5,000 small things are the next big thing: Amy Kaherl & Elizabeth Garlow at TEDxDetroit 2013

Kaherl is the founder of Detroit Soup, a unique crowd-funding organization where participants pay $5 to attend a monthly soup dinner to hear new business presentations. Participants then vote on their favorite idea, which then receives the proceeds of the evening's dinner.

Garlow is the Executive Director of Michigan Corps., a non-profit organization that connects Michigan citizens worldwide to opportunities to support social innovation in the state. Through Michigan Corps., she is also involved in Kiva Detroit, which provides micro-financing to small businesses in Detroit.

Together, the women will share their knowledge and experience on nurturing ideas from a grassroots level to make positive change in Detroit.

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

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