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'''Vision:''' 30 (???) hybrid organizations -- social enterprises born from the culture of the web -- gather for two days to tell stories, share skills and figure out how to do what we do better. Hosted by [http://www.mozilla.org/ Mozilla].
'''Vision:''' 5 to 10 representatives of hybrid organizations -- social enterprises born from the culture of the web -- will gather for a one-day meeting to share perspectives, strategize, and work towards an understanding and articulation of this new approach to changing the world. Jounalists and representatives from major foundations will be invited to a portion of the event, in order to advance the understanding of the hybrid model with the public and in the philanthropy world. The event will be hosted by [http://www.mozilla.org/ Mozilla] in California.
 


==What's a hybrid organization?==
==What's a hybrid organization?==
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* '''Are born from the culture of the web''', with participation, openness and networks at the core of how they operate.
* '''Are born from the culture of the web''', with participation, openness and networks at the core of how they operate.


* '''Put mission ahead of personal gain (or shareholder value?) in decision making''' in some structural way. Incorporating as a nonprofit is one way to do this.  
* '''Put mission first''' in a structural way. Incorporating as a nonprofit is one way to do this.  


Mozilla is an organization like this. We know there are others. It's likely we've got something to learn from each other.
Mozilla is an organization like this.


[Alternate name idea from hecker: 'participatory social enterprise' (or 'participatory social business' -- see below).]
[Alternate name idea from hecker: 'participatory social enterprise' (or 'participatory social business' -- see below).]
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* Figure out lightweight ways to share ideas and grow the hybrid org concept on an ongoing basis.  
* Figure out lightweight ways to share ideas and grow the hybrid org concept on an ongoing basis.  
* Share our story with journalists to help them understand why this strange new type of organization is neither a company nor a traditional charity.
* Share our strategy with foundations to encourage investments in new organizations that have the potential for vast social impact and long-term sustainability.


It's pretty much guaranteed that everyone will leave with new friends and new ideas. Hopefully, we'll also get a few journalists involved who can help us write down the stories we tell.
It's pretty much guaranteed that everyone will leave with new friends and new ideas. Hopefully, we'll also get a few journalists involved who can help us write down the stories we tell.
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==When and where?==
==When and where?==


The current plan is for a two day event last week of March in San Francisco. The other option is to tack it onto the Skoll World Forum at the same time in Oxford.
The current plan is for a one day event on May 14th in San Francisco. (at mozilla?  in the city?
 
 


==Who should come?==
==Who should come?==
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* [http://www.benetech.org/ Benetech]
* [http://www.benetech.org/ Benetech]
* [http://www.compumentor.org/ Compumentor]
* [http://www.techsoup.org/ Tech]
* [http://the-hub.net/ The Hub]
* [http://the-hub.net/ The Hub]
* [http://www.kiva.org/ Kiva.org]
* [http://www.kiva.org/ Kiva.org]
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