Just Because You Canceled Your Convening, Don’t Host a Webinar
June 5, 2020
Before COVID-19, our ecosystem’s packed, year-round convening cycle always had us bouncing around…
May Member Call Blog: What Does it Take to Actually Collaborate?
May 25, 2020
By Sarah Sterling & Avary Kent During our last Member Call, we discussed the components of…
5 Myths About Virtual Convening
May 11, 2020
With our world moving more and more into virtual interaction and convening, we’re seeing some…
Webinar Review: Strategies for Hosting Virtual Forums from Tendrel
May 11, 2020
We recently participated in an excellent webinar hosted by Peter Klebanow from Tendrel with guest…
The Paradigm Has Shifted: Large, Global Events Might Not Be Back Before 2022, and That May Be a Good Thing For Our Communities
April 27, 2020
As we write this, it is April 23, 2020 and Spring conference season has effectively been canceled.…
5 Things Virology Can Teach Us About Virtual Convening
April 23, 2020
Small interactions can be incredibly meaningful - Viruses are so tiny--3,000 of them could line…
Evolving with the Times: Best Practices of Virtual Convening
April 22, 2020
If you're interested in learning more about Virtual Convening Best Practices and Resources, check…
5 Keys for Communicating a Cancellation to Your Community
April 3, 2020
In this moment of global uncertainty, countless conveners are facing decisions of whether or not…
Top Four Tools We’ve Been Testing
April 3, 2020
We’ve tested more than a dozen new Virtual Convening Tools. Here are our Favorites. In the age of…
Getting Innovative with Virtual Convening
April 3, 2020
Virtual convening is relatively new for most conveners and thinking about using it instead of…
What Does It Take to Actually Collaborate? Awareness, Alignment, Action Framework
March 31, 2020
Many conveners believe that just by getting people into the same space means that genuine…
Getting Creative: Blended Models for Convening
March 27, 2020
Isn’t it amazing how the course of a couple of weeks (mid-March 2020 in the midst of the COVID19…
7 Good Reasons to Cancel Your Event
March 27, 2020
As we write this, the world is gripped by a global pandemic of novel coronavirus COVID-19. In this…
Storytelling for Amplifying the Impact of Your Convening
March 23, 2020
“Marketing is no longer about the stuff you make, it’s about the stories you tell” - Seth Godin…
Convening and the Coronavirus FAQ
March 19, 2020
Answering your questions around navigating risk and strategies for mitigation During our last…
TCC Group: A Framework for the Effective Evaluation of Convenings
March 18, 2020
Over many years of attending convenings of varying sorts, and in many cases, being asked to…
Convening in a Complex World
March 10, 2020
Now that you are clear on the intended impact outcomes for your convening there are a series of…
Creating a Stellar First-Time Attendee Experience
February 25, 2020
What’s the true purpose of bringing people together into the same space to exchange ideas and…
Leapfrog Concepts for the Evolution of Grantmaking
February 21, 2020
Last May, Conveners.org began facilitating a group of funders, non-profits, technical and ecosystem…
Evolution of Grantmaking CIP Recap
February 18, 2020
Last May, Conveners.org began facilitating a group of funders, non-profits, technical and ecosystem…
Evaluating the Impact of Convening Series: Part IV: Understanding Your Intended Impact
February 5, 2020
One of the main questions that sparked the conversation about measuring the impact of convenings…
Resource: Potent Questions
February 4, 2020
How it works: During a variety of sessions it helps to have some potent questions that can inspire…
Moving Toward a Zero-Waste Convening
January 27, 2020
It’s the unspoken elephant in the room at most social impact convenings; how can we justify the…
Impact of Convening Blog Series: Part III: How Do We Measure Convening Outcomes?
November 21, 2019
After the excitement and adrenaline of deciding to convene and carrying out a convening, conveners…
Frontier Incubators Masterclass Series: How to Reduce the Disruption of Team Turnover
November 21, 2019
And I knew exactly what to do. But in a much more real sense, I had no idea what to do…. Managing…
Impact of Convening Blog Series: Part II: What are Convenings Trying to Accomplish, Anyway?
