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SVNS MISSION

Social Venture Network connects, supports and inspires business leaders and social entrepreneurs in expanding practices that build a just and sustainable economy. SVN works to achieve this mission by:
Convening CEOs and founders: We focus on building valuable peer-to-peer relationships among high-impact, innovative business leaders. Bringing entrepreneurial thinking to everything we do: We helped incubate many of the worlds leading organizations advancing sustainable business, including BSR, BALLE, Net Impact and ASBC. Fostering an active collaboration model: We foster active collaborations among our members to create new ideas, partnerships and solutions. Engaging members holistically: We support the entire person and develop both personal and professional leadership. Continuing to pioneer a new path: With a 24year history, we are the network of the pioneers of socially responsible business. SVN and its members are innovating every day.

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DEAR STAKEHOLDER,
The founding members of Social Venture Network knew that business could be a powerful force to solve social and environmental problems, and they created groundbreaking enterprises that proved that business could do much more than generate profits. For nearly a quarter of a century, the SVN community has been changing the way the world thinks about business, and the way business affects the world. This network has always been a place where business leaders and social entrepreneurs can openly share their dreams, challenges and innovations -- and get the support and insights they need to grow personally and professionally. Today, our network is larger and more innovative than ever, and our members are doing more to create just and sustainable communities and economies all over the world. Over the past decade, weve become a more diverse and inclusive network, and strengthened our focus on economic justice. Were also becoming a more effective bridging organization, and through our Bridge Project are working harder to collaborate with diverse communities and leaders who share our vision of sustainable prosperity for all. Through our conferences, Social Venture Institutes, book series, and Innovation Awards, SVN has supported tens of thousands of impact entrepreneurs. Through SVNs outreach efforts well share the stories, practices and innovations of the SVN community with millions of values-driven leaders and entrepreneurs. We hope youll take the time to learn more about the members of our network by reading this stakeholder report. Weve profiled an amazing group of 2010 SVN Innovation Award winners and highlighted the great work of some of our long-time members. Next year will mark the 25th Anniversary of SVN. We will kick off the celebration of our Silver Anniversary at our 2011 Fall Conference, Oct. 27-30 in Philadelphia and hope you will be able to join us. We feel honored to be a part of this incredible community of leaders, and look forward to another quarter century of innovation and collaboration.

DEB NELSON Executive Director

MARYANNE HOWLAND SVN Board Chair

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SVN: GROWING IMPACT

Connections are catalyzing change and impact.

SVN members are creating profound impact around the world, as they tackle some of the worlds most pressing social and environmental needs. Within the network, they are forming countless partnerships to expand this impact. Members are collaborating on campaigns, partnering their brands, serving on boards, and investing capital to support the initiatives of fellow members. By providing member connection opportunities through conferences, local gatherings, peer circles, Social Venture Institutes and SVNet, SVN remains committed to catalyzing these powerful partnerships. This section highlights a diverse array of member-led organizations and initiatives that are having remarkable impact creating a more just and sustainable world.

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Mark Beam, Muhammad Yunus, Lynne Paterson, Tony Carr

Enterprise Innovation Fund Sparking entrepreneurship through public/private partnerships

High quality, sustainable job creation is essential to our nations economic recoveryand the vast majority of new jobs are created by small businesses and innovative entrepreneurs. Thats why the Enterprise Innovation Fund (EIF), led by SVN members Wayne Silby and Mark Beam, effectively made the case to the White House to launch Startup America, a new initiative to accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship across the country. Startup America is a public/private effort that brings together the countrys most innovative entrepreneurs, corporations, universities, foundations and other leaders to work with federal agencies. The government will offer matching capital to help increase the success of American entrepreneurs, create impact and drive job growth to spur economic, social and environmental benefits. The private sector component of Startup America is chaired by Steve Case, co-founder of AOL and cofounder and CEO of Revolution LLC. Startup America delivers capital and other strategic resources to help entrepreneurs start and scale companies. Major corporations including Google, American Express, Microsoft, IBM, HP, Ernst & Young and others have committed more than $400 million in products, services, mentorship and funds to help accelerate the growth of young businesses. This corporate support is being leveraged by the federal government for even greater impact. The Small Business Administration (SBA) has launched two new $1 billion funds for Impact Investment and EarlyStage Innovation. SBA-guaranteed bonds will match private capital raised by these privately-owned and managed investment funds and further catalyze capital support for startups and high-growth firms. EIF collaborated with the SBA to spearhead this landmark investment in our nations future.

