bigBANG! is not the pivotal event that gave birth to the Universe, but an educational, social and business forum aiming to spark social innovation and make a significant impact on how we deal with societal problems. Hosted by the Dallas Social Venture Partners, it brings together a community of investors, philanthropists, social entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders and others who want to help catalyze positive impact.
Part of the bigBANG! are the pitch events, a regular feature in the world of venture capital, in which investors listen to a handful of entrepreneurs pitch their idea or business model. The value for the investor is getting exposed to a broad array of ideas in which they might consider investing. The value for the entrepreneur is to pitch to a room full of potential investors and make new connections.
When this model is applied to the world of nonprofits, a pre-selected group of nonprofit leaders and social entrepreneurs pitch their ideas, programs and organizations to social investors (donors, foundations, and corporate philanthropists) to communicate the impact they have achieved and the opportunity to move to the next level. One such pitch event was held on June 16, 2011 and Resolana was part of it.
Lucy Billingsley, an important Dallas entrepreneur and philanthropist, presents in the video above Resolana’s work as part of the EMPOWER track for the bigBANG! pitch event. It’s amazing to see how Resolana as a concept is catching up with the enthusiasm and energy of the forces for good in the DFW area!
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