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In the ever-evolving landscape of social impact, innovative solutions and collaborative approaches are vital in driving positive change and creating a lasting impact on communities. The Center for Social Ventures, nestled within Vanderbilt University's Owen School of Management, serves as a beacon of inspiration for the social ventures community by championing creativity and collaboration in addressing societal challenges. At the heart of the Center for Social Ventures' missi

Article written by Lacie Blankenship of Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management. Original article can be accessed here . Full text of the article can be found below. Students create and pitch original business models with a goal of generating 500 jobs in the Middle Tennessee region. By Lacie Blankenship Planned and executed by the Turner Family Center for Social Ventures (TFC) , the first Vanderbilt Social Enterprise Pitch Competition kicked off in mid-Oct

Host of cityCurrent Radio Show, Jeremy C. Park, recently chatted with our very own Mario Avila, Director of the TFC. Check out this video of Mario highlighting the TFC, our programming, and our student leaders. The cityCurrent Radio Show airs across all five Cumulus Media Nashville radio stations each Sunday from 5-6 AM on 104.5 The Zone, 95.5 NASH

Original Story: Kara Sherrer, Vanderbilt Business Link:  https://business.vanderbilt.edu/news/2018/02/06/tfc-summit-brings-together-12-social-impact-speakers-100-students The third annual summit is largest yet for Turner Family Center for Social Ventures On January 27, more than 100 students from Nashville gathered in the Vanderbilt Law School to hear from a dozen social impact speakers. Hosted by the  Turner Family Center for Social Ventures  (TFC), the third annual summit g

Original Story: Nathaniel Luce, Vanderbilt Business Link:  https://business.vanderbilt.edu/news/2018/01/04/social-enterprise-vanderbilt-business/ Second-year MBAs Kayla Armgardt and Tori Samples, as well as MBA'07 Nat Robinson (Law'18) discuss social enterprise, their ventures, and more In recent years, social enterprise has assumed a greater role in the lives of many students at Owen and across Vanderbilt’s graduate programs, due in large part to the TFC, or  Turner Family

Original story: Owen Graduate School of Management Link: https://business.vanderbilt.edu/news/2017/08/29/climbing-social-impact-ladder-summer-fellows-use-internships-switch-career-paths/ Kayla Armgardt and Mike Woodnorth (MBA’18) use their Turner Family Center summer fellowships to support an art collective and break into social impact investing Most MBA summer interns don’t work out of a converted bowling alley that looks like a psychedelic art installation met a futuristic

Nashville, Tenn., November 28, 2016 – Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN) announced today the second annual Statewide University Venture Challenge (UVC). Following a submission process, LaunchTN has selected 20 entrepreneurial focused competitions that are being hosted across 13 Tennessee-based universities. The UVC launched in 2016 to create a more connected entrepreneurial community by engaging existing university programs and support up-and-coming entrepreneurial programs. Launch

Four Vanderbilt law students will compete on Vanderbilt University teams in a global competition for social entrepreneurs sponsored by the Hult Prize Foundation. Nat Robinson ’18 (MBA ’07) and Yalda Godusi ’18 will travel to Dubai with their team, which also includes Owen Graduate School of Management students Kayla Armgardt ’18 and Tori Samples ’18, for the competition. John Davidson ’18 and Taber Hunt ’17 (not pictured) are bound for London with a team that includes Owen M

Grameen Foundation - Bankers without Borders While we continue to appreciate our BwB volunteers throughout Pro Bono Week, I wanted to highlight a recent engagement we had involving university students. In the spring of 2016, Bankers without Borders deployed 4 graduate students from Vanderbilt University (Kevin Kelly, Eileen Remley, Emily K. Sheldon, and Sid Raghuraman) to work closely with GhScientific, an organization based in Accra, Ghana, that serves as a hub for people i

by Seth Robertson | Oct. 21, 2016, 2:36 PM The Turner Family Center for Social Ventures , a student-led organization at Vanderbilt University committed to alleviating poverty through market-driven forces and enterprise, will host one of the opening rounds of the international Hult Prize Challenge on Nov. 7. Billed as the “Nobel Prize for students,” the annual Hult Prize awards $1 million in seed capital for the best business plan to help solve an issue of grave importance

Ten government, business, and nonprofit leaders from Middle Tennessee have been chosen for a Harvard Business School program convening leaders from nine American cities who are working across sectors to make their communities prosper. The program is locally coordinated by Global Action Platform, an international university-business alliance for scalable, sustainable solutions for abundant food, health, and prosperity. Those chosen are: Leslee T. Alexander, International Dire

by Jennifer Johnston | Jul. 19, 2016, 9:26 AM Metro Nashville Mayor Megan Barry has made a number of appointments to boards, committees and advisory committees in recent weeks. Among them are a number of members of the Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center communities, including: Sri Pallavaram , research associate for the Vanderbilt Institute in Surgery and Engineering (VISE), to the Nashville New Americans Advisory Council ; Melanie Lutenbacher ,

May 30, 2016 by Sarah Sterling Our mission at Pomona Impact has always been to create a supportive ecosystem for social entrepreneurs in Central America. But what does that really mean? At Pomona for us it includes helping to identify and support co-working spaces, investing in social entrepreneurs, participating in industry specific events, and most recently the development of a study abroad program. Our goal with the study abroad program is connect students from the U.S.

A proposal to help poor families produce food in crowded urban spaces put a Vanderbilt University trans-institutional team on the road to the regional finals of the Hult Prize, an international case competition that seeks innovative solutions to social issues worldwide. Vanderbilt University School of Nursing  student Kelsey Moore,  Owen Graduate School of Management  MBA student Liz Anthony and  Peabody College of education and human development  students Lin Chang and Eile

by John A. Byrne on May 4, 2016 It’s not unusual for a new business school dean to take over the job and immediately begin working with faculty to change the institution. The change agenda usually starts with a strategic study that includes surveys and focus groups of employers, alumni and students as well as one-on-one sessions with a business school’s professors. And then there is a good bit of lobbying with faculty to shake up the curriculum, pressure admissions to hike G

Source: NashvillePost Author: William Williams Original Publish Date: October 9, 2015 Ted Fischer is professor of anthropology and director of the Center for Latin American Studies at Vanderbilt University. Over a five-year period, he teamed with Steve Moore (head of Middle Tennessee-based Shalom Foundation) and multiple VU students on a malnutrition-oriented and social enterprise effort called NutriPlus, which produces the supplement, Mani+. The supplement (a fortified nut

Source: MBA.com Original Publish Date: October 15, 2012 The program’s goal is to help people at the bottom of the socio-economic pyramid, and in order to do that, Project Pyramid sent classmates to multiple countries including Kenya, Nepal, South Africa, and Guatemala along with the United States this year alone. Projects ranged from helping penetrate new customer segments to revamping marketing activities and creating effective organizational structures. Prior to travelling

Source: CSRwire Original Publish Date: October 31, 2007 Over 1,800 Head to Vanderbilt University for Net Impact Conference November 1-3 NASHVILLE and SAN FRANCISCO - October 31, 2007 - As demand for corporate social responsibility grows, the stage is set for an unprecedented gathering of students and professionals committed to those ideals at this year's Net Impact Conference in Nashville. Hosted by the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management, this leading forum will