November 9, 2019
Participating in a convening can be transformative, both personally and professionally. The people…
Building and Managing A Strong Team: How to Build a Team for the Long Haul
November 5, 2019
One of the greatest challenges for any organization is how to create and manage a team that will…
Impact of Convening: Blog Post Part I: The Definition of Convening
September 17, 2019
The Definition of Convening Part 1 of Evaluating the Impact of Convening Series Participating in a…
Virtual Convening: How to Convene for Connection, Transformation, & Action
July 30, 2019
Check out Conveners.org’s newest thinking on virtual convening [and what we said back in 2016 that…
WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF PHILANTHROPY?
June 17, 2019
The Global Philanthropy Forum founder explores how civil society, organizations, and the…
Celebrating Female Leaders – The Global Rise of Women-Led Businesses
May 17, 2019
Image Source: Pxhere Women today have more options than ever when it comes to work and…
Convening17 Breakfast Club at Skoll World Forum: Takeaways and Insights
May 14, 2019
At Skoll World Forum we hosted an interactive workshop to unlock the urgent and important lense to…
Inside Circle: Working with Vulnerability and Building Trust
May 9, 2019
During this month’s Convening Circle Call, we had a special guest presentation by BJ and James from…
FI Masterclass Series: Program Design: Delivering on the Dream
April 29, 2019
For the second edition of the Frontier Incubator Masterclass Series discussion calls, we focused…
Convening Circles Member Call: Taking Your Event to the Next Level
April 25, 2019
During this month’s Member Call, we focused on what the key elements and best practices are for…
Frontier Incubators Masterclass Series: Selecting a Stellar Cohort
March 29, 2019
In partnership with the Frontier Incubators Program, we will be hosting a series of webinars to…
SDG Accelerator 2019
March 19, 2019
Application for SDG Accelerator 2019 The SDG Accelerator aims to accelerate the work of small and…
New Book: Compassionate Counterterrorism
March 5, 2019
In her recently released book, Compassionate Counterterrorism: The Power of Inclusion in Fighting…
Partnership Impact Evaluation Tool
January 17, 2019
CONNECTIVE IMPACTIVE Connective Impact aids organizations in addressing social, environmental and…
International Education Technology Conferences 2019
January 17, 2019
Twice per year, EdSurge creates a calendar of K-12 and higher education technology events in the…
Painting life-changing adventures at the NOBEL
January 8, 2019
I was one of the chosen few to receive a special invite to represent 5th Element Group and India at…
How to Make Your Entrepreneurship Events More Accessible and Inclusive
December 11, 2018
In this blog post shares some of the key takeaways from Kerry Thompson's webinar on best practices…
Do Good by Giving Up More: A Vision of Restorative Investing
December 6, 2018
We live in an urgent time: duopolies and monopolies greatly suffocate the growth of small, local…
Learning From the Past and Launching into the Future: Five Years of Accelerating the Accelerators
November 19, 2018
During SOCAP 2018, leaders from 25 accelerator programs came together for a five-hour session to…
Moving the Dial: Spring Activator Releases Inaugural Impact Report
November 19, 2018
At Spring Activator, impact means fostering social, environmental, and financial sustainability…
Beaches, Bonding, and Businesses with purpose: OC 2018
November 16, 2018
In his newly published blog post, Pratik shares his takeaways and observations from attending the…
Inclusion 101 – A Guide for the Well-Meaning, Well-Doing, and the Well, Clueless
November 11, 2018
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) aims to change attitudes and…
WILL THE SOCIAL IMPACT COMMUNITY BE ANY DIFFERENT IN OUR ENGAGEMENT OF #METOO CONVERSATIONS?
November 11, 2018
“We can shift how we talk about it, we can shift how we respond to it, we can shift how the culture…
Winners Take All – The Unintended Consequences of Conferences
November 6, 2018
In Winners Take All, Anand Giridharadas provides a powerful critique of people around the world who…
Convening17: The Power of Partnerships to Advance the SDGs
October 11, 2018
Ever feel like you go to conference after conference, but only skim the surface when listening to…
Enabling Participation of Persons with Disabilities: Meeting Accessibility Guide
October 9, 2018
By Kerry Thompson, The Disability Rights Fund This guide aims to serve as a roadmap on how to…
September Member Call Recap
September 11, 2018
How we help one another: How we show up, how we help one another succeed is the heart of a…
Must we change? Can we change? Will we change?