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Renewal2 Balancing short-term profits and long-term prosperity

SVN members Joel Solomon, Carol Newell and Paul Richardson founded Renewal2 to empower businesses to create change in a new solutions economy. Today, Renewal2 is at the forefront of using wealth to contribute to the common good. Renewal2 aims to shift the culture of global business from a focus on short-term profits to a vision for long-term prosperity, by integrating the concepts of social and environmental impact into how they define success. In 1994, Solomon and Newell assembled a team and established the Renewal Partners Company and Endswell Foundation to provide investments and spark philanthropic solutions to the social and environmental challenges facing British Columbia. Using the tools of business and philanthropy, Renewal has contributed more than $7 million in equity investments to entrepreneurs working towards triplebottom-line success and has injected $20 million into financing for conservation projects, non-profit real estate ventures, social enterprise business lending, education, capacity enhancing shared services for charities, and financial services for philanthropists. Renewal2 is expanding its scope beyond British Columbia to join innovators across North America who are reimagining the economy, culture and public policy to balance financial returns with community and environmental impact. Our SVN relationships were crucial to the success of Renewal2 Impact Investment Funds $35 million of capital raised during the recession. Personal networks, where trust was well established, made all the difference. - Joel Solomon, Chairman & Co-Founder

(L to R) Paul Richardson, Carol Newell, Joel Solomon

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Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield

Ben & Jerrys Keeping political power in the hands of the people
Ben & Jerrys founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield are well known as champions of equity and environmental responsibility. They have worked tirelessly for fair trade practices that help farmers in developing countries earn a fair wage and for green energy initiatives to reduce our global carbon footprint. Now, they are fighting for the core principle of democracy: government by the people. Cohen and Greenfield are leading a collaborative business movement to counter Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission, a controversial 2010 United States Supreme Court ruling that reversed years of precedent limiting how corporations spend money to influence elections. The reversal allows corporations to spend unlimited money to support or oppose political candidates and paves the way for greater corporate influence in politics, at the expense of individual voters. Cohen, a founding member of SVN, and Greenfield worked with the American Sustainable Business Council (led by SVN member David Levine) to launch the Business for Democracy campaign, and convened more than two dozen other leading organizations, including Social Venture Network, Seventh Generation, Stonyfield Farm, White Dog Caf, Trillium Asset Management, TerraCycle, and IceStone, to show that businesses oppose the idea that they should have more of a say than voters in how our country is run. These partners in turn are enlisting other businesses to stand up for democracy. The power is taken out of the peoples hands when corporations are able to support candidates without any restraints. Citizens United gives companies far too much influence in a process which is intended for people, not corporations. - Jerry Greenfield

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TerraCycle Proving that waste can be eradicated

Americans try to recycle as much as possible. Composting is more widespread than ever. And yet, despite these best-laid plans, our nations trash bins continue to fill up week after week with non-recyclable waste, contributing to our countrys landfills. TerraCycles business proposition is that waste is not inevitableand, indeed, that it can be eliminated through creative systems designed to collect and convert previously non-recyclable materials into new useful products. Since its founding by SVN member Tom Szaky in 2001, TerraCycle has become one of the fastest growing green companies in the world. The company has helped nearly 25 million people in 16 countries collect billions of pieces of waste that were otherwise headed to landfills and air-polluting incinerators. These materials are either upcycled (reusing materials in the shape they are in) or recycled, which helps reduce the use of limited natural resources as well as the production of carbon and greenhouse gases. TerraCycles success over the last few years has been greatly linked to the SVN network, and we are forever grateful for the support we have received, said Jo Opot, global vice president of business development. When Tom Szaky received the SVN Innovation Award in 2008, he met Richard Perl, who joined the Terracycle team as its CAO. Tom and Richard have spearheaded TerraCycles growth in 16 countries with over 60 brands and overseen the development of the infrastructure and systems to support that growth. Not to mention, adds Opot, the joyous and humbling experience of working with Tom and Richard on a daily basis, as well as engaging other SVN members to eliminate the idea of waste.

