Do Addicts make good Entrepreneurs? 12 Angels Present in Atlanta!

The Philanthropy Roundtable sponsored a panel on innovative programs using entrepreneurship to help recovering addicts, current and former prisoners and the disabled.

The conference is titled: Building a Nation of Entrepreneurs on Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m, at One-Ninety-One Club, Atlanta, GA. http://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/content.asp?contentid=590

The panel moderator will be 12 Angels founder Alex Shohet and two amazing panelists: Catherine Rohr, from the Prison Entrepreneurship Program, and Patti Lind, from the Abilities Fund. Learn how entrepreneurship extracts latent or misguided potential. Many prisoners have great entrepreneurial drive and experience waiting to be re-channeled, and research shows that people with certain disabilities have a greater propensity to become entrepreneurs. Veterans, people with substance addictions and other disadvantaged people who have overcome significant trials have demonstrated the willpower necessary to start and run successful enterprises.

The Philanthropy Roundtable is a national association of individual donors, foundation trustees and staff, and corporate giving officers. The Roundtable attracts independent donors who benefit from being part of an organization dedicated to helping them achieve their charitable objectives. In addition to offering expert advice and counsel, the Roundtable puts donors in touch with peers who share similar concerns and interests. Members of the Roundtable gain access to the full range of ideas and information on what does and does not work well in philanthropy.