| Social Fusion is committed to leveraging resources and impact through highly selective, long-term collaboration and partnerships.
Social Venture Network (SVN) - Founded in 1987 by many of the nation's leading visionaries in socially responsible business creation and investment, SVN is a nonprofit network working toward "building a just and sustainable world through business."
- 2005: Social Fusion will co-host the Social Venture Institute training programs in San Francisco and Boston.
Ashoka: Innovators for the Public - Considered to be the leading social entrepreneurial organization in the world. Working with 1,500 entrepreneurs in 49 countries, Ashoka identifies and supports the globe's most innovative social leaders. Social Fusion's first graduate was awarded an Ashoka Fellowship, two of Social Fusion's Social Enterprise Institute members were awarded Fellowships, and current education leader and client, Temp Keller was awarded a Fellowship this year.
- 2005: Social Fusion will help build Ashoka's Bay Area Chapter, with a strong focus on utilizing its Conversations in Social Enterprise to bring together veteran and emergent social entrepreneurs.
Full Circle Fund - A network of engaged business leaders and investors active in philanthropy and public advocacy.
- 2005: Full Circle Fund will expand its partnership to co-engage in Social Fusion's Conversations in Social Enterprise, to ensure active participation of both networks. Full Circle Fund members will also coach Social Fusion clients.
Stanford University and Berkeley Haas - Social Fusion has worked with students, faculty and both social venture competitions and social venture student entrepreneurial groups to build connections, internships and research collaboration.
- 2005: Social Fusion will continue to grow these relationships, and will host a session on social capital at Harvard University in conjunction with Ashoka and Harvard's Corporate Social Responsibility program.
Investor's Circle - A nonprofit national network of angel and institutional investors, foundation officers and entrepreneurs who seek to achieve financial, social and environmental returns. Social Fusion and Investor's Circle collaborated on two venture forums in 2004.
- 2005 Social Fusion will co-host a spring forum in 2005 in Oakland, CA.
The Fritz Institute - Fritz Institute strengthens the infrastructures of humanitarian relief organizations by mobilizing logistics and technology expertise and resources from the corporate and academic communities. Fritz Institute achieves its mission by developing solutions and convening stakeholders.
- 2005: The Fritz Institute has generously donates the office space for Social Fusion and is also a sponsor of several Social Fusion programs.
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