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READ Global Partnering with communities to end poverty, one rural village at a time
In rural Asian communities, years of grinding poverty have taken their toll on the ability of individuals, families and larger communities to build a future with opportunities. To address this problem, Toni Neubauer founded READ Global, an international non-profit that partners with rural villages to build Community Library and Resource Centers (READ Centers) and seed for-profit enterprises to help break the cycle of poverty. READ Centers offer knowledge, information and opportunities to individuals who lack the most basic educational resources. Each READ Center houses vital resourcesa library, computer center, womens room, early childhood development section and training/meeting hall. Programming covers topics such as healthcare, literacy, livelihood skills and legal rights. READ Nepal was awarded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundations Access to Learning Award in 2006, and subsequently received a generous grant from the foundation to expand into India and Bhutan. To date, READ Global has established more than 55 libraries with a reach of 1.8 million people throughout India, Nepal and Bhutan. For-profit enterprises launched by READ communities help sustain each center with ongoing revenue and stimulate local economies by creating create jobs. These enterprises range from small storefront rentals to larger businesses such as a furniture factory and a sewing and apparel center. Led by former SVN Deputy Director Tina Sciabica, READ Globals board of directors includes several other SVN members: Omer Rains, Adnan Durani, Raphael Bemporad and Jan Morgan.

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Media Development Loan Fund Giving journalists a powerful voice for change
Around the world, millions lack the voice to shape their governments, their economies and their communities. Media is often the only institution giving voice to those who have been silenced. The Media Development Loan Fund (MDLF) is a mission-driven resource for independent news outlets in countries with a history of media oppression. MDLF provides independent newspapers, broadcasters and online news sites with financing to hold governments accountable, expose corruption, fight for justice, and become enduring institutions for change. In 2009, more than 35 million people in developing democracies got their news from 36 MDLF clients. Directed by SVN member Harlan Mandel, the Media Development Loan Fund helps journalists in developing countries build sustainable businesses built on quality journalism. Since 1995, MDLF has provided $106.5 million in debt and equity financing to 77 news outlets in 25 countries. MDLF measures its impact in helping clients achieve sales, audience reach, financial viability and employment. On average, after five years with MDLF, clients increase their sales by 294 percent. In 2010, MDLF financed the launch of NewsDay, the only independent daily newspaper in Zimbabwe and the first independent daily in the country since 2003. NewsDay is the most significant accomplishment of the power-sharing Government between President Mugabe and the Prime Minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, to carry out democratic reforms. It ends seven years of a state-enforced monopoly by The Herald, the propaganda broadsheet devoted to Mr. Mugabe and his party. - The Times of London, June 8, 2010

Tri-State Biodiesel Fueling our clean energy future

No longer on the fringes of the clean energy movement, the race is on to bring biodiesel technologya fuel far healthier than petroleum that reduces cancer-causing air toxins by 90 percentto the masses. And Tri-State Biodiesel (TSB) is working to do just that. A champion of urban biodiesel development and implementation, TSB collects refuse that would otherwise be scrapped from over 3,500 restaurants in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut and turns it into fuel that powers cars, homes and businesses. Founded by life-long biodiesel activist and SVN member Brent Baker, TSB believes that the use of biodiesel, in concert with more transportation alternatives and transportation technology advances, can create an America that is both energy independent and sustainable. TSB recently began selling biodiesel at New York Citys first biodiesel pump in the Bronx, improving the overall air quality in the South Bronx and the tri-state area. As a staunch advocate for United States fuel independence, TSBs work is creating green jobs and supporting our economy. The company added 15 new jobs to its roster in 2010, of whom 81 percent were ethnic minorities, 47 percent had met federal poverty guidelines, and 38 percent were unemployed prior to joining.