September 10, 2018
Must we change, Can we change, Will we change: A Global Shaper’s reflections on The Climate…
How to Manage Post Conference Follow-Up
August 8, 2018
This post originally appeared in LinkedIN by Kate Hayes of Echoing Green. Going to conferences is…
How we help one another: July Member Call
August 7, 2018
How we help one another: How we show up, how we help one another succeed is the heart of a high…
Ethical Storytelling for Powerful Convenings
August 7, 2018
Recap from our August Member Call with special guest Michael Kass the Founder of the Center for…
The Road to OC 2018 : Reflections, and Possibilities
July 27, 2018
The Road to OC 2018 : Reflections, and Possibilities Contributed by Conveners.org Member Pratik…
The Power of Generative Listening
July 12, 2018
By Michael Kass Founder Center for Story + Spirit. Any time I lead an organizational or…
The Triplets – The Quickest Way to Create Event Strategy
July 11, 2018
On June 11th, 2018 we were delighted to welcome Heather Mason, CEO of Caspian Agency as…
Seven Tech-Driven Takeaways from Oslo’s Katapult Future Festival
June 18, 2018
SOCAP meets Burning Man meets TechCrunch Disrupt this month at the second annual Katapult Future…
Monthly Member Series: From Self-Care to Building Strong Convenings
May 13, 2018
Building a Supportive Member Community This month we launched our first monthly member call…
Convening17 Virtual Conversation
March 6, 2018
What happens when we start to weave the threads of conversation together from event to event? The…
23 Conferences On Our Radar In 2018
February 28, 2018
It’s that time of year! The beginning of a new rotation around the sun when we all start to…
Finding the Perfect Match for Your Scale-Up Needs
February 28, 2018
There are a host of funding sources for social enterprises seeking to scale up their business, and…
Why Do Low-income Women Entrepreneurs Fail?
February 28, 2018
At the beginning of 2018, the Failure Institute, along with Pro Mujer, published the results of…
Funding Accelerator Programs
February 12, 2018
Read this brief from the Global Accelerator Learning Initiative (GALI), a collaboration between the…
Book Excerpt: Raise Capital On Your Own Terms
February 12, 2018
Read a free chapter from Jenny Kassan’s new book, Raise Capital On Your Own Terms: How to Fund Your…
The Responsibility of Conveners in Light of the #MeToo Movement
January 31, 2018
When a social movement takes hold of society in the way #MeToo has over the last few months the…
Why Learning from Emerging Markets Is Crucial for Social Innovation
January 18, 2018
Many of our most pressing social challenges are global in nature. With several recent innovations…
Why We Use Panels
January 16, 2018
Until there is a shift in participant priorities, the panel will never die. Late last year Duncan…
The Power of Proximity: Envisioning a Shared Future
December 21, 2017
The end of a year always makes me stop and think about where that year began. For social…
2017 Reflections on the State of Convening
December 18, 2017
Thirty years ago a group of young American business leaders began to convene values-driven…
FLII 2018 Preview: Latin American Impact Investing Forum
December 15, 2017
Good news: the impact ecosystem has never been stronger in Latin America and at a global level!…
What is a “Manel” and Why is it Unacceptable for Impact Investing?
