We provide non-profit organizations, agents of social change and sustainable entities with access to high level event planning, marketing and execution at rates they can afford.
Non-profits and sustainable social organizations often lack the funding and expertise to put on a effective, major fundraising event. These events provide crucial funding for their organizational programs. Tens of thousands rely on these organizations for survival, education, support and relief. Our goal is to help these organizations achieve a level of financial support that will allow them to serve out their mission in the community with the greatest possible impact.
The Social Enterprises team is a group of dynamic leaders, committed to enhancing local communities by organizing top-notch events for non-profits, socially driven and sustainably focused entities. We believe in the power of community; in changing the world with our actions; that sustainability and social responsibility are one in the same.
Ericka launched Social Enterprises, Inc. in 1997 - an event management company created to raise funds for Bay Area nonprofits. She uses her passion for events and expertise in driving revenue to help important social causes raise money through special events. Ericka created the GoGreen Conference in 2008 to help businesses like hers become more sustainable. The GoGreen Conference is now in Oregon, Washington, Texas, Arizona, Colorado and New York states. Ericka's team at Social Enterprises, Inc. manages a variety of sustainability-focused and social cause events including the City of Portland's Ecoroof Fair, International Living Future Institute's Living Future Conference, The Portland Sustainability Institute's EcoDistricts Summit and Meyer Memorial Trust's Within Our Reach Conference.
Bethany is responsible for the strategic development and implementation of all communications, marketing and social media initiatives for Social Enterprises and GoGreen Conference events. Leveraging a background in journalism, brand strategy and sustainability, she gives voice to the company's mission of driving the development of sustainable businesses and cities around the world. Prior to working at Social Enterprises, Bethany led the social media department at Riley Weiss, a strategic branding & design firm. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication and Art History from Winthrop University. Follow her on Twitter at @lilgirlbigvoice.
Cory works closely with the Director of Communications to execute marketing strategies for GoGreen and Social Enterprises events. A well-rounded background in graphic design, marketing, project management and social media has provided Cory with a balanced perspective and allows him to achieve both creative demands and business objectives. He has worked with organizations such as the Oregon Zoo, CJ Hurley Century Arts and viaLanguage. Cory holds a Bachelors of Science in Design Management from the Art Institute of Portland.
Holly recently joined Social Enterprises as the Community Outreach Coordinator after interning at the Gresham Center for the Arts Foundation, assisting with their events and working with business owners in the community. At Social Enterprises Holly forms a community partnership with community organizations, associations, and media relations for every state and community hosting our conferences. She has been involved in several organizations including serving on the Executive Board of the Special Events Society, where she assisted in multiple special events in New England, Captain of the Johnson & Wales University Sailing Team and interned for the Australia based waste management company, CleanEvent, at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics where she was stationed at the Whistler Sliding Center to help maintain the venue during the games.
Shanie uses her research and negotiation talents to build valuable, strategic partnerships for Social Enterprises and GoGreen Conference events. Before joining Social Enterprises she worked as an Event Coordinator for Neighbors West-Northwest, a local non-profit that supports twelve different neighborhood associations in Portland, Oregon. She has gained a wide range of experience in social services by working and volunteering at local domestic violence organizations like Allies in Change Counseling Center and Portland Women's Crisis Line. Shanie spent a year in college working as a Social Services Assistant at Community Outreach, a Corvallis based homeless shelter where she oversaw the use of Homeless emergency services and assisted individuals and families participating in transitional housing services.
Laura is a passionate advocate for advancing the green economy and helping businesses find creative ways to illustrate their commitment to sustainable business practices. Using research skills and development strategies honed at design agencies: Resource Interactive and FITCH, her role at Social Enterprises is to foster well-aligned partnerships for GoGreen Conference events. She is also currently working on an experimental entrepreneurial project—FLUX: a fashion lending service. Laura holds a Masters of Fine Art in Applied Craft + Design from Pacific Northwest College of Art, and a Bachelors of Art in Marketing from Mount Union College.
Kerrie joined Social Enterprises shortly after she made the move from Seattle to Portland. As the Partnership Administrator, she supports the Partnership Team in creating valuable relationships with potential partners for Social Enterprises Events. She is a point person for our Partnerships, managing communication of key details and documents. As our Administrative lead, Kerrie is in charge of making sure the office runs smoothly, from answering the phones to setting client meetings. Kerrie has a strong background in public relations, promotions and event coordination. While in Seattle, she worked for Wilson Public Relations as a Project Specialist, overseeing details of clients such as Metropolitan Market, Anthony's Restaurants and the Washington State Fruit Commission.
As an Event Coordinator, Monica works on all event production and logistics. Prior to joining Social Enterprises, Monica volunteered for non-profit organizations assisting with the planning and execution events including public education forums, fundraisers and voter registration drives. Monica worked as an event photographer for the Downtown Planet and Oak Hill Gazette in Austin, Texas and participated in the installation and execution of Art Openings at the Mark Woolley Gallery in Portland, Oregon.
Stephanie is responsible for building high-end educational content and dynamic, engaging programming for all GoGreen conferences. She became fascinated with creative sustainable business strategies while interning with the Green Sports Alliance through its burgeoning organizational stages to its full fruition as a national leader. She also brings to Social Enterprises sustainable event management experience from an array of music festivals and outdoor, community-based municipal events. She has a passion for empowering others with actionable know-how and skills for creating change for improved sustainability. Stephanie holds a Master's of Science in Leadership for Sustainability Education from Portland State University and a Bachelor's of Science in Economics from the University of Utah.
Eric is a 14 year web veteran and strong proponent of lightweight sensible design, fueled by bullet proof WC3 standards compliant code. Eric has made a name for himself in the Portland Oregon business community by providing inexpensive yet full featured web solutions for small businesses often utilizing and customizing the Wordpress platform and other open source code communities. When stepping out from the computer you might find him exploring Portland's vast and wonderful Forest Park on his mountain bike, or playing the bass guitar in some dynamic musical combo late into the night at one of the local dive bars.
Rebecca Larson is a creative professional with over 11 years of experience in design and copywriting for print and web. With the bulk of her experience coming out of the publishing arena, Rebecca is a skilled communicator with a mind for marketing. She strives to bring a warm professionalism to all her client relationships, aiming for the highest level of creativity while keeping in mind the constraints of time and budget. The result has been a loyal and growing list of satisfied customers who keep coming back for more.
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This team is very responsive and I would highly recommend them to manage
all aspects of any event of any size.
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Michael Daves,
President,
DMA | Seattle