Wish someone would do something creative to build a flourishing community? How about you?
Consider this an invitation to “Business for the Common Good: Kingdom Companies and Enterprising Ministries,” hosted by the Fresno Pacific University Center for Community Transformation.
See KMPH Great Day segment on the event kmph-kfre.com/great-day/learn-about-the-work-of-our-hands-summit
The event, part of The Work of Our Hands Summit Series, will be from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Thursday, April 28, 2016, in Valley Christian Center, 4649 E. Shields Ave., Fresno. This year two workshop tracks are available: one for business people, professionals and business students, and the other for churches and community benefit organizations.
Ivan Gonzalez will be the keynote speaker. In more than 25 years as a coach for social enterprises, Gonzales has been committed to equipping leaders to get beyond traditional charity and make a difference in their community. He has worked successfully with start-ups and mid-size enterprises to develop a new economic model with a social as well as a financial bottom line.
Features include:
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Ways to connect with those who care about business solutions to poverty
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Innovative ideas for social entrepreneurship
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Practical workshops that equip people of faith to bring their unique resources to the table
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Examples of how local churches and community-based organizations use business techniques to solve social problems
Admission is $35 for individuals, $25 each for two or more from the same organization and $10 for students. Lunch is included. Register online at the-work-of-our-hands.eventbrite.com. For more information, contact Jeanette Jaurena at Jeanette.jaurena@fresno.edu or 559-453-2367. The event is sponsored by the FPU Center for Community Transformation and School of Business.