february creative brkfst - christine allison - devon sse
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Christine Allison's presentation from the February 2011 Creative Brkfst meet-up, talking about the Devon School for Social Entrepreneurs.TRANSCRIPT
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Devon SSE @ Dartington
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Examples of a Social Entrepreneur
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Credit: Pamela Hartigan - Schwab Foundation
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So what is a Social Entrepreneur?
• Social entrepreneurs share a great deal with business entrepreneurs – they build something out of nothing – but they are motivated by public good (social value) rather than monetary profit – double bottom line.
• They can be found in community groups, voluntary sector, public sector and social enterprises. (Social enterprise is a business with a social purpose, reinvestment of profit)
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Michael Young - Founder
• Open University
• Labour Manifesto 1945
• Consumers’ Association
• Which? Magazine
• Language Line (TIS)
• And 40 others
• School for Social Entrepreneurs 1997
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What is the SSE formula?
• Identify, support and encourage people who want to be social entrepreneurs
• Need a different, non theoretical learning style – action learning: emphasis on experience, experimentation, and working in practice
• Promote personal and business development with a ‘slow burn’ approach
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An entrepreneurial individual
who is driven, committed, prone to action, persistent, engaged with their community, personally motivated, practical, resourceful, [ and needs no formal qualifications….]
…and wants to make it happen
Has an innovative idea for social change…
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Expert Witnesses
Project Visits
Peer learning
So joins the SSE learning programme
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…which has an associated impact on the effectiveness of their organisation
MentoringOne to one tutoringand business advice
Tailored support, knowledge, and skills development for the individual…
Peer group
Practitionercontacts/info
Action learning
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• Learning programmes running for more than 10 years
• Over 400 SSE Fellows around the UK have completed programmes
• Active schools in 11 locations (incl. London, Belfast, Midlands, Fife, Liverpool, Cornwall)
• Operates as social franchise (best practice + quality system)
• International developments in progress (SSE Australia running / + China, Canada etc)
SSE information
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All schools / programmes 1998 - 2009+3
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• 85% of organisations established at SSE are still in existence: strong survival rate
• 60% report increased turnover after attending SSE; on average, a five-fold increase
• 88% experience a growth in confidence and skills to lead their organisation
• Over 50% make 10 or more useful contacts that they attribute directly to SSE
• Over half of SSE Fellows’ organisations gain more than 50% income from trading
• For every 10 Fellows, 34 jobs and 70 volunteering positions are created
SSE evaluation
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(Why) is it growing?
Politicaldisillusionment
Ethical consumerism
Wellbeing agenda
Mobile, networked society
Structural, finance, support optionsMeaning +
purpose at work
Politicalsupport?Autonomy /
self-employment
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What do we look for?
• (personal) Responsibility• Prone to action / not risk-averse• Innovative / creative• Visionary: have clear mission• Pragmatic• Persistent / committed• Resourceful / adaptable / opportunistic+ Engagement with community they are
aiming to serve
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What motivates them?
• Personal injustice / experience• Restlessness with status quo• Identified problem / ‘wrong’• Identified opportunity / market niche• Seeking purpose / meaning• Faith• (Inspirational) role model(s)
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Private Business
Public Sector
Social Entrepreneurs
Voluntary & Community
Sector
Social Enterprise
Third Sector
Social entrepreneurs’ habitat
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What makes an effective social entrepreneur?
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Funding: beyond government & philanthropy
• Government: local, regional, national, EU• Lottery: BLF, HLF, Awards for All• Trusts & Foundations: UK + international• Corporate Support: sponsorship, pro bono• Individual Giving: donations, philanthropy• Earning: contracting, procurement• Trading: selling, retail, trading• Social Impact investment: loan, social
venture capital, social impact bonds
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Top tips
• Get on with it! • Take some risk• Charm (networks + relationships)• Structure, governance, financing,
activities chosen to achieve mission• Measurement – impact - results• Look after yourself• Come to the Devon SSE
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Suggested reading• Everyday Legends: the stories of 20 great UK Social Entrepreneurs by James Baderman and Justine Law (WW Publishing, 2006)• Forces for Good by Leslie Crutchfield & Heather McLeod Grant (2007)•Your Chance to Change the World: the No-Fibbing Guide to Social Entrepreneurship by Craig Dearden-Phillips (DSC, 2008)• The Meaning of Social Entrepreneurship by Greg Dees (Duke Uni, 1998) • The Power of Unreasonable People by John Elkington and Pamela Hartigan (HBS, 2008)• The Rise of the Social Entrepreneur by Charles Leadbeater (Demos, 1997) • The Social Entrepreneur by Andrew Mawson (Atlantic Books, 2008) • Social Entrepreneurship: new models of sustainable change by Alex Nicholls et al (OUP, 2008) • Leadership in the Social Economy by Charlotte Young and Fiona Edwards-Stuart (SSE, 2007)• OTS think pieces + Social Enterprise in Public Services (Smith Institute)