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US Brain Drain of Social Entrepreneurs?
I just returned from the Skoll World Forum in Oxford, England. The SWF is a pre-eminent global gathering of social entrepreneurs to share experiences, celebrate successes and learn from each other. SWF is an invitation-only event— so it’s an honor to be invited and an even greater privilege to be able to attend. While the […]
Jul 10, 2015 – PCV News • Small Business Advising And Mentoring •
InSight at PCV Launches Global Research Initiative on Impact Investing
Last week at the Skoll World Forum in Oxford, InSight, along with CASE at Duke University and ImpactAssests, launched their new global research initiative, “The Impact Investor: People and Practices Delivering Exceptional Financial and Social Returns”. The project, which has attracted generous funding from the Omidyar Network, The Annie E. Casey Foundation and RS Group […]
Jul 10, 2015 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing • PCV News •
A Note From Our Executive Director…
Okay, it’s been three months since I last contributed to this blog. I have no excuse, but I’ll offer one anyway. When last I wrote, I was heading off to India for three weeks. It was a fascinating trip—a true reminder of the challenges we face when people living in corrugated huts with no windows […]
Jul 10, 2015 – Impact Consulting • PCV News •
PCV’s Beth Sirull at ‘Access to Capital for Women Business Owners’ On 3/8
Women-owned business generate $3 trillion in revenue each year in the U.S., yet gaining access to capital is still one of the major challengesfacing female entrepreneurs. We want to change that. Would you like to secure the financial means to start a new business or grow your existing one? Understanding the Life cycle of Capital […]
Jul 10, 2015 – PCV News •
PCV on Forbes’ Impact 30 List of Top Social Entrepreneurs!
Really BIG honor for me yesterday – I can hardly believe it. I, along with PCV, was named to Forbes’ Impact 30, the magazine’s list of 30 top social entrepreneurs. Not only does this award recognize the great work that PCV does—and, okay, let’s be real, it will help us raise more funds to do […]
Jul 10, 2015 – PCV News •
Why Nonprofits Increasingly Compete With Google For Talent
I listened in on this webinar hosted by HP and the Taproot Foundation today over lunch. The conversation was between Aaron Hurst, President & Founder of the Taproot Foundation and Matthew Bishop, the US Business Editor and New York Bureau Chief of The Economist and it was structured into three parts: the ripple effect of […]
Jul 10, 2015 – PCV News •
PCV Named Bay Area Nonprofit of the Year!
Pacific Community Ventures is thrilled to be named 2011 Bay Area Nonprofit of the Year by the Association for Corporate Growth! Join us at the Awards Luncheon – 2011 ANNUAL GROWTH AWARDS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2011 – 11:30am-2:00pm at the City Club in San Francisco – click here to register ACG Growth Award: Recognizing Leadership, […]
Jul 10, 2015 – PCV News •
PCV Advisee Melissa Rich Wins Women’s Initiative Woman Entrepreneur Of The Year Award!
Melissa Rich, owner/founder/partner of local business InterSchola, has been named a Woman Entrepreneur of the Year in San Francisco. The award is given by Bay Area nonprofit Women’s Initiative for Self-Employment and recognizes women business owners in the Bay Area who: Have been successful despite the barriers that exist for women business owners Exemplify how […]
Jul 08, 2015 – PCV News • Small Business Clients And Success Stories •
PCV Entrepreneurs Meet with Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi
Last week proved to be a little chaotic, and very exciting, around here — with moving our office from the fourth to the first floor of our building where we’ll all have a little more breathing room, and then a last minute request to invite a handful of PCV entrepreneurs to meet with Senate Minority […]
Jul 08, 2015 – PCV News • Small Business Clients And Success Stories •
Small Business Is Indeed A Cause
Hat’s off to Geri Stengel, founder of Ventureneer (www.ventureneer.com) who wrote the blog post below. She’s absolutely right—Small business is indeed a VERY WORTHY cause, for all the reasons she cites: Small businesses are where jobs are created in our country today. Yet, the small business failure rate is high—more than half of all new […]
Jul 08, 2015 – PCV News •
2011 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting: Jobs
The 2011 Clinton Global Initiative kicks off today in New York City – and the envy towards all those attending is running at fever pitch throughout the philanthropic world. It’s palpable here at PCV this year, seeing that the lead topic for discussion this year is job creation. * Watch it live here * The […]
Jul 08, 2015 – PCV News •
PCV’s Event is on the Front Page of Today’s Chronicle Business Section!
From today’s Chronicle: Job growth of 9 percent is a rare feat in these times, but that’s the contribution a San Francisco business nonprofit helped bring to the local economy last year – and it could be on track to do as well or better this year. “We haven’t compiled this year’s numbers yet, so […]