The Sprott Centre for Social Enterprises co-presents seminar by Jed Emerson, leader on social finance and blended value

The Carleton Centre for Community Innovation, Sprott Centre for Social Enterprises, and the Ottawa Community Loan Fund would like invite you to a seminar with the well known thought leader on social finance and blended value, Jed Emerson. The hour and a half -hour session will explore social finance, impact investing, mission-based investing, and social return on investment.

• Date: Thursday Oct. 14, 2010
• Time: 1:30 – 3 p.m.
• Location: Carleton University

Jed Emerson has extensive experience leading, staffing and advising funds, firms, social ventures and foundations pursuing financial performance with social/environmental impact. He is an internationally recognized Thought Leader in sustainability and sustainable finance, blended value, impact investing, social entrepreneurship and strategic philanthropy. Emerson has played founder roles with some of the nation’s leading venture philanthropy, community venture capital and social enterprises. He is a Senior Fellow with Generation Investment Management (David Blood and Al Gore) and a Senior fellow with the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at the Saïd Business School at Oxford University.

Attendance is by invitation only and space is limited. So please RSVP to ccci@carleton.ca or call 613-520-5792 as soon as possible to be sure of a space. We look forward to seeing you at this important event!