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Brent Baker

d.light Helping millions make a brighter, safer future

Can you imagine putting your familys lives at risk every day just by cooking or trying to stay warm? Thats the reality for 90 percent of rural households in developing countries, who use kerosene, candles or wood fuels for indoor cooking, heating and lightingthe chief cause of uncontrolled fires that result in injuries and death in developing nations. In India alone, 2.5 million people, at least 350,000 of whom are children, suffer from severe burns each year, most of which are caused by kerosene lamps.* SVN members Sam Goldman and Ned Tozun lead d.light, a triple-bottomline international consumer products company (and 2009 SVN Innovation Award winner) that has improved the quality of life for three million people by replacing dim, dangerous and expensive kerosene lanterns and candles with solar lights. As part of its ambitious goal to help 100 million people by 2020, d.light is supporting the Right to Safe Light Campaign in Tanzania, where 98 percent of households lack access to grid electricity. After a 2009 school fire killed a dozen students, a national outcry erupted about the dangers of fuel-based lighting. d.light responded with plans to provide solar lighting to every student across the country. In just six months, it has sold high-quality, extremely affordable solar lanterns to over 48,000 students in more than 1,100 schools across the country. Having bright, reliable lighting empowers families to rise out of poverty by increasing household income, expanding education opportunities, and improving health and safety, said Ned Tozun, the companys president, founder and director.
* statistics courtesy of the Solar Electric Light Fund, http://self.org

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The One World Futbol Project (OWFP) Pitching a new idea for sports and development
The One World Futbol Project (OWFP) produces ultra-durable, all-terrain balls designed to shrug off the harsh conditions of refugee camps, war zones, inner-city neighborhoods and impoverished villages, and to keep people (especially children) playing and laughing together. The simple act of enjoying a soccer game can improve the quality of life of people living with the demoralizing realities of fear, poverty and violence. One World Futbols are used in programs that resolve conflict, teach tolerance, build community, foster leadership, and promote health and welfare. In its first year, OWFP distributed more than 18,000 One World Futbols around the world, donating futbols to 12 nonprofit organizations in 119 countries. Since launching in July 2010, this triple-bottomline businessand its nonprofit foundation affiliatehave received considerable help from the SVN community: SVN member and former SVN board chair Mal Warwick is one of its four principals. SVN member John Heymann and his staff at NewLevel Group furnish management advice and back-office services. SVN member Teresa Pahl and her colleagues at HansonBridgett provide legal services. SVN member Jay Coen Gilbert and his B Lab team certified OWFP as a B Corp. SVN members have contributed a major share of OWFPs start-up capital. When [One World Futbol co-inventor] Tim Jahnigen came to me with his idea for a football or soccer ball that could be played on any surface and would never need a pump and never go flat, I immediately thought of all the millions of children and young people who could use the ball in refugee camps, conflict zones, and poor communities all over the world. - Sting, 16-time Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter

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Effect Partners, Inc. Campaigning for social change

Effect Partners, Inc., a Minneapolis-based marketing company founded by veteran SVN member Michael Martin, builds campaigns that generate positive social action while creating meaningful connections with consumers to drive loyalty. Since 1997, EFFECT has worked with companies, brands and bands to lower waste, energy use, carbon footprints and more, while building platforms that encourage their consumers to do the same. EFFECTs longstanding relationships with other SVN member-led businesses, including CLIF Bar and Ben & Jerrys, provide shining examples of the success of the companys Effect Marketing model. The CLIF Bar Green Notes program partnered with environmentally conscious musicians to help green their tours while encouraging music fans to make a difference by volunteering in their communities. EFFECT has also worked with Stonyfield Farm on many initiatives over the past ten years, including field marketing, in-store demos, Go Organic! For Earth Day, the Organic & Natural Experience, Climate Counts, and more. The cornerstone of Effect Partners philosophy is the conviction that social change and market success are not mutually exclusive, but actually build off of each other to create a win-win-win situation for brands, consumers and the environment.

