Paul Shoemaker
Shoemaker is the Founding President of Social Venture Partners International—the first-of-its-kind and still-largest global network of thousands of social innovators, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and business leaders supporting social change agents in over 40 cities and 8 countries. He is a global thought leader and consultant on activating social change agents and increasing civic impact.
Shoemaker was twice named one of the “Top 50 Most Influential People in the Nonprofit Sector” by The Non Profit Times. He was named “Philanthropist of the Year” by Future in Review. Awarded the Red-Winged Leadership Award by Seattle University. And in 2015, he received the Microsoft Alumni Integral Fellow Award, the only MSFT alum to ever be the sole recipient in a year of this prestigious award.
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Mindset is one of the deepest levers of systems change, and a shift in mindset is critical if we are to build capacity and accelerate our progress. To unlock its power, organizations... see more
Creating a resilient future for the cotton industry requires reimagining the supply chain through regenerative and socially just approaches to growing, processing, and manufacturing cotton. Discover new practices that are transforming the... see more
From sequestering carbon to improving water quality, regenerative agriculture practices provide many benefits. How can we translate those benefits in a way that is meaningful to audiences outside of the sustainability field–from... see more
