fall roundtable 2019

social entrepreneurship

How do we access money for social justice work?  We can write grant proposals to get foundations and organizations to see our visions, concur with our mission, and well, reward us generously.  However this process is extremely competitive and may take a year to two years or in most cases, never. So how can we creatively grow our organizations that would give agency to us, the people who toil everyday to serve our communities? This roundtable is a think tank that will explore social entrepreneurship and fundraising.  If you are interested, please contact Samantha Joo (platform4women@gmail.com).  

Session Cost $35, Lunch will be provided

2019 presenters

Daphne rose

Daphne Rose is the owner of Different Strokes Paint n' Sip Art Studio (Aurora CO).  After being forced out of corporate America due to discrimination, she opened Different Strokes about two years ago.  As a black woman, the decision and road to become a business owner was not an easy one; it took her life savings, blood, sweat and tears. But she was very blessed to come across amazing instructors to help her launch and run the studio...they are truly heaven sent. The studio is very warm, inviting and inclusive to all. In essence, it reflects Ms. Rose.  It is black owned, black operated, which features black art, including diverse galleries filled with amazing paintings to choose from. This is what set Paint n' Sip aside from other local paint n sip studios. She is proud of Different Strokes which allows her to express herself in her space unapologetically. And she loves what she does which is to put smiles on people's faces (her purpose) with each and every paint and sip session from ages 7 to 97.

Betsy Lay

Betsy Lay made her way to Denver from St. Louis in 2000 to attend the University of Denver. She has since spent much of her time working in education-based non-profits, including serving two terms as an AmeriCorps VISTA. In 2014, she co-founded the Lady Justice Brewing Company, a philanthropic brewery that donates all profits over cost to organizations empowering women and girls. In addition to being the head brewer at Lady Justice, Betsy works in academic programming at the Iliff School of Theology.

john reid

John Reid is the Director of Development at The Center for African American Health. He has nearly 30 years of direct nonprofit experience in the areas of donation solicitation, relationship cultivation, donor development, grants management/writing, and fund development. Throughout his career, he has developed and implemented many successful fundraising initiatives, managing diverse teams and providing support to the Board of Directors, CEOs and Fund Development Teams for several well established local non-profit organizations. He has a very established track-record increasing donor engagement, long-term stewardship of major gifts, and implementing an array of development activities that have led to his raising nearly $1 Billion dollars for the organizations he has represented throughout his career. His personal and professional commitment is to serve our most vulnerable populations who suffer from chronic illnesses and complex diseases. John’s fundamental belief is that communities grow stronger when all people—women, men, children, older adults, immigrants, people of color, GLBTQ+ individuals, and are afforded the knowledge and opportunities to reach their optimal health outcomes.