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SVN BOOK SERIES

The SVN Book Series shares practical tools and advice on how to create and grow a socially responsible business. Authored by experienced impact entrepreneurs from the SVN community, the series offers unparalleled insights into running a values-driven business in a competitive marketplace. From high-level strategies to nuts-and-bolts tactics, the SVN Book Series offers actionable advice to entrepreneurs at all levels.

Values-Driven Business by Ben Cohen (Ben & Jerrys) and Mal Warwick (Mal Warwick Associates) True to Yourself by Mark Albion (MakingALife.com) Marketing That Matters by Chip Conley (Joie de Vivre Hospitality) and Eric FriedenwaldFishman (Metropolitan Group) Growing Local Value by Laury Hammel (The Longfellow Clubs) and Gun Denhart (Hanna Andersson)

Values Sell by Nadine A. Thompson (Soul Purpose) and Angela E. Soper (writer, filmmaker) Mission, Inc. by Kevin Lynch (Rebuild Resources) and Julius Walls, Jr. (Greyston Bakery) Dealing With the Tough Stuff: Practical Wisdom for Running a Values-Driven Business by Margot Fraser (Birkenstock USA, LP) and Lisa Lorimer (Charter Baking Company) Street Smart Sustainability by David Mager (Major Environmental Solutions) and Joe Sibilia (CSRwire LLC)

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(Left) Joe Sibilia (Right) David Mager

The newest addition to the series is Street Smart Sustainability: The Entrepreneurs Guide to Profitably Greening Your Organizations DNA by David Mager (Major Environmental Solutions) and Joe Sibilia (CSRwire LLC). The authors offer detailed advice and tools for greening every area of an organization, showing small and medium-sized companies how to go green not just cost effectively, but profitably. Street Smart Sustainability provides simple tools so business leaders can make continuous, cost-effective improvements in their sustainability practicespractices that diffuse into the organizational DNA and become fixtures, shifting the prevailing corporate culture. Mager and Sibilia provide a step-by-step guide, starting with how to get employee buy-in to how to get started - auditing a companys current sustainability position, developing a plan to move forward, and quantitatively measuring progress. They detail how to design sustainable products, green facilities, use renewable energy, minimize carbon footprint, find green vendors to work with, reduce harmful emissions, and recycle waste products. In addition to their advice and practical tools, the book is filled with real-world examples from a variety of businesses and industries. For more information on the book series, please visit www.svn.org/svnbooks.

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2010 SVN INNOVATION AWARDS

In 2010, SVN hosted its fourth annual Innovation Awards, to recognize the most promising social ventures and innovative entrepreneurs working to create a more sustainable world. SVN Innovation Award Winners were honored at a ceremony at SVNs Fall Invitational in Long Branch, New Jersey, October 21 - 24th. The awards were presented by Utne Reader and the ceremony was emceed by SVN member Bryan Welch of Ogden Publications and Simran Sethi, a journalist and professor at the University of Kansas. Each winner was awarded free membership in SVN and media promotion in SVN partner media outlets including Utne Reader, the Stanford Social Innovation Review, Sustainable Industries and Care2.com.

AWARD WINNER

Alejandro Velez & Nikhil Arora Back to the Roots www.backtotheroots.com

Back to the Roots was founded by Alejandro Velez & Nikhil Arora during their last semester at UC Berkeley in 2009. Inspired by the idea of turning waste into wages and fresh, local food, they experimented in Alexs fraternity kitchen, ultimately growing one test bucket of mushrooms on recycled coffee grounds. This year, theyre on pace to help families grow over 250,000 lbs of fresh food at home, while diverting and reusing 1,000,000 lbs of coffee grounds from Peets Coffee & Tea.

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AWARD WINNER

Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins Green For All www.greenforall.org

Green For All is dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans through a clean energy economy. Green For All works in collaboration with the business, government, labor, and grassroots communities to create and implement programs that increase quality jobs and opportunities in green industry - all while holding the most vulnerable people at the center of the agenda.

