Social Enterprise Initiative: The Chicago Booth Social Impact Club Presents a Conversation with buildOn and GE Capital

Monday, October 6, 2014 at 5:15 PM until 9:00 PMUTC -05:00


Gleacher Center
450 N Cityfront Plaza Dr Rm 621
Chicago, IL 60611
United States

Join the Chicago Booth Social Impact Club to learn how buildOn and GE Capital have partnered to change communities in the places they do business and around the globe. Jim Ziolkowski, buildOn founder, president, and CEO will join Trevor Schauenberg, president and CEO, GE Capital, corporate finance, for a discussion on how nonprofit and corporate partnerships can be forged to change communities and build strong corporate cultures.

The evening will begin with a reception, followed by the speaking engagement, and end with opportunities to learn about volunteering with buildOn and a book signing of Ziolkowski's New York Times bestseller Walk in Their Shoes, the story of his journey from working in the corporate world to being a global non-profit leader and the students and villagers who changed his life.

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About the Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI)
The Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI) at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business supports the aspirations of students and alumni to impact societal issues and furthers research on how institutions help solve social problems. Through ongoing curricular development, alumni and student programming, and support of faculty pursuits, SEI builds on Chicago Booth's commitment to rigorous analysis and its discipline-based approach to understanding organizations, markets, and policy.

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