Thursday, April 13, 5:30-7:30pm 

Bay Area ASBN Members- we are coming for you! Save the date for our next regional meet-up where Jeffrey Hollender and Stephanie Erwin (ASBN's VP, Strategy and Impact) will debut ASBN's new Greenwashing Guide. We will be announcing an exciting CEO speaker and our venue soon!

Please email [email protected] to reserve your spot in advance. Invitation forthcoming!

Wednesday, April 12, 1pm ET - Why Hydrogen and Why Now?

The American Sustainable Business Network, Ohio University and the Ohio Sustainable Business Council co-present 'Why Hydrogen and Why Now?'. Learn about hydrogen projects moving Ohio and the U.S. toward a more sustainable energy and manufacturing economy.

Featured Speakers:
Nick Connell, Interim Executive Director, Green Hydrogen Coalition
Wiley Rhodes, CEO, Newpoint Gas
Frank Calzonetti, Vice President of Research, The University of Toledo
Michael Zimmer, Moderator, Professional Fellow, Ohio University

DATE CHANGE: Wednesday, April 19, 1pm ET - Restorative Capital Innovators- Investing in Inclusive Economies

This webinar presented by ASBN's Restorative Investing Task Force will focus on those building housing solutions for Inclusive Economies in marginalized communities. Derek Peebles (Senior Director Policy & Advocacy, Inclusive Economy, ASBN) will open by sharing about the Inclusive Economics initiative at ASBN and how the Task Force fits into this effort. Najaah Daniels (CEO, Inclusive Capital Collective) will share the work of the ICC and offer some innovative financial instruments being innovated in its network, and Erika Williams (Senior Vice President, RSF Social Finance) will share about the Crenshaw project as one of its investors.

Thursday, March 23, 1pm ET - Climate & Energy | Contact mgreen@asbnetwork.org to participate

The Climate & Energy working group discusses and identifies key problems, solutions, and strategies to address the climate and energy crisis our planet is facing. This week, Stephanie Erwin is going over the Green Guide, and Michael Green will be providing an update from NACW (North American Carbon World). 

Wednesday, April 5, 3pm ET - Business for Democracy  | Contact [email protected] to participate

For this Business for Democracy working group meeting we will have Sabrina Laverty, a research analyst with FairVote, as our guest.

Sabrina will be presenting on the research in FairVote’s recently released “Dubious Democracy 2022.” This report highlights the overwhelming lack of competition in U.S. House of Representatives elections in 2022. The “Dubious Democracy 2022” report finds that “voter consensus” was only 24% in the 2022, “showing that only a small portion of the population is represented by these recently elected members of Congress.” The report also ranks all 50 states on “Voter Voice”.

Wednesday, April 12, 1:30-4:30pm ET - Philadelphia Chapter Meeting
| Contact [email protected] to participate

Investors Circle has catalyzed the deployment over $275M into impactful early stage businesses since its inception in 1987. Each year IC members invest in dozens of innovative entrepreneurs who are working to solve major social and environmental problems. Join the Philadelphia chapter as we review two presentations from innovative and impactful entrepreneurs.

Thursday, April 6, 12pm ET - The Round Table Dialogue Series: Reinventing Power, Purpose, & Capitalism | LinkedIn live 

For the fifth episode of Round Table Dialogue, we’re speaking with our dear partner and friend Joel Solomon. Joel is also co-author of The Clean Money Revolution: Re-Inventing Power, Purpose & Capitalism, a call to action to know where your money is and what it is doing to whom, in what places, right now. He argues that society must move trillions of dollars from damage to regeneration. We share with Joel the belief that sharing leadership, power, responsibility, and meaning is key to helping teams and organizations access the power of their collective wisdom. We deeply look forward to speaking with him and invite you to join us on LinkedIn for a conversation that is sure to uplift and inspire.

April 12-14 - Compassion 2.0 Resilience: Caring for Self, Caring for Others | Santa Cruz Mountains

Compassion 2.0 is a premiere 2-night, 2.5-day conference providing an opportunity for attendees to center, reset, and learn techniques for personal resilience while also learning to hold compassionate space for themselves and others. Participants will also hear from renowned speakers who are at the forefront of compassion research, practice, and implementation in corporate environments. You’ll also connect with other people just like yourself, who are not only curious about the role of compassion in their own lives but also hold a genuine desire to spread compassion to their communities and places of work. Our very own ASBN Conference emcee Diane J. Johnson, Ph.D will be speaking!

June 14 - 16 - Social Venture Institute Women Virtual  

Applications are now open for Social Venture Institute Women Virtual! Come create community in the potent, highly curated, and brave space of SVIW. Hear True Confessions from leaders like Caryl Levine of Lotus Foods, Inc and Chrystel Cornelius (Ojibwa/Oneida), President & CEO of Oweesta Corporation.  Share your real time business struggles, problem solve with other women & non binary business leaders, and generate innovative ideas and solutions. 

As women and non-binary entrepreneurs, we will gather for ourselves, for our businesses, for each other, and for the change we wish to see in the world. 

Save 15% off with early bird registration until April 15! Or save 10% with code SVIW2023 
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