November 14, 2017
“Manels”—the term I am using here to refer to the all-male panel--are so common in most industry…
Co-Hosted Session Summary: Building a Cross-Convening Strategy to Achieve SDG 4
November 14, 2017
On September 25, 2015, the United Nations adopted a comprehensive agenda to “end poverty, protect…
3 Principles for Collaboration and Impact at #EGSummit2017
November 6, 2017
Every fall, Echoing Green gathers world-class social entrepreneurs for several days of leadership…
Supporting the Supporters: Why Impact-Focused Incubators & Accelerators Struggle to Find Talent
October 31, 2017
Today, of the millions of social entrepreneurs starting new social ventures around the world, only…
Accelerator Selection Tool Debuts at SOCAP17
October 10, 2017
Conveners.org, Sphaera, and ImpactSpace today unveiled the Accelerator Selection Tool, an online…
New Book: Real Impact
October 8, 2017
Impact investment—the support of social and environmental projects with a financial return—has…
A New Kind of Impact Investment Spectrum: The Holistic Spectrum for Impact
October 5, 2017
On July 14th, 2017 a classroom full of private investors were about to learn for the very first…
Conference Recap: Survive and Thrive
October 3, 2017
As entrepreneurs, we can easily get caught up in the day-to-day hustle of our businesses.…
Sprout Summit: 5 Proven Ways to Grow Your Social Enterprise
October 2, 2017
As a social entrepreneur, it’s vital that, in addition to developing and improving your current…
Social Enterprise Alliance Summit 2017 Recap
September 25, 2017
Conveners.org Member Social Enterprise Alliance hosted it's annual Summit in Los Angeles last…
What We Learned at the 2017 Global Citizenship Conference
September 21, 2017
Conveners.org Member Melton Foundation convened over 80 Melton Fellows and delegates from across…
5 Top Mapping Resources for Social Impact Leaders
September 14, 2017
The impact ecosystem is expanding, and while local and regional ecosystem mapping efforts — such…
How to Put Together and Host an Event That Moves Ideas Forward
September 12, 2017
Similar to what our friends at Conveners.org have noticed, we at The Determined, a creative studio…
Building Tendrel’s Virtual Community
September 5, 2017
As a Conveners.org member, Tendrel connects the world's leading social entrepreneurs with their…
Top 3 Tips for Successful Funding Applications
August 29, 2017
Ever wondered how to give your funding application the best chance of success? Of course you have!…
New Book: The Innovation Blind Spot
August 17, 2017
According to Village Capital CEO Ross Baird, "Humankind has never been wealthier, yet most people,…
The Best Free Social Enterprise Tools You Didn’t Know You Needed
August 9, 2017
Whether you are in the planning stages of launching a social enterprise, are brainstorming whether…
Lessons Learned Along The Journey From Unreasonable Institute to Uncharted
August 7, 2017
Last month the team at the Unreasonable Institute made a strategic leap to have more impact.…
Convening for Impact: Latino Policy Summit ‘Day of Action’
August 3, 2017
This May the Latino Community Foundation (LCF) convened 300 Latino community leaders, advocates,…
CIP Series Roundup: Advancing Accelerators’ Impact Measurement
August 1, 2017
And just like that it’s summer! It’s been an incredibly productive and fun year so far, and one of…
Co-Hosted Session Recap: Alternative Revenue Streams for Convening with One World Training & Investment
July 30, 2017
On July 25, Conveners.org co-hosted an in-person session with One World Training & Investment…
Webinar Recap: Creative Approaches to Convening Cross-Sector Leaders
July 28, 2017
On July 26, Conveners.org co-hosted a webinar with David Styers of the Presidio Institute to…
Why Collaboration Is Important in Impact Investing
July 27, 2017
The Good Capital Project convened for the first time on June 19th in New York City. This new SOCAP…
18 Social Innovation and Impact Conferences You Can Attend Each Year
July 26, 2017
As the impact ecosystem grows, impact-focused events are springing up around the nation and world.…
Holding Each Other Accountable
July 20, 2017
At a recent dialogue Echoing Green hosted on the future of social entrepreneurship, attendees…
New Book: The Unfinished Social Entrepreneur
July 11, 2017
Read a full chapter on the trials of social entrepreneurship from the recently published book, The…
The Rise of Social Enterprise in New Zealand
July 10, 2017
Purpose, inspiration, sustainability, passion… this is what social enterprise thrives on. The…
Creating Breakout Innovation
July 7, 2017
In 2015, the year before I joined the Thousand Currents team, I started a rather unusual research…
Innovations in Corporate Social Impact
July 5, 2017
There are a variety of reasons why companies are driven to focus on social impact. Corporate…
Coalitions, the Good, the Bad and the Effective
July 3, 2017
PCDNetwork CEO & Founder Craig Zelizer shares his thoughts on one session at the annual…
