Welcome!

to the July 2011 edition of our micro-magazine.

"Passion alone is not enough"

1- Make a Wave is Back! | Funded Pre-Incubator Programme
2- VoXx Series 1: Overcoming Obstacles - What Women need
3- Events
4- Inspiration from the Global Tribal Network
5- Awards to go for
6- "a better world. powered by women" Accessories!
7- About us

MAKE A WAVE IS BACK!

We are looking for 12 London-based women social entrepreneurs with a tested product and service.

Make a Wave started 4 years ago with a seed grant programme. It has now evolved into a Specialist Pre-Incubator Programme for Women Social Entrepreneurs.
The aim of this pre-incubator programme is to facilitate access to women investors, learn their language and requests, and to boost confidence and skills of women entrepreneurs to pitch to impact investment panels.

This learning and co-mentoring programme for 12 women social entrepreneurs is supported by the RSA Catalyst Fund and consists of 6 exclusive visits and access to women angels and impact investors, as well as a series of teleconferences with global women social innovators and entrepreneurs who will offer their insights and feedback on your proposal.

The 12 women social entrepreneurs will be selected through a business diagnostic application and need to be past the start-up phase.

We ask the participants to commit to the 6 lunch-time visits and teleconferences, from September 2011 to February 2012.
Upon completion, access and mentoring to incubator and investment programmes will be facilitated.

To express your interest

Register here on the tele-information session taking place on Tuesday July 26th at 12:00 noon London British Summer Time. Dial in nummer will be given upon registration.

If you can not make that date write to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
with the title "Make a Wave - Info Request.

Twitter hashtag #mawa

Overcoming Obstacles: What Women Need...

Check Ogunte TV for quick pearls from our speakers, judges, award winners and loyal members of the Global Tribal Network:

VoXx 1: Daniela Soares, CEO Impetus Trust. Passion Alone is Not Enough. See VoXx here

VoXx 2: Sam Roddick, Founder Coco de Mer and Bondage for Freedom on "What is a Better World. Powered by Women" See VoXx here

VoXx 3: Dr Rebecca Harding, CEO Delta Economics Sharing the Decisions and their impact. See VoXx here.

Subscribe to Ogunte TV on Youtube to get this pearls as and when they come in!

EVENTS

HubVenture Labs Launch!

You're invited to the launch of Hub Venture Labs, the first incubator in Europe dedicated to supporting the most promising impact entrepreneurs.
You'll hear from Stephen Rockman - Merism Capital - and Alice Fung and Indy Johar - Hub Westminster - about the launch of this exciting new venture and the Village Capital programme which will give two 50K prizes to the winning teams.
Drinks, nibbles and SROI included.

Date: Monday, 11th July, 6.30 at Hub Islington
Twitter Event hashtag: #HVLLaunch
Sign up here

Intake On Purpose Fellowship

On Purpose is a leadership programme for the next generation of leaders who will use the power of business to make a difference in the world. They are currently recruiting young professionals with 2-5 years’ experience for their next cohort of Associates, starting in January 2012.
In addition they're looking for organisations that combine social and commercial ways of working to join their list of prestigious placement hosts and benefit from the amazing work that their Associates do, at a fraction of their real salary! For more information, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

The Aspire Leadership for the Future Conference 2011

Aspire is proud to announce 'Life, Work, World', the first-ever Aspire Leadership for the Future Conference, dedicated to exploring how we can create the changes we want and so make a greater difference to our personal and professional lives and world as a whole.
Led by Dr Samantha Collins, Winner of Ogunte Women's Social Leadership Awards in 2010, the event will provide an exciting extravaganza of inspirational speakers, panel discussions, networking forums, interactive workshops and learning presentations, and will address the key topics for women at work, society and the planet as they seek new directions in their lives, businesses, communities and nations.

Further info about the event here.
To take part as a speaker, click here.

INSPIRATION FROM THE GLOBAL TRIBAL NETWORK

This Month's Featured Trailblazers

Lisa Domican - Ireland - Lisa created the Grace App For Autism - a picture exchange communication app developed with Lisa's daughter Grace, a little girl with autism with few words but a lot of pictures. The app helps people with Autism to communicate their needs independently.

Harsha Kansara -UK - Director Kansara Hackney Ltd, and sustainability activist.
"New business models are concentrating on the efficiency of products. Products with multiple functions and supply chains that reflect respect for the environment are gaining international repute. These are the products of the future..."

Melissa L. Bradley - US- CEO Tides. Tides provides sophisticated nonprofit management services to social entrepreneurs, activists, and institutions who are working on the front lines of issues such as environmental sustainability, social justice, human rights, health, and community development.

BECOME ONE OF THEM!
Follow this link and retweet!
Women social innovators and entrepreneurs on these pages and directory prove that it's not impossible to showcase great work achieved by women. There is no reason why we shouldn't have a minimum of 50% representation on women in conferences, judging panels and investors groups.

They do exist. We have found them!

Now it's your turn to be on these pages.
Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to submit your name or someone else's.
Or make a suggestion directly here.

AWARDS TO GO FOR

The Guardian Charity Awards 2011

Open to UK social welfare charities that can demonstrate excellence and achievement in what they do, and that have been registered in the UK for more than two years and have an annual income of between £5,000 and £1.5 million.
Further info here

Deadline: midnight, 15 July 2011
Any questions, please contact the events team directly on 020 3353 4767 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Women of the Future Awards

The Women of the Future Awards, in association with Shell, are the platform for successful young women in Britain today. Now in their sixth year, the awards continue to unearth and recognise the inspirational stars of tomorrow across diverse sectors.
Nomination deadline- September 21, 2011
Awards dinner- November 16, 2011

Read About the Categories (Under and above 35 years old)
Make your nomination: Download form or nominate online here

A BETTER WORLD. POWERED BY WOMEN

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VoXx 1-1 Training

A VoXx is a bold message, an idea or a call to action, expressed in up to 5 slides/stages and 5 minutes max.
You can use it to pitch, to raise awareness, to leave a trace, and make an impact to your audience.
The training offers a) the opportunity to polish the presentation so that it is up to standards. b) ways to gain gravitas, kudos and other resources to explore your speaking skills.
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A better World. Powered by Women.

Ogunte is a Social Innovations Development company focused on women-led social ventures.
We add value to the pre due-diligence, investment and market places building processes by clarifying and assessing social enterprises' proposals, help you articulate your social impact, and develop as a social leader, through events, business modelling and coaching.
Learn more about our programmes and services here.

Feedback of the week

"The event opened doors to many new people and potential backing and support for our organisation.
It opened my eyes to the world of social enterprise which as a CEO of a charity is definitely the way forward in a challenging economic time." J.M. CEO Charity & Finalist Women's Social Leadership Awards 2011

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