AWARD WINNER

Jessamyn Waldman Hot Bread Kitchen www.hotbreadkitchen.org

Hot Bread Kitchen is a nonprofit social enterprise that creates better lives for low-income women and their families by paying women while they learn the skills necessary to launch food businesses and achieve management track positions in bakeries. To help offset costs, Hot Bread Kitchen sells delicious multi-ethnic breads inspired by the bakers and the many countries they come from using local and organic ingredients whenever possible.

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AWARD WINNER

Tevis Howard KOMAZA www.komaza.org

KOMAZA is a non-profit social enterprise committed to reducing rural poverty in Africa by connecting smallholder farmers with high-value markets. KOMAZA offers high-value trees with financial, training and marketing services to enable poor farmers to incorporate sustainable forestry business into their regular farming cycle. Working in areas affected by desertification, the forestry projects also have measurable environmental impacts.

AWARD WINNER

Danny Kennedy Sungevity www.sungevity.com

Sungevity is a residential solar panel installer and leaser that is dedicated to bringing easy and affordable solar electricity to mainstream America and beyond. The startup offers free online iQuotes by using satellite and aerial photography to estimate the size and cost of a solar installation. Sungevitys leasing program means customers can pay no money down and receive proactive monitoring, maintenance, cleaning, and insurance of their home solar system.

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CONNECTING LEADERS
Social Venture Network forges connections among innovative, passionate business leaders, and in doing so, leverages the power of our collective resources, experiences, and enterprises to build an economy that is just and sustainable. SVN services and benefits include our Member Connection Service, Local Member Gatherings, Peer Circles, social networking tools, Social Venture Institutes and national conferences.

Member Connection Service

SVNs Member Connection Service provides personalized support to help leaders connect with the people and resources that can help them meet their goals. These connections amplify the impact of members and spark innovations that further our collective efforts to expand socially responsible business.

Local Member Gatherings

In 2010, SVN hosted fourteen Local Member Gatherings in the US and Canada in cities such as San Francisco, New York City, Boston, Chicago, Seattle and Vancouver. Local Gatherings are a powerful way to strengthen regional partnerships and relationships that support both personal and professional growth.

Social Networking
SVN is leveraging social networking platforms to break down traditional barriers to connectivity and help members build relationships across geography, industry and age. We are excited about the growing use of platforms such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, and are integrating these and other dynamic tools with SVNs customized platforms (including SVNet and Conference Connections). Our goal is to create a powerful toolkit that enables members to strengthen the SVN community while participating in the global flow of ideas and connections that are transforming business into a force for good.

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CONFERENCES
SVNs semi-annual conferences are a unique experience where members and guests connect, share best practices and get the inspiration they need to grow personally and professionally.

SVN 2010 Spring Member Gathering

Over 200 members and guests gathered at Skamania Lodge in Stevenson, Washington to explore ways for business leaders, investors and social entrepreneurs to collaborate to produce sustainable economic opportunities locally, nationally and around the world. Featured speakers included Gunter Pauli of Ecover and ZERI, Lisa Sedlar of New Seasons Market, Patti Moreno of Garden Girl TV, Doc and Connie Hatfield of Oregon County Natural Beef, B Lab Founder Jay Coen Gilbert, BALLE Executive Director Michelle Long, David Chen of Equilibrium Capital Group, Kiva Co-Founder Matt Flannery, Jensine Larsen of World Pulse Magazine, and Watts Wacker of FirstMatter.

SVN 2010 Fall Conference

More than 300 leaders gathered at the Ocean Place Resort in Long Branch, New Jersey for SVNs 2010 Fall Conference. Featured speakers included Jonathan Rose of Jonathan Rose Companies, David Mager of Major Environmental Solutions, Joe Sibilia of CSRwire LLC, Van Jones of the Center for American Progress and Princeton University, Jeff Adams of ICON Wheelchairs, Rha Goddess of Move the Crowd, Deigo Recalde of Concrete Stories, Debra Ruh of TecAccess, author Otto Scharmer, and Katrina vanden Heuvel of The Nation.

