in Boston this
year for the first time.  Bringing the gathering to Boston allowed us a
unique opportunity to showcase Boston as a nationally recognized hub of
social entrepreneurship and to convene leaders from some of the city’s
most prominent institutions.

Open to the public, the session was hosted at Northeastern University,
drew an audience of over 60 people, and was moderated by the Founder and
CEO of Commongood Careers, James Weinberg.  Other panelists included:
James Cleveland, President of Jumpstart for Young Children; Priscilla
Cohen, Director of Strategic Initiatives at Citizen Schools; Jennifer
Macauley, Director of Communications at New Profit Inc.; and Christine
Morin, Director of New Site Development at City Year Inc.

The panel opened with James Weinberg providing framing remarks about the
powerful nature of social entrepreneurship as a force for innovative
change throughout the world.  Each panelist then took several minutes to
introduce themselves and answer the question: “Who is the most
inspirational social entrepreneur that you have ever known, and what do
you think made them a ‘social entrepreneur’ as you think about and
define the term.” The audience then engaged in an hour of lively
interactive discussion with the panel, followed by time for individual
discussions and networking.

It was a powerful event and we would like to thank each of our
panelists, Northeastern University for so generously hosting us, and the
Coro National Alumni Association for sponsoring the event and making
this important discussion open to the public.

Events & Career Fairs, Social Entrepreneurism

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