The Young Social Innovators event series is brought to you by the BC Advisory Council on Social Entrepreneurship and co-hosted by Young Women in Business and Global Agents for Change.

The Advisory Council is about to present recommendations to the BC government on advancing social innovation in the province, and wants to hear from young social innovators before they finalize their report.

The Lightning Pitch Event will feature 90 second presentations from some of the most exciting initiatives from under 30's in BC, and provide ample opportunity to network with a community of emerging and established social change leaders, including members of the Council.

There will be a cash bar and light refreshments available. As this is a non-profit event, 100% of profits from drinks sales will be awarded to the crowd-favourite pitch!

Event Itinerary:

• 6:45 - Doors
• 7:15 - Event Start / Introduction
• 7:45 - Lightning pitches will begin
• 8:30 - Crowd-favorite lightning pitch announced.
• 9:00 - Time to leave and continue on your innovative paths together!

TWO Important Details

1. Check out our follow-up event (details below)
2. The council wants YOUR opinion on their social entrepreneurship report for the government (details below)!

Lightning Pitches:

We want to hear from the awesome organizations and iniatives that people under 30 are spear-heading in BC.

The rules: Each pitch has 90 seconds. A 10 second countdown will be given, and maybe, just maybe.... you'll be given a 5 second grace period.

Some guidelines:.

•     What do you do, and why are you excited about it?
•     What's the social innovation and impact?
•     How can we help or engage?
•     What would you do with the money for the winning pitch?

If you're interested in making a pitch, there will be additional questions to fill out when purchasing your ticket!

Follow-up Event - An opportunity to shape public policy in BC:

Don't forget to register for our follow-up event on March 10th, Speak Up - where we will have the opportunity to help shape public policy to benefit you and your socially innovative peers! See the link for more.

Your Feedback Needed - The BC Advisory Council on Social Entrepreneurship

The BC Advisory Council on Social Entrepreneurship was established by the BC government in 2011 and is providing recommendations to the government on improving social innovation in BC. Their draft report can be found at http://socialinnovationbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Discussion-Document-BCAC-Together.pdf

They want your input to make sure young people are represented! Please send us your feedback: http://bit.ly/wIp27x