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SOCIAL VENTURE INSTITUTES

Since 1996, Social Venture Institutes (SVIs) have offered leaders of social enterprises opportunities to receive expert advice and mentoring from members of Social Venture Network. Founded by Gary Hirshberg of Stonyfield Farm, the SVI model was designed to provide an interactive and affordable way for socially conscious entrepreneurs to explore ways to succeed. SVN co-hosts Social Venture Institutes with Renewal Partners and the Hollyhock Retreat Center on Cortes Island and with Sustainable Business Network in Philadelphia. Learn more at www.svn.org/svi

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MANY THANKS TO OUR 2010 SPONSORS

Innovation Awards Presenting Sponsor
Utne Reader

Mission Underwriters
Communicopia Internet EILEEN FISHER GreenBiz.com Group SJR Living Compassion Metropolitan Group Sustainable Industries

Local Gatherings Sponsor

RSF Social Finance

Lead Sponsor
Marys Gone Crackers

Innovation Awards Gold Sponsors

Generocity Partners Halloran Philanthropies Hanson Bridgett Main Street Resources

Benefactors
Bemporad Baranowski Marketing Group (BBMG) Calvert Care2.com CSRwire LLC Ethical Markets Media, LLC IBIS Communications, Inc. KINeSYS Inc. Menke & Associates, Inc. New Resource Bank Perlman and Perlman Social (k) Trillium Asset Management

Impact Sponsors
Dr.Hauschka Skin Care Ogden Publications, Inc. Rhiza Salsberg Group

Social Media Sponsor

Metropolitan Group

Sustainable Meals Sponsors

Candle Caf Mal Warwick Associates

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MEMBER BENEFITS
When you join SVN, you become part of the leading network dedicated to connecting and supporting experienced socially responsible business leaders, investors, and social entrepreneurs. SVN supports your work with programs and services that help you build valuable relationships throughout the year so that you can strengthen your business, enhance your leadership, and expand your impact. You can choose from a number of membership levels to help both you and your management team benefit from the SVN community. Individual level membership benefits include:

Invitations to SVNs Spring Member Gathering and Fall Conference Invitations to local gatherings and exclusive SVN partner events SVNs annual member directory Access to the Member Connection Service, personalized support from SVN staff to connect you to resources and people in the network relevant to your goals Access to SVNs One-on-One Advisors program Invitations to Social Venture Institutes

Access to SVNs members-only online platform, enabling quick, private access to members, tools, and extended networks A subscription to the members-only edition of the Networker monthly e-newsletter The SVN Book Series: complimentary books, discounts on bulk orders, and personal connections to authors Invitations to SVN Peer Circles, small groups of up to 12 SVN members who meet in person or virtually each month to share and learn from each other, and ultimately become a group of trusted advisors National promotion and media opportunities Please visit www.svn.org/membership or contact Erin Roach at erinr@svn.org for more information.

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SVN LEADERSHIP
Lifetime Mission Members:
Ben Cohen Mark Finser Eileen Fisher Josh Mailman Deborah Nelson Executive Committee, Social Venture Network Karl Carter Inner City Enterprises Jay Coen Gilbert B Lab Denise Hamler Green America Trish Karter Dancing Deer Baking Company Rich Landry <rich medium> Marc Lesser ZBA Associates Morgan Simon Toniic Angel Investor Network Farha-Joyce Haboucha Rockefeller & Co. Lynne Katzmann Juniper Partners Inc. Josh Mailman Mailman Foundation Drummond Pike Tides Foundation and Tides Center Mal Warwick One World Futbol Project Judy Wicks White Dog Enterprises

SVN Staff
Shonna Anderson Events & Project Coordinator Tina Beck Events Manager Nathan Joblin Director of Finance & Administration Casey Lauderdale Administrative and Systems Associate Deb Nelson Executive Director Erin Roach Director of Recruitment & Marketing Deborah Schoenbaum Deputy Director Aileen Sweeney Director of Member Services & Engagement Jessica Young Marketing Associate

2010-2011 Board of Directors:

Joe Glorfield Chair, SVN TBL Capital MaryAnne Howland Vice Chair, SVN Ibis Communications, Inc. Don Shaffer Treasurer, SVN RSF Social Finance Bryan Welch Secretary, SVN Ogden Publications, Inc. Raphael Bemporad Executive Committee, SVN BBMG Heather Hiles Executive Committee, SVN RippleSend

