You are invited to attend a reception with Silicon Valley’s global social impact ecosystem celebrating the transformative force of social entrepreneurship – hosted in partnership by Acumen, Autodesk Foundation, Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, Forward Global, Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship, and Stanford Seed.
For decades, our collective community has been the catalyst behind some of the world’s most exceptional innovators, working at the forefront of leading economic and social transformation. We’ve proven time and again that together, there are no bounds to what can be achieved. We hope you will join us to connect, inspire one another, and continue being catalysts for change.
Acumen is a global force of entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropists, and social innovators working together to build a world based on dignity. We were founded by Jacqueline Novogratz on the radical idea that business, when cultivated with moral imagination, can break the cycle of poverty.
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To learn more about Acumen, please visit: www.acumen.org and on X @Acumen
Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation (DRK) is a global venture philanthropy firm supporting early stage, high impact social enterprises. Borrowed from its venture capital legacy, DRK finds, funds, and supports exceptional leaders building innovative solutions to some of the world’s most challenging social and environmental problems.
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To learn more about DRK Foundation, please visit: www.drkfoundation.org
Stanford Seed partners with entrepreneurs in emerging markets to build thriving enterprises that transform lives. Seed delivers world-class business training and resources to founders and CEOs, helping them increase revenues, create jobs, and positively impact people and the planet.
To learn more about Stanford Seed, please visit: www.gsb.stanford.edu/seedÂ
For over 25 years, Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship has been a leader in the global social enterprise movement. With an emphasis on climate resilience and women’s economic empowerment, we accelerate social entrepreneurship to end poverty and protect the planet.Â
To learn more about Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship, please visit:Â www.millersocent.org
Forward Global is a global community of 400 individual and family wealth holders who are using their time, talent, treasure and ties to create a world that works for all people and the planet. We believe that the only viable path out of the world’s crises, towards a more just and sustainable future, requires funders to act, share, and support each other within a values-aligned community.
To learn more about Forward Global, please visit https://forward-global.org/
The Autodesk Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Autodesk,Inc., supports the design and creation of innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges. 
To learn more about the Autodesk Foundation, please visit: www.autodesk.org
