{"id":2,"date":"2013-01-10T00:19:55","date_gmt":"2013-01-10T00:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.columbiasocialenterprise.org\/conference\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2014-03-18T18:08:13","modified_gmt":"2014-03-18T22:08:13","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.columbiasocialenterprise.org\/conference2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Engaging Customers and Clients in Social Change<\/h2>\n<p>Society will never change unless we collectively want it to. Social entrepreneurs may have great visions\u00a0for transforming the world, but little can be accomplished without energizing and motivating those on\u00a0the receiving end of change efforts: the clients and customers of social enterprises.\u00a0While lessons can\u00a0be learned from marketers and social media practitioners, there are unique challenges in adapting these\u00a0ideas to solving social and environmental problems. Organizations ranging from multinational corporations\u00a0to social venture startups need to grapple with questions such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">What is the best way to compel customers to consider the social footprints of their purchases and leverage the power of the individual for social good?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">How can grassroots ideas and engagement translate into action to create a movement?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">How do you create demand for and deliver socially useful products and services that benefit underserved communities and the environment?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By uniting industry experts, thought leaders and practitioners, the 2013 Social Enterprise Conference will\u00a0delve deeper into the ways leaders and managers can use innovative strategies to maximize social change.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Featuring Speakers from:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Green Hands USA<\/li>\n<li>KickStart International<\/li>\n<li>Good Corp<\/li>\n<li>DoSomething.org<\/li>\n<li>Occupy Sandy<\/li>\n<li>City Health Works<\/li>\n<li>Accion<\/li>\n<li>NRDC<\/li>\n<li>Acumen<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Forest City Ratner<\/li>\n<li>The Huffington Post<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>and more to come. Check out the <a title=\"Speakers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.columbiasocialenterprise.org\/conference2013\/speakers\/\">Speakers<\/a> page to learn more.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Thank You to our Sponsors<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Gold Sponsors<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"hp\" alt=\"HP\" src=\"http:\/\/www.columbiasocialenterprise.org\/conference2012\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/hp.bmp\" width=\"126\" height=\"126\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbiasocialenterprise.org\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/edited-spot_color.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1028\" alt=\"spot_color\" src=\"http:\/\/www.columbiasocialenterprise.org\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/edited-spot_color.jpg\" width=\"99\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.columbiasocialenterprise.org\/conference2013\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/edited-spot_color.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.columbiasocialenterprise.org\/conference2013\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/edited-spot_color-94x94.jpg 94w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong><br \/>\nSilver Sponsors<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-793 aligncenter\" alt=\"edited BNPP logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.columbiasocialenterprise.org\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edited-BNPP-logo.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"42\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"edited-intel_rgb_1700-(2)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.columbiasocialenterprise.org\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edited-intel_rgb_1700-21.png\" width=\"200\" height=\"152\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"logo_gs\" src=\"http:\/\/www.columbiasocialenterprise.org\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/logo_gs.jpeg\" width=\"150\" height=\"61\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mitchel-williams-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.columbiasocialenterprise.org\/conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/mitchel-williams-medium.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"41\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Engaging Customers and Clients in Social Change Society will never change unless we collectively want it to. 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