2010 Visionary Advisors

Fritjof Capra Ram Dass

Emeritus & Ex-Officio Board Members

Melissa Bradley Tides Foundation and Tides Center Ben Cohen Ben & Jerrys Homemade, Inc. Edward Dugger III UNC Partners

Bernard Glassman Riane Eisler Cheri Huber Satish Kumar Amory Lovins Chief Oren Lyons Lee Mun Wah

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2010 PRINCIPAL INVESTORS

The following individuals have invested in the network significantly above basic membership through sponsorships, individual donations, and/or membership upgrades.

$25,000 and Up
Mark Finser Eileen Fisher Don Shaffer

Mirran Raphaely Mal Warwick

Jim Epstein Terry Gips Amy Goldman

Jo Opot Matt Patsky Lara Pearson Gifford Pinchot Libba Pinchot Bart Potenza Vince Siciliano Wayne Silby Garry Spanner Whitney Anne Walker Steve Weinberg Judy Wicks

$2,000 - $4,999
Allen Bromberger

Ajax Greene Denise Hamler Laury Hammel Hazel Henderson Michael Hirschhorn Mike Kappus Trish Karter Bruce Katz

$10,000 - $24,999
Tony Carr Dan Levinson Josh Mailman Teresa Pahl Dale Rodrigues

Margot Fraser John Menke Reed Montague Vince Siciliano Rob Thomas

Under $2,000 $5,000 - $9,999

Amy Hall Cheri Huber Josh Knauer David Levy Matt Patsky Bart Potenza Raphael Bemporad Benjamin Bingham Ben Cohen Corine Couwenberg Grace Crowley Adnan Durrani Randy Eisenman

Gregg Keesling Jeff Kletter Todd Koons Richard Landry Lawrence Lunt Ralph Meima Bonny Meyer Deb Nelson

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SVN 2010 FINANCIAL REPORT

Revenues
Membership Conferences Sponsorship Grants & Contributions Other (1) Revenue Amount applied from previous surplus Total
(1) Incl. interest income + book sales

$433,059 $271,641 $151,500 $40,342 $5,976 $902,517 $83,176 $985,693

48% 30.1% 16.8% 4.5% 0.7%

Expenditures
Program/Member Services Conferences General & Administrative Fundraising Total Expenses $386,377 $428,343 $94,464 $76,509 $985,693 39.2% 43.5% 9.6% 7.8%

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CONTRIBUTE
In our most recent member survey, we asked members what they value most about SVN and how they want to see the network continue to grow. Members reported that its the quality and diversity of the leaders in this community that makes participation worthwhile, and can only make it stronger.

Its with a commitment to these shared values that we seek your support of the SVN Bridge Project. SVNs Bridge Project is our organizations strategic commitment to identify, engage, and support diverse social entrepreneurs that, as research has shown, face greater barriers to growing their ventures and ultimately changing the world. Through the Bridge Project, SVN leverages its unique community of leaders and resources to identify, support, and promote the countrys brightest and most innovative social entrepreneurs from under-represented groups. Among these are people of color, women, and next generation entrepreneurs, as well as those from under-represented geographic areas throughout the country. With your support, this crucial initiative will be instrumental in diversifying the socially responsible business movement, while advancing a new generation of social entrepreneurs and models that are operating at the intersection of economic justice and environmental sustainability. This year SVN has already given out over $50,000 in scholarships, and with the support of our Ambassadors, we will host an increased number of local gatherings and meet-ups in underserved areas. Your support of the Bridge Project is needed to help break down financial barriers for individuals requiring Bridge Scholarships for membership, conference attendance, and Social Venture Institutes. Will you consider a tax-deductible contribution of $500 or whatever amount you can manageto support social entrepreneurs who need help? For more information on supporting the SVN Bridge Project, please visit ww.svn.org/donate or contact Nathan Joblin at nathanj@svn.org or 415-561-6501 x 14.

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