Who can help design or map, for a university setting, a plan to assist a social venture capitalist willing to back (up to $500K annually) promising innovative social entrepreneurs and their start-ups?
This could be a key piece to a broader, university-wide entry into social entrepreneurship, including undergrad courses, grad certificates, soc venture b-plan competitions, etc. Any suggestions on related expertise or models?
Unfortunately, I can't recommend a specific person for the role of designing a social entrepreneurship program. I don't know if universities like Stanford and Harvard designed their programs with the aid of consultants or had staff members take on the project. I suggest you contact Exec. Directors of such programs to find out what's working, what's not working, and who can help you with your project. Here's a short list of such programs: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/bestcolleges/2007/social/ http://www.aacsb.edu/members/communities/interestgrps/socialdoc.asp
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I’m a social entrepreneur/Ashoka Fellow and Founder of Upwardly Global. I recently transitioned out of my Executive Director role and am interested in teaching social entrepreneurship at the university level, or working with a university to start a program. More than 15 years ago I worked at the Kennedy School of Govt and helped to start their nonprofit program, now the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, and I have been a guest lecturer on social entrepreneurship at many universities, over the years.
Please contact me if you are interested in discussing.
Best,
Jane
»» Posted by: Jane Leu on May 19, 2009 03:03 PM