The Long Island Chapter of the Social Enterprise Alliance (LI-SEA) has initiated a new program set for Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 at 8 am that will feature representatives of successful non- profit and for-profit social enterprises. Titled “Social Enterprise: A Nuts and Bolts Discussion,” the seminar will address the importance of social enterprises and how connectivity between for- and non-profit enterprises can provide both arenas with new opportunities for financial gain, mission enhancement and social good.
Panelists for the event, which will occur in Melville at the Citibank Building, 68 South Service Rd., lower level, include:
- Mike Brady, CEO of the Non-profit Greystone Bakery of Yonkers
- April DeSimone, Co-Chair of the Social Enterprise Alliance, NYC Chapter
- Bill Tymann, CEO, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Long Island
- Joe Hunt, Managing Director, Workforce Enterprises of NYC
- Les Scheinfeld, Director of Development, Habitat for Humanity
“This exciting group of for- and non-profit leaders promises to offer an important snapshot about how for-profits can become more socially conscious and how it can positively affect their bottom line; and how non-profits can continue to evolve and seek out creative ways to raise additional funding in this challenging economy,” explained SEA-LI Board Chairman Paul Arfin.
The Long Island Chapter of SEA is a membership organization that will be holding regular meetings and workshops geared toward exposing its members to the value of social entrepreneurship. LI-SEA helps nonprofits elevate their social initiatives beyond moral obligations; to generate real business value through positive social change.
The Social Enterprise Alliance is the nation’s largest social enterprise membership organization with 13 chapters across North America. The organization provides access to a vast and growing network of game changing entrepreneurs and nonprofit organizations that are demonstrating how social ventures are catalysts for change. Social enterprises use earned revenue strategies to pursue double or triple bottom line results.