AVPN will be holding an exclusive round table discussion only for our members on the morning of 17thOctober 2012 at 9.30am in Singapore. This is a great opportunity to meet venture philanthropy leadersShaks Ghosh (CEO, Private Equity Foundation) and Ruth Jones (CEO, Social Venture Partners International), and to share your stories and listen to theirs on putting venture philanthropy in practice.
There is no charge for this event and it is open only to members, or by special invite, and limited to 25 places. Please confirm your place with us as soon as possible and respond to our membership services manager at [email protected]. The round table will be followed by a networking lunch, and is part of the programme for the AVPN Road Show 2012, which will be travelling to Mumbai, Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo.
Programme
9.30am Registration
10.00am Roundtable starts
12.00pm Lunch
2.00pm Event ends
Speaker profiles
Shaks Ghosh is the first Chief Executive Officer of the Private Equity Foundation. For the previous nine years she was Chief Executive of Crisis, a homelessness charity in the UK. In the ‘80s and ‘90s, Shaks pursued a career in housing and regeneration working at Community Housing Association and the National Housing Federation. She has a Masters degree in Urban Studies. Shaks spent her early years in India, but now lives in London.The Private Equity Foundation’s mission is Full Potential. It is focused on helping disadvantaged young people to develop as learners, workers and good citizens. Our model borrows tools and techniques from the business sector and supports community organizations to increase their scale and impact. We are committed to engaged philanthropy and provide opportunities for our members to make a real difference to the communities and where they do business. The Foundation has 11 trustees drawn from the private equity industry and is supported by over 60 firms who are part of the European private equity community.
Ruth Jones is Chief Executive Officer of Social Venture Partners International (SVPI), the network of Social Venture Partner organizations in North America and Japan (www.svpi.org). Prior to joining SVPI, Ruth was Manager of Operations at Community Foundations of Canada, and General Manager of Philanthropy Australia, the membership association for Australia’s private, family, corporate and community foundations. Social Venture Partners builds powerful relationships among people who want to give back and organizations making change possible. The 2,300 members of the SVP network in 27 cities share a common goal: making a greater impact with their giving; funding and strengthening non-profits; and equipping their community to tackle its greatest social challenges. Since 1997, SVP partners have given collectively $46 million (USD) and tens of thousands of skilled volunteer hours to more than 550 non-profits. If you are out the change the world, SVP’s goal is to connect you with the people and organizations that can make a difference.
