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Tonight over 120 business and community leaders are gathered at the offices of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati to hear from Ron Conway, preeminent angel investor, philanthropist and entrepreneurial thought leader.

Ron, best known for his foresight on innovation in the private sector, is instead diving into to Full Circle Fund’s members and guests about “Innovative Need, Infinite Opportunity” - how the infinite need for solutions to pressing social issues opens a world of infinite opportunity for engaged philanthropists to bring their talents and resources to bear on the issues.

Ron shared this sage wisdom with Full Circle Fund’s members and invited guests:

“I’ve been very lucky and privileged to invest in some of the greatest companies in Silicon Valley…before I give somebody money, I want to be an investor with entrepreneurs I have a good chemistry with, it had better be a great idea, and it had better be monetizable. When you’re picking a charity, you should do the same thing”

• If it’s not fun and enjoyable, you shouldn’t do it.
• Make sure the charity you like is working, that it’s effective.
• In charity it’s not monetizabe per se, it’s if the charity’s services are something you can get passionate about helping.

“The skills you are using to pick charities are the same as I use for angel investing.”

> Look for another News post with a video of Ron’s talk, photos from the event and more, next week at www.fullcirclefund.org

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