Spark:Her Community- January 2012
We are very excited to roll out our Spark:Her community in Beijing from January onwards!
The Spark:Her community is an essential part of our movement building around the world with the aim to inspire and connect women around social entrepreneurship.
Local chapters around the world provide a engaging opportunity for women to learn about social entrepreneurship, to meet the movers and shakers in the field and to build a peer network of like-minded women passionate about entrepreneurship and social impact.
Get Involved! We need your vision, your leadership, and your energy. Channel your passion for women empowerment and social entrepreneurship and join or start a new chapter today! For more information email us at Sparkher@fyse.org
January 2012 Community events- Beijing/China
Spark:Her Community Dinner
Wednesday January 4, 2012
Time: 7:30-9:30pm
Cost: 50RMB
Location: Dongsishitiao / Beijing
Language: English + Chinese
Do you have an idea or currently run your own social venture? Are looking for a peer network of like-minded women passionate about entrepreneurship and social impact?
Join the Spark:Her community dinner, and informal opportunity to meet and connect with an supportive circle of fellow females interested and involved in social entrepreneurship!
RSVP required: please email: events@fyse.org
Spark:Her with Echo Liu- Finding your Passion to Change the World
Thursday January 5, 2012
Time: 7:30-9:30pm
Cost: 50RMB
Location: Sanyuanqiao/ Beijing
Language: English
Ms. Echo Liu finds her inspiration from a quote by Bertrand Russell, “Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and the unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.”
In this talk Echo Liu, founder of the social enterprise Hand Affection, will share about her experience of starting and growing her social enterprise and how she overcame various challenges by being driven by her passion.
RSVP required: please email: events@fyse.org
Spark:Her with Guangshen Gao- Philanthropy in China and the emergence of “new donors”
Thursday January 12, 2012
Time: 7:30-9:30pm
Cost: 50RMB
Location: Sanyuanqiao/ Beijing
Language: English
China is facing various economic and social inequalities, and NGOs are regarded as one of the most effective way to support marginalized groups and promote social inequality. To support CSO, one of key issue is to provide stable and systematic funding sources.
While many “traditional donors” including international foundations and international organizations such as the World Bank and UN agencies, have ceased or are in the process of phasing out support for Chinese social development, “New donors” in China are emerging. Local philanthropists and companies through their philanthrophic giving are increasingly important sources for fund raising and project support for Chinese CSOs.
Guangshen Gao will share about the profile and giving practices of those “new donors”; what opportunities and challenges the Sun Life Foundation faces in working with them and their key learnings about philanthropists in China.
Come and learn about an exciting new field in social development in China. RSVP required: please email: events@fyse.org
Spark:Her with Feng Yuan- Fighting Domestic Violence in China
Tuesday January 17, 2012
Time: 7:30-9:30pm
Cost: 50RMB
Location: Sanyuanqiao/ Beijing
Language: English
Did you know that up to 60% of women in China experience domestic violence?
Feng Yuan is a pioneer in fighting for women rights and marshaling coalitions and people to fight against domestic violence. During her presentation she will share about her experience of starting her organization, her ups and downs as an NGO in China and how she works with other NGOs, the police and students to fight domestic violence.
Get inspired and learn about social entrepreneurship by her story and experience! RSVP required: please email: events@fyse.org
Speaker
Feng Yuan – Founder and Chair Anti Domestic Violence Network
Feng Yuan has been involved in research and action on women’s rights and gender issues since middle 1980s. A former journalist, she has co-founded several NGOs and initiatives, such as Media Monitor Network for Women, Beijing-Tianjin Facilitators’ Team on Gender and Development an the Anti Domestic Violence Network. She is the author and co-authors of many publications on women empowerment. She was a visiting scholar of Lund University, Sweden (1998) and Nieman fellow of Harvard University (2001-2002).
Anti-Domestic Violence Network / Beijing Fan Bao
Anti-Domestic Violence Network / Beijing Fan Bao was initiated by a group of professionals, scholars, activists, and several NGOs in Beijing with the mission to develop policy and systemic reform, enhance and refine multi-organizational intervention collaboration, and to promote women’s rights and interests through research, training, and advocacy. The network now has 121 individual members and 72 group members from 28 municipalities, provinces, and autonomous regions of China. www.stopdv-china.org
Spark:Her Women2Women (W2) Idea Lab
Wednesday January 18, 2012
Time: 7:30-9:30pm
Cost: 50RMB
Location: Sanyuanqiao/ Beijing
Language: English + Chinese
Do you have an idea for a social enterprise and are looking for a peer network of like-minded women passionate about entrepreneurship and social impact?
Join the W2 Idea Lab, the opportunity to pitch your idea for a social enterprise to an supportive circle of fellow women. Enjoy a glass of wine and receive honest and valuable feedback and suggestion how to move from a good to a great business idea. RSVP required: please email: events@fyse.org