Actionable Insights for Decision Makers, Social Entrepreneurs, and Engaged Citizens
June 29, 2017
Sally Osberg, President and CEO of Conveners.org Member Skoll Foundation, sat down with Skoll…
Leading with Heart and Building Authentic Relationships to Create Real Change
June 27, 2017
With over 6,000 alumni, Rockwood Leadership Institute is the United State’s largest provider of…
The Case for Creative Coalitions in a Time of Turmoil
June 22, 2017
Imagine a country’s Olympics team getting all mixed up. The swimmers end up in the sprint and the…
Top 10 Insights from SPRING: How to Run an Accelerator
June 20, 2017
SPRING’s hypothesis is that business has the power to help transform the lives of girls. The…
Skoll World Forum 2017 Reflection: Global Goals in an Uncertain World
June 15, 2017
Walking into the session, a question buzzed in my head: can we 7B+ humans prove to ourselves that…
Early Stage Entrepreneurship Support Programs
June 11, 2017
Early entrepreneurship support programs come in various forms, however, there are four main types:…
The Entrepreneurial Mindset Is Your Swiss Army Knife
May 15, 2017
Most, if not all, entrepreneurs share a set of traits which can be described as the…
International Development Organizations Meet Impact
May 4, 2017
The big question is: Can they learn to syndicate with other capital, and only use subsidies at the…
New Book: The Clean Money Revolution: Reinventing Power, Purpose, and Capitalism
May 1, 2017
Written by pioneering clean money investor and change agent Joel Solomon, this newly published…
How You Can Help the Entrepreneurs You Care About Succeed: Lessons from 26 Communities Worldwide
April 30, 2017
She Leads Africa, a female founder-focused VilCap Community in Lagos, Nigeria Silicon Valley is…
Top 5 Tips to Host an Eco-Friendly Convening Abroad
April 27, 2017
In honor of Earth Day this month, Conveners.org has crowd-sourced a list of best practices for…
Scaling Earned Revenue in Non-Profits
April 26, 2017
Given the difficulties so many non-profits face when looking for project funding, the need to…
SOCAP Conversations: The State of the Field of Impact Measurement and Evaluation
April 26, 2017
What should robust evaluation and measurement of impact investing look like? Last year The…
The BIL-LMDF Women Effect Event (or Why Investing in Women Is the Smart Thing to Do)
April 25, 2017
Conveners.org Member Tiime shares a recap of a recent conference on GLI (Gender-Lens Investing)…
Humans on the Move Spotlight Series: Gulf Coast
April 24, 2017
This post is the second installment of Conveners.org member Humans on the Move's “Spotlight…
Leading Bravely in Global Health
April 20, 2017
GlobeMed recently held its annual Summit 'Leading Bravely: Finding Strength in Diversity' on March…
How We Gather
April 16, 2017
America is changing. Millennials are less religiously afiliated than ever before. Churches are…
SEWF in New Zealand: Creating Our Tomorrow
April 12, 2017
Christchurch in New Zealand was hit by a series of cripping earthquakes in 2011. Today, the city…
Why the Good Capital Project: Interview with John Kohler
April 9, 2017
The Good Capital Project will convene for the first time this June in New York City. This new…
Creating Common Ground in an Era of Division
April 4, 2017
The Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship takes place this week, April 4-7, and…
Humans on the Move New Spotlight Series
April 3, 2017
Conveners.org member Humans on the Move is launching “Spotlight Series,” a new series highlighting…
Impact Investing in Silicon Valley
April 1, 2017
Highlighting the rapidly growing interest in impact investment opportunities within Silicon…
The Big Marketing Mistake Most Events Make — and How to Fix It
March 29, 2017
You’ve probably seen plenty of event highlight videos. They’re the three-minute sizzle reels with…
Change, Justice, Equity: The Optimism of Echoing Green’s Solutions Week
March 29, 2017
Photo courtesy of The Green Space. Echoing Green, a Conveners.org Founding Member, kicked…
We Don’t Need Another App for Social Change, or My 4 Days at #Sxsw
March 27, 2017
From March 10 through March 14, Craig Zelizer, CEO & Founder of The Peace and Collaborative…
Why Capitalism Needs Conscious Leadership
March 17, 2017
The business world has a bad rap, and not without reason. Deforestation, oil spills, unlivable…
Finding Your Tribe in the Network Age
March 16, 2017
In the modern job-searching environment, being connected is more important than ever. With an…
Webinar Recap: The Power of Convening in Changing Times
March 15, 2017
What is our role and responsibility as impact conveners in a rapidly shifting socio-political…
Convening for Change: Core Ingredients for Success
March 13, 2017
Perhaps nowhere in modern history has the need for authentic, cross-community dialogue about our…
It’s Time for Conferences to Stop Underpaying Women Speakers
March 8, 2017
In my two years as a professional public speaker, I have experienced two consistent trends that…
Will the New Executive Order Impact Your Event?
