January 19, 2007
I. Post your response to the Dees Article on the Forum
II. Complete the "Find a Social Entrepreneur" Activity
Activity: Find a Social Entrepreneur
1. Find a partner
2. Get on a laptop
3. Discover a new social entrepreneur you have never heard of before
Good places to start searching:
Tech Award Laureates: http://www.techawards.org/laureates/
http://www.idealist.org/
Check out the library: http://www.changemakers.net/
SocialEdge: http://www.socialedge.org/
Skoll Foundation: http://www.skollfoundation.org/grantees/2006.asp
4. Does the person or enterprise you chose qualify as social entrepreneurship? Why or why not? Some key words:
ideas that are user-friendly ethical
engage widespread support
organize mass recruiter of local changemakers
well-researched connections
passion share credit
willingness to self-correct cross disciplinary boundaries
double bottom line (social and financial)
large scale
able to market their ideas
CLASH WITH GOVERNMENT
innovative