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Full Circle Fund’s spring 2009 programming provided a number of opportunities for our emergent leaders to engage up close with inspiring role models. San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris spoke at March’s Joint Impact Circle Meeting, advising our social innovators to be bold, courageous, and creative. A few days later, the Education Circle’s Alternative Teacher Compensation (Alt Comp) Project Team co-hosted two statewide conferences that brought together thought leaders from across the country, including California’s Senator Gloria Romero.

Global Economic Opportunity Circle Members deepened their grant-making knowledge by hearing best practices from philanthropist Esther Hewlett, Co-Founder of Global Citizens. Meanwhile, the Environment/Energy Circle welcomed California State Assembly Majority Whip Fiona Ma, and Dan Jacobson, Legislative Director of Environment California, to their April meeting.

In May, nearly 100 enthusiastic members gathered for a weekend in Monterey at the Annual Retreat to refresh, regroup, and collectively build strategies for the coming year. Speakers Ahmed Rahim, CEO of NUMI Tea and Bidyut Bose, Executive Director of Niroga Institute provided inspiration and rejuvenation. Finally, California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer spoke to members and guests at the Stride Center Opportunity Partner Program Launch co-hosted by Full Circle Fund’s Technology Circle.

Exposing our members to such a diverse selection of leaders is not only inspirational and educational but a key ingredient in Full Circle Fund’s model of cultivating the next generation of community leaders through outstanding programming.

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