The 8th EVPA Annual Conference in Dublin, 13 – 14 November 2012

This is the premier event in Europe for the social investment and venture philanthropy industry and its partners. Join diverse delegates including leaders from venture philanthropy, social investment, donor community, foundations, VC/private equity, advisory firms, academic institutions, and selected social entrepreneurs.

Backing the change-makers in a time of uncertainty: can we do more?

“You can't find new routes by looking at old maps. To do more means not looking at new routes, but drawing new maps.”
– Celso Grecco, Social Stock Exchange

“Yes, we can bridge the divides between different types of donors and investors, to create a true financial ecosystem for the growth of great social innovations.”
– Felix Oldenbourg, Ashoka

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The 8th EVPA Annual Conference, 13–14 November 2012

The 8th EVPA Annual Conference, which took place in Dublin on 13–14 November 2012, addressed the question “Backing the change-makers in a time of uncertainty: can we do more?”

The conclusion was that we can and should do more. As Conference Chair David Gold and EVPA CEO Kurt Peleman remarked in their closing session, we need to learn from each other – also from failures.

Innovation is not only about the new but also about doing things better.

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