March 7, 2017
On March 6, President Trump signed a new executive order that bars foreign nationals from six…
Highlights from FLII: 2017 Latin American Impact Investing Forum
March 6, 2017
When the Latin American Impact Investing Forum was created in 2011, New Ventures had no idea it…
CIP Call Recap: AtA Impact Measurement
March 2, 2017
Enthused with the momentum of last month’s call where we chatted about the state of impact…
Webinar Recap: Strategies to Increase Participant Diversity
February 23, 2017
A core function of our work as conveners is to bring together communities and spur dialogue,…
If You’re Going to Change the World, You Better Bring Your Stories
February 19, 2017
Conveners.org Member frank, an initiative of the University of Florida College of Journalism and…
Redefining “Replication” For Social Enterprises
February 16, 2017
Social enterprises are judged by both their social impact and their ability to thrive as…
Rethinking the Response to the Refugee Crisis
February 6, 2017
Humans on the Move was founded last year in response to a heightening global refugee and migration…
The Rule to Remember if You’re Trying to Change Your Conference
January 26, 2017
As technology continues to disrupt the face-to-face industry, many meeting and event professionals…
Webinar Recap: Making Complex Collaborations Work
January 24, 2017
The diagrams above show how connections between organizations can evolve when complex…
CIP Call Recap: AtA Impact Measurement CIP Update
January 23, 2017
On January 11, we kicked off our 3-part series “Impact Measurement CIP”, which came out of the…
From Passion to Hired
January 23, 2017
These days, finding a job can be very challenging. Building a career with purpose is even harder.…
Impact Accelerator Trends for 2017
January 16, 2017
As part of our Accelerating the Accelerators (AtA) program, a program we offer as a public good,…
Impact Convening Trends for 2017
January 10, 2017
As an organization that facilitates connection, learning, and collaboration among impact-driven…
15 Actions for a More Peaceful and Just 2017
January 4, 2017
As we embark on a new year, Conveners.org Member Peace and Collaborative Development Network…
Learnings from Lisbon: The ELYSE Final Conference
January 3, 2017
Last summer, over 100 social entrepreneur supporters and young social entrepreneurs from…
Why Entrepreneurs Are Better Judges of New Ideas than Expert Investors
December 22, 2016
Seven years in, Village Capital co-founders Ross Baird and Victoria Fram write about how…
How Can We Make Change Happen?
