Social Enterprise News
| June 27, 2017
The Tamer Fund for Social Ventures recently completed its fourth funding cycle and selected four new early-stage ventures to add to the portfolio.
The following Tamer Fund for Social Venture awardees were selected out of almost 100 applicants after participating in an application screening round, a due diligence process with student teams as part of a Business School course, and a final pitch to the Fund’s Investment Board:
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School News
| April 16, 2017
The second annual Tamer Center for Social Enterprise Awards Breakfast drew more than 250 attendees and raised a record-breaking $1 million.
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Press Release
| March 24, 2017
Columbia Business School’s Tamer Center for Social Enterprise recently honored Justine Zinkin ’02, CEO of Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners, with the 2017 Social Enterprise Leadership Award at its annual reception.
Recognized for her ongoing dedication to driving social impact, Zinkin has inspired and overseen the dramatic growth of Neighborhood Trust, cultivating the organization as a national leader in financial empowerment and asset development.
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Press Release
| December 21, 2016
The Tamer Center for Social Enterprise at Columbia Business School announced the winners of its most recent round of funding. Three new social ventures, including the first nonprofit organization and first all-undergraduate founding team, received $25,000 each from the Tamer Fund for Social Ventures.
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Social Enterprise News
| September 28, 2016
Columbia Business School is pleased to announce that it has joined The Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability (ARCS) as an Institutional Member.
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Social Enterprise News
| August 4, 2016
This story was originally published in Columbia Ideas at Work.
Matt Schiavenza
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Social Enterprise News
| July 7, 2016
NEW YORK — To help advance causes like childhood education and waste management, four entrepreneurs received $25,000 for their ventures in the latest round of funding from the Tamer Fund for Social Ventures. In addition to funding, these entrepreneurs also gain access to the social enterprise resources the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise at Columbia Business School provides.
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Social Enterprise News
| June 3, 2016
The brainchild of Andrew Gundlach '01, Professor Ray Horton, and adjunct professors Melissa Berman and Doug Bauer, Effective Philanthropy in Urban Communities puts students in the driver's seat when it comes to making an impact on local neighborhoods.
By Agatha Bordonaro
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Social Enterprise News
| November 20, 2015
The Tamer Center for Social Enterprise at Columbia Business School has awarded grants to five up-and- coming social innovators
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Social Enterprise News
| June 19, 2015
In May, Columbia Business School welcomed six new members to its esteemed Board of Overseers.
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