Developing Earned Revenue Workshop

Join us for coffee, breakfast, and an interactive workshop to identify earned revenue opportunities at your organization, evaluate your readiness, and connect with fellow leaders exploring revenue diversification.

You will: 

• Hear directly from Barry Barresi and Maria Gonzalez — two founders with deep expertise in earned revenue — as they walk you through proven frameworks for building sustainable revenue models

• Work through your organization's specific earned revenue opportunities in facilitated exercises designed to surface real strategies you can act on immediately

• Connect with nonprofits and social enterprises in your mission area who are wrestling with the same strategic questions around funding diversification

In just a few hours, you’ll walk away with an "Accelerate Impact Canvas" and insights on key next steps to take to develop an earned revenue strategy. We hope that by hosting this workshop in-person you will have the opportunity to network and develop authentic community connections with other attendees!

Who is this workshop for:

• Nonprofits and for-profit social enterprises with established philanthropic funding/sources

• Organizations based in or primarily serving metro Denver

What you need prepared:

• Please come with an overview of your existing organizational finances and funding structure.

• A learning disposition to evaluate additional revenue-generating opportunities!

Meet Your Workshop Co-Facilitator, Maria Gonzalez

Maria Gonzalez is a lifelong community leader who has become a trusted source for Spanish-speaking entrepreneurs through the non-profit she founded, Adelante Community Development. Maria’s vision began during the 2008 recession, when she identified the need for accessible support for Latino entrepreneurs. In 2010, she launched bi-monthly business workshops that evolved into ACD, the first nonprofit in Adams County to serve monolingual entrepreneurs. Today, ACD works to democratize strategic business planning, improve digital and financial equity, and build stronger communities through programs designed to address the unique challenges faced by Spanish-speaking business owners. Maria is a long-time friend of SVP Denver having participated with ACD in our Theory of Change and Finance Strategy cohorts.

Meet Your Workshop Co-Facilitator, Barry Barresi

Dr. Barry Barresi is a social entrepreneur, clinician executive, and university faculty member whose work focuses on helping leaders develop metacognitive and systems-thinking skills needed to address complex social issues. Over the past 30 years, his career has included clinical practice, academic leadership, nonprofit and social enterprise executive roles, and advisory work with impact-driven organizations.

Dr. Barresi teaches social entrepreneurship at the University of Denver, where he designs learning environments that emphasize reflection, co-learning, and adaptive leadership. He also advises leaders and fellows through Social Venture Partners of Denver and is the founder of the Social Innovation Leadership Lab, a practice-based learning platform exploring how metacognition and AI-augmented collective intelligence can strengthen leadership judgment and organizational learning.

He is the founder and editor of Accelerate Impact Playbook, a publication focused on practical tools for social enterprise leaders. He holds a PhD in Nonprofit Management and Public Policy from New York University and has published and taught extensively in entrepreneurship, health informatics, and social innovation leadership.

About Social Venture Partners Denver

SVP Denver is the metro area's premier community of engaged philanthropists who provide pro bono consulting, advising, training, and impact investing opportunities to early stage nonprofits and social enterprises. In its 25 year history, SVP Denver has helped scale over 400 organizations through more than 20,000 hours of pro bono support and $25MM invested.