December 22, 2016
Many of us in the social sector, when reflecting on what brought us here, remember that at one…
A Conversation with NAACP President & CEO, Cornell Brooks
December 20, 2016
Earlier this year, Cornell Brooks, president and CEO of the NAACP, joined the Presidio Institute…
Risk-Taking In Real-Time
December 15, 2016
Last month, more than 140 feedback enthusiasts gathered in Washington DC at the second annual…
How to Make Complex Collaborations Work
December 6, 2016
Something Tom Atlee recently wrote sums up for us what’s happening on the planet right now.…
A Framework for Building Your Cross Sector Leadership Practice
December 5, 2016
Imagine a world where individuals working in all sectors collaborate to solve our toughest social,…
Webinar Recap: Calling in Nature as Our Teacher
December 1, 2016
Nature is a master teacher when it comes to collaboration and convening. Conveners.org, together…
Webinar Recap: Designing Community-Focused Gatherings
November 28, 2016
On October 19, Conveners.org partnered with the New Mexico Health Equity Partnership (HEP) to…
Discover the Best Place to Be a Social Entrepreneur
November 20, 2016
The launch of the Best Place to be a Social Entrepreneur earlier this fall highlighted a…
A Lesson on Leadership, Or How I Got Lost in HEL
November 17, 2016
I was recently invited to speak about organizational culture leadership at an annual convening of…
The Conveners.org Sessions @ SOCAP16: Impact Convening Information, Tools, Practices, and Outcomes
November 16, 2016
SOCAP’s annual gathering of mission-focused investors, entrepreneurs, and social impact leaders is…
Unpacking the Unconference: AtA @SOCAP16
October 26, 2016
On Tuesday, September 13, 2016 Conveners.org in partnership with the Miller Center for Social…
Want to Increase Minority Entrepreneurship? Make Incubators More Inclusive
October 25, 2016
Last year’s first ever White House Demo Day, for which entrepreneurs were invited to the White…
Benchmarking Performance of High-Tech Incubators and Accelerators
October 6, 2016
Over the past year, ICIC has partnered with JPMorgan Chase to research the opportunities and…
Catalyzing Networks for Impact
September 19, 2016
Today, few doubt the potential for networks of people and institutions to deliver transformative…
Webinar Recap: Planning for the Worst
September 19, 2016
Risk management – even the term sounds a bit boring. But it is not, as anyone who has gone through…
How to Build a Culture of Trust
September 14, 2016
The impact ecosystem is replete with well-intentioned individuals striving to make the world a…
Webinar Recap: Top 5 Elements to Build Effective Partnerships
September 7, 2016
Has this happened to you? You’ve been deeply engaged in a series of discussions with a great new…
How Can We Make Mentoring Better for Social Entrepreneurs?
July 26, 2016
During our “Shared Resources” Collective Impact Project, a dynamic conversation took off…
Review of “What’s Working in Startup Acceleration”
May 31, 2016
The Global Accelerator Learning Initiative (GALI) report, “What’s Working in Startup Acceleration”,…
Building Lasting Community – Path of the Entrepreneur #5
May 30, 2016
This is the final installment of the Path of the Entrepreneur Series. This series is the result of…
Three Tips for Diversifying your Convening
May 25, 2016
Guest Post by Christal M. Jackson, Founder of Head and Heart Philanthropy Attendees make…
Best Practice Series #6: Saving Money Through Collaboration
April 13, 2016
On March 10th, we completed our sixth Best Practice Webinar with the Conveners.org community. In…
The Future of Impact Program Evaluation – Path of the Entrepreneur #4
March 22, 2016
At the Accelerating the Accelerators session at SOCAP15, participants had a chance to do a deep…
Join In! Regular Monthly Accelerator Stand Up Calls
March 22, 2016
Collective Impact Projects allow the Conveners.org community come together to address shared…
Best Practice Series #5: Engaging Attendees Through Alternative Session Formats
March 16, 2016
On February 15, we continued our webinar series to share best practices within the Conveners.org…
Mindfulness in Support of Resiliency and Social Impact
March 16, 2016
By Gretchen Ki Steidle, Global Grassroots and Conscious Social Change Mindfulness is being aware of…
Increasing Attendee Diversity at Social Impact Convenings: Strategies, Opportunities, and Areas for Growth
March 16, 2016
As conveners, our core function is to bring together communities for dialogue, peer-learning, and…
Impact Accelerator Common Application – Path of the Entrepreneur Series #3
February 22, 2016
2011 THE BEGINNING In 2011, Mission HUB LLC realized they had too many internal applications that…
Accelerator Session at Sixth Annual Meeting: Latin American Impact Investing Forum
February 22, 2016
On February 17, 2016 a group of 15 accelerators gathered at the Sixth Annual Latin American Impact…
Best Practice Series #4: Measuring the Impact of Your Convening
February 11, 2016
At Conveners.org, we know that when thoughtfully designed, conferences and related events can be…
The Power of Convening for Leadership Success – Building Leaders’ Capacity to Convene
February 10, 2016
The ability to convene effectively is a powerful tool to foster relationships, build community, and…
Assessment of Industry Channels for Sourcing Social Entrepreneurs – Path of the Entrepreneur #2
January 25, 2016
One of the major challenges that accelerators face is identifying high-quality applicants…
The One Thing You Need To Collaborate Effectively
January 14, 2016
by David Sawyer & David Ehrlichman “The fundamental insight of 21st century physics has yet to…
Opportunity Collaboration Co-Hosted Session Recap
January 11, 2016
The Conveners.org community values cross-organizational collaboration and thinks it is critical to…
Best Practice Series #3: Unlocking the Power of Virtual Convening
January 11, 2016
While many of us convene in person, a common pain point expressed by the community was of…
Best Practice Series #2: Acing the Feedback Survey
December 7, 2015
In June 2015, we continued our webinar series to foster greater sharing of best practices within…
CtC Year Ahead Infographic
December 7, 2015
View Details of the conveners feedback given as part of the SOCAP15 Co-Hosted Session here.
