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A discussion about improving public education with Kim...
with Kim Smith and Don Shalvey on Jun 7, 2005
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with Kim Smith and Don Shalvey on Jun 7, 2005
Kim Smith is the co-founder of NewSchools Venture Fund to transform public education by supporting education entrepreneurs. In NewSchools, Kim created a new “hybrid” approach to investing in social entrepreneurs. NewSchools uses grants, loans and equity investments to support a portfolio that includes nonprofit and for-profit entrepreneurs who are building sustainable, scalable education ventures. Kim served as CEO of NewSchools Venture Fund from 1998 until the fall of 2005, and currently serves as a senior advisor and board member.
Kim began her career as a consultant specializing in business-education partnerships. In 1989, she became a founding team member of Teach For America (TFA). She then put her TFA experience to work in the post of founding director of BAYAC AmeriCorps, a consortium of nonprofits in the San Francisco Bay Area working to develop young leaders in education. She helped start NewSchool Venture Fund in 1998.
Source-NewSchools Venture Fund http://newschools.org/about_us/our_team.htm#kim
