Madison’s social entrepreneurship landscape: Transformational initiatives underway across the region, Fireside chat with the Morgridges: Building resilient community through social impact and the 2022 Force for Positive Change awards ceremony were held November 16 at the 2022 Force for Positive Change Conference: Building resilient individuals, organizations and communities through social enterprise.
Madison’s social entrepreneurship landscape: Transformational initiatives underway across the region
Wisconsin’s capital city has come a long way in terms of envisioning and implementing a wide-ranging network of social entrepreneurship supports and programs. The best may be yet to come. Hear from local visionaries about what is currently in place and what is on the horizon.
Moderator: Annette Miller, EQT by Design
Panelists:
- Alnisa Allgood, Collaboration for Good
- Ruben Anthony, Urban League of Greater Madison
- Anthony Cooper, Nehemiah
- Sabrina Madison, Progress Center for Black Women
- Katie Rice, UpStart
- Andrew Richards, UW-Madison Discovery to Product
Fireside chat with the Morgridges: Building resilient community through social impact
The fireside chat with John and Tashia Morgridge and a local community leader has become a beloved fixture of the Force for Positive Change. This year’s conversation features the Reverend Dr. Alexander Gee, founder of the Nehemiah Center for Leadership Development and the new Center for Black Excellence and Culture in progress in South Madison. UW-Madison Professor Emerita Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings will moderate this important discussion.
2022 Force for Positive Change awards ceremony