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December 7, 2015
Since the first gathering of the Accelerating the Accelerators community at SOCAP14, we have grown…
Conveners.org Two Year Anniversary!
December 7, 2015
Conveners.org is designed to be a listening organization. To do this, we provide multiple touch…
What can Social Impact Accelerators learn from Tech?
October 1, 2015
By: Guest Author Dr. Faith Wallace-Gadsden, Founder of Archimedes Project & Communications…
Best Practice Series #1: Hacking Early Registration
August 11, 2015
Our first webinar “Hacking Early Registration” was a wonderful experience, bringing together a…
Updated Accelerator Focus Map
July 2, 2015
In September 2014 we convened the first ever Accelerating the Accelerators @SOCAP14 day long…
Results from Continuing Conversations Collective Impact Project & GIS Co-Hosted Session
April 10, 2015
GIS CO-HOSTED SESSION RECAP We topped off the Global Innovation Summit with a great co-hosted…
Girl Effect or Girlwashing? How to Keep a Powerful Idea From Going Off the Rails
April 10, 2015
This post originally appeared on www.impactalpha.com and was authored by Avary Kent &…
Accelerating the Accelerators @ Sankalp 2015
February 27, 2015
Many thanks to the great group of Accelerator leaders who gathered at Sankalp in Nairobi, Kenya…
Where are all the entrepreneurs?
December 31, 2014
Conversation Map Deep Dive:"Has the flood of accelerators dried up the pool of qualified…
Deep-Dive : How Do We Measure Success?
December 3, 2014
Conversation Map Deep Dive “How do accelerators measure success?” We all have a love/hate…
Accelerating the Accelerators @ SOCAP14
September 23, 2014
The Conveners team co-hosted their first Accelerating the Accelerators session at SOCAP14. We were…
Three NEW Collective Impact Projects
September 20, 2014
Thank you to Mark, Lora, Kevin, and Topher for stepping up to lead our three new CIP’s, and thank…
Happy One Year Anniversary, Conveners!
September 20, 2014
Thank you to everyone who was able to join us at SOCAP14 for our 8th Co-Hosted Convening the…
“I wish I knew how to spend less on coffee…”
July 8, 2014
The report-out from our May 28th meeting at Rockefeller Foundation will take a bit of a different…
Big-Picture Questions for May 28th Meeting
May 10, 2014
On page 14 of the Rockefeller Foundation's “GATHER: the Art and Science of Effective…
Convening the Conveners: Lessons Learned for Greater Impact
April 11, 2014
This post was contributed by Katharine Bierce What makes for a successful convening? On February…
Notes from Convening the Conveners @ the Global Innovation Summit
March 4, 2014
SaraJoy Pond After the GIS event, about 30 conveners gathered at the Rainforest Studio in Portola…
Is it time for the mega-conference?
January 10, 2014
This post was contributed by Kevin Lynch Fellow Conveners! When Topher first pulled together this…
Convening the Conveners at Global Innovation Summit 2014
December 13, 2013
This post was contributed by Topher Wilkins So much has happened in the short months since we first…
Notes from Convening the Conveners at SVN 2013
October 31, 2013
This post was contributed by Mike Rowlands As planned, a number of us connected over a meal at…
Notes from Convening the Conveners at Opportunity Collaboration 2013
October 27, 2013
This post was contributed by SaraJoy Pond The Conveners gathering at Opportunity Collaboration…
Notes from the Inaugural Convening the Conveners at SOCAP
October 6, 2013
This post was contributed by Topher Wilkins Greetings fellow Conveners, In September, 26…