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SUMMARY:Meet & Greet: Buy Social USA
DESCRIPTION:\nLearn about Social Enterprise Procurement: equitable production, service, and facilities opportunities.\n\n\n\nMeet Rebecca Dray of Buy Social USA, a Social Procurement Intermediary Service.\n\n\n\nBuy Social USA is actively seeking suppliers in 5 cities – Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Palo Alto and Chicago\n\n\n\nCalling all impact suppliers from across the country, explore social impact purchasing and supplier opportunities. Your everyday purchases matter. Help create companies where for racial and economic equity, and care for the plant comes first.\n\n\n\nThe Pledge\n\n\n\nWhat is the pledge?\n\n\n\nThe Buy Social USA pledge is a signal of your interest in integrating certified social enterprise sellers into your supply chain. There’s no obligation, no strings, and no commitment.\n\n\n\nLarge or small, for-profit or nonprofit, corporate or government, your organization contributes to the trillions in annual spending for everyday goods and services, from office supplies and marketing services to packaging and corporate catering. Allocating even a portion of that spend to certified social enterprises means [data]\n\n\n\nHow can social enterprises provide the services you use every day and help you expand your social impact? Find out by exploring social procurement.\n
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Learn about Social Enterprise Procurement: equitable production, service, and facilities opportunities.</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Meet Rebecca Dray of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.buysocialusa.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Buy Social USA</a>, a Social Procurement Intermediary Service.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Buy Social USA is actively seeking suppliers in 5 cities &#8211; Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Palo Alto and Chicago</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Calling all impact suppliers from across the country, explore social impact purchasing and supplier opportunities. Your everyday purchases matter. Help create companies where for racial and economic equity, and care for the plant comes first.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>The Pledge</strong></h2>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">What is the pledge?</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Buy Social USA pledge is a signal of your interest in integrating certified social enterprise sellers into your supply chain. There’s no obligation, no strings, and no commitment.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Large or small, for-profit or nonprofit, corporate or government, your organization contributes to the trillions in annual spending for everyday goods and services, from office supplies and marketing services to packaging and corporate catering. Allocating even a portion of that spend to certified social enterprises means [data]</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">How can social enterprises provide the services you use every day and help you expand your social impact? Find out by exploring social procurement.</p>

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