DON SHAFFER ON MONEY AS A TOOL

FOR ENGAGEMENT

Can business and finance foster community and enliven consciousness? Join us this month as Don Shaffer, President and CEO of RSF Social Finance, explores such topics as living economies, impact investing, businesses with multiple bottom lines, and new modes of philanthropy.  

You’ll leave feeling inspired about how you can use money as a tool to engage with the world in a more conscientious way.

More About Our Speaker

Prior to joining RSF, Don served as Executive Director of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE), developing it into an alliance of over 15,000 independently owned businesses across the U.S. and Canada.

He has also served as Interim Executive Director of Investors’ Circle, a network investing private capital into companies addressing social and environmental issues.

Don’s experience includes over 15 years in senior management positions building social mission companies.

He serves as a Board Member of Comet Skateboards, BALLE, and Social Venture Network, and participates in an advisory capacity with Entrepreneurship@Cornell, B Lab, and Slow Money.

Don currently lives in Oakland, California, with his family.

Additional Event Details
The evening will begin with an introduction to The Pachamama Alliance at 6:30pm, followed by dinner (no host) and our speaker's presentation at 8pm, and conclude by 9:15pm. Venue: Pena Pachamama Restaurant, North Beach, San Francisco.