As the architects of a philanthropic initiative to drive women’s economic empowerment in Lebanon, Lynn Zovighian, co-founder and managing director of the family-owned, Beirut-based social investment firm The Zovighian Partnership, and Social Impact Lab (SIL) Director Rebecca Riccio invited local community-based organizations to define their own funding priorities and promised to listen. Lynn and Rebecca will present an alternative approach to philanthropic grant making that draws on SIL practices and principles to disrupt the conventional power imbalance between grantees and donors to give women a voice. They will also share how their data is providing real-time insights into critical vulnerabilities, urgent needs, and emerging frontline strategies for addressing Lebanon’s multiple crises. This event is part of the Social Impact Lab's weeklong series From Boston to Beirut: Reimagining Social Change in the Middle East. 

Faculty guests:
Moira Zellner, Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Director of Participatory Modeling and Data Science and Co-Director of NULab for Texts, Maps and Networks; Liza Weinstein, Department Chair and Associate Professor of Sociology; and Laura Kuhl, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and International Affairs.

This event is part of the Social Impact Lab's weeklong series From Boston to Beirut: Reimagining Social Change in the Middle East. 

All events except the student workshops will be recorded and available on the Social Impact Lab web site for those who are unable to participate synchronously.

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