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Social Impact Conferences

Global Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research Conference
This conference is interdisciplinary and brings together a diverse set of presenters and discussants for two days of scholarly conversation on innovation and entrepreneurship.
Grunin Center for Law and Social Entrepreneurship
The mission of the Grunin Center is to enhance the community of lawyers and legal institutions purposefully engaged in social entrepreneurship, impact investing, and sustainable development, and to accelerate their effective participation in these fields.
Impact Forum
The GIIN Impact Forum is a global impact investing event with unparalleled opportunities to learn from thought-provoking speakers, participate in interactive sessions and network with impact investing leaders from six continents.
Impact Investing Symposium
Since its first Investing for Impact Symposium in 2013, High Water Women’s expertly curated conference evolved into a not-to-be-missed opportunity for investors and investment professionals to connect, to learn and to be visible.
Midwest Symposium on Social Entrepreneurship
The symposium is designed to bring together those interested in engaging in or supporting social entrepreneurship.
SOCAP
This is where movement makers and institutional investors learn from each other; it’s where academics share research with operators on the ground, and where entrepreneurs showcase their scalable, world-changing ideas. SOCAP forges profound and powerful connections.
Social Innovation Summit
Social Innovation Summit convenes the world’s most potent leaders, thinkers, and practitioners around one simple yet audacious goal: to catalyze inspired partnerships that are disrupting social impact.
Yale Impact Investing Conference
he Yale Impact Investing Conference is an annual event hosted by the Yale School of Management (SOM) that brings together speakers and attendees to discuss impact investing. The conference provides a forum to learn about impact investing, explore new investment strategies, and discuss challenges and opportunities.

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Educator's Reference Desk
Includes 2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ question archive responses. The Educator's Reference Desk is provided by the Information Institute of Syracuse, the people who created AskERIC, the Gateway to Educational Materials, and the Virtual Reference Desk
Federal Resources for Education Excellence (FREE)
Includes lesson plans, science visualizations, and more. This easily accessible information is provided by federal organizations and agencies such as the Library of Congress, National Archives, National Park Service, Smithsonian, National Science Foundation, and NASA.
Illuminations
Showcases classroom ready Standards-based mathematics lessons for grades Pre-K-12, interactive tools for learning and teaching mathematics, and reviewed Web sites. Illuminations provides resources for teachers, supervisors, and mathematics educators at all levels.
Library of Congress for Teachers
Provides information on using primary sources in the classroom and includes easy-to-use primary source sets on the most frequently taught topics plus professional development materials and more.
ReadWriteThink.org
Developed by the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English with support from the Verizon Foundation, this site includes standards-based lesson plans, online interactive materials for students, a gallery of peer-reviewed Web resources, and a literacy calendar with teaching ideas.
Smithsonian Education
This site is a gateway for Smithsonian education resources for teachers, families, and students. The site features lesson plans, field trip guides, print and online resources, opportunities for professional development, and other materials for teachers. The family section highlights "the fun things to do" at Smithsonian museums. The student section includes illustrated essays, online "IdeaLabs," and suggested books.