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The Global Solutions Forum promotes cross-sector collaboration in inspiring and supporting ethical leadership. Now co-sponsored by Students Shoulder-to-Shoulder and the University of Denver Daniels College of Business, the annual Forum brings together key institutions of social impact – education; business, non-profit, philanthropy – to learn, share, and coordinate efforts in addressing pressing issues in society.
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Friday, October 25 • 11:30am - 1:00pm
Keynote Lunch: When the System Fails: Creative problem-solving yields societal good

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When the System Fails: Creative problem-solving yields societal good

This forum addresses the importance of systems-based collaboration, but what happens when the systems are failing? The Women's Bean Project, a Denver-based nonprofit that helps break the cycle of poverty by hiring and supporting the chronically unemployed, is a case study in collaboration and creative problem solving to solve a seemingly insurmountable challenge. CEO Tamra Ryan will explain how the Women’s Bean Project provides a safe working environment for impoverished women with the odds stacked against them (convicted felons, recovering addicts, victims of domestic violence, teenage mothers) to learn the skills needed for employment and the chance to create a new life.


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Tamra Ryan

CEO, Womens Bean Project
Tamra leads the Bean Project’s strategic direction and is instrumental in putting the organization on the national and international map, as a high-performing and impactful social enterprise. She is a former board member of Social Venture Partners-Denver, currently chairs the Board... Read More →

Friday October 25, 2019 11:30am - 1:00pm MDT
Colorado Ball Room Marriott
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Attendees (10)