DATE/TIME: Wednesday, June 10th; 6pm – 8pm
LOCATION: Poleng Lounge (1 block from USF)

At this month’s Net Impact SF gathering, we are very pleased to announce we will be partnering with World Affairs Council’s International Forum for a casual discussion on International Development. Our theme will focus on organizations that leverage the market to further international development.

Our speakers for this event will be:

* John Keathley, Director of HR & Administration, TransFair
John has worked in the nonprofit sector since 1995 in both the program and support areas of several organizations.  He joined the start-up TransFair staff in 2000.  Two years teaching English in Japan and traveling extensively through the Far East and India led John toward a career centered on making the world a better place.  He holds a BA from Baylor University and an MA from Atlantic University.  John is a Net Impact member and currently working his way through the MBA degree program at John F. Kennedy University.

* Holly Harbour, Co-Founder and first ED, World of Good
Holly is the Co-Founder and first Executive Director of World of Good: Development Organization. After nearly four years of leading World of Good: Development Organization, Holly transitioned to the Board in October 2008. She was awarded the Future Leaders of the World Fellowship by the Population Institute. Most recently as Executive Director at WOGDO, Holly was responsible for all aspects of the organization’s operations including partnerships with stakeholders and economic development initiatives in producer communities. Holly built and launched the Fair Wage Guide – a Web-based calculation tool has become the cornerstone of the organization’s work to improve livelihoods and wages worldwide. Today, Holly manages foundation fundraising for the Corporate Social Responsibility program at As You Sow, an organization that uses use shareholder advocacy and the financial markets to catalyze positive change within public held companies. Holly has an MA from the London School of Economics in Population and Development and a BA from The Colorado College in International Political Economy. Holly is a Net Impact member.

* Ken Weimar, Senior Development Officer, KickStart International
Ken Weimar is the Senior Development Officer for KickStart, an award-winning and pioneering social enterprise with a mission to take millions of people out of poverty.  KickStart co-founder and Fulbright Alumnus Martin Fisher, Ph.D., created a new model of fighting poverty that combines the power of technology, the entrepreneurial spirit of the world’s poor, and the sustainability of the private sector.  KickStart’s model and their human-powered MoneyMaker irrigation pumps have lifted over 400,000 people out of poverty to date.  Ken has worked in the nonprofit sector for 17 years, raising money for a variety of groups and issues.  He holds a Masters in Nonprofit Administration from the University of San Francisco and a B.S. in Professional and Technical Communication from the Rochester Institute of Technology, which has recently named him a “Distinguished Alumnus”.

We host a gathering for the Net Impact SF community on the second Wednesday of every month, featuring a different discussion topic each time.  We strive to offer the opportunity for informal interaction with the invited guests and with your fellow Net Impact members, with the discussion topic serving as a launching off point for engaging conversations and community.

Schedule:
6:00 - 6:45pm - Brief talks by guests and Q&A
6:45 - 8pm - Networking (supported by "Quizes" on international topics) and informal discussions with the invited guests

Contact Us: sfprofessional@netimpact.org
Chapter Website: www.netimpactsf.org
Venue Website: http://www.polenglounge.com/

Be sure to go to netimpactsf.org for event and speaker updates!