by Amy Higgs | Nov 6, 2020 | Enterpreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Venture connectors news
At our November event, Colleen and Maggie Clines, sisters and co-founders of Louisville-based Anchal Project, shared their story of social entrepreneurship, and how it is helping to change the world. Anchal Project is a nonprofit social enterprise that addresses the...
by Amy Higgs | Nov 11, 2019 | Enterpreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Urban development, Venture connectors news
At our November lunch, Portland Investment Initiative founder Gill Holland gave an update on the historic neighborhood, including an announcement about a 24-unit affordable housing project called Montgomery Street Apartments that will be opening soon. Holland also led...
by Amy Higgs | Jun 6, 2019 | Enterpreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Venture connectors news
At our June lunch, Fund for the Arts President and CEO Christen McDonough Boone and Metro United Way Chief Development Officer David Lopez talked with a “room of disruptors” about how their organizations are leaning into the changing business landscape in unique...
by Amy Higgs | Aug 3, 2017 | Enterpreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Venture connectors news
At Venture Connectors' August lunch, two leading social entrepreneurs shared the ins and outs of B Corporations and the benefits of legally recognizing them in Kentucky. B Corps are for-profit businesses that include a social component to their mission, and becoming...
by Amy Higgs | Dec 8, 2016 | Social Entrepreneurship, Urban development
On Wednesday, Dec. 7, Venture Connectors featured an exciting panel of City Collaborative board members, who discussed the importance of community engagement and innovation. They provided a brief history of its ReSurfaced program and shared future plans for the...
by Amy Higgs | Nov 3, 2016 | Enterpreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship
At our November lunch, Colleen Clines, co-founder and CEO of Anchal Project, shared how the organization addresses the exploitation of women around the world by using design thinking to create employment opportunities, products and services that support economic...
