August 2009
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Document: SSE Prospective Student Brochure
To learn about the School of Social Entrepreneurs in a nutshell, download the brochure.
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Document: MaRS White Paper - Social Ventures
Real World Systems, engaged by the MaRS Discovery District and generously supported by the Government of Ontario, completed a review of social impact measurement systems as they apply to social ventures. The review aims to help social ventures as well as their investors and funders determine how to design measurement systems that will help them meet their goals. This whitepaper explores the...
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Article: Chicken before egg: How do new fields of...
For any emerging field it would seem that investment opportunities and vehicles of investment must develop along side. In this way, both social entrepreneurship and social finance are gaining momentum at virtually the same time. However, still in question is what’s commonly (or colloquially) referred to as “the stick factor.” Social entrepreneurship as it pertains to business model innovation and...
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Document: Evaluation of the SSE 1997-2007
In 2006, the School for Social Entrepreneurs commissioned the New Economics Foundation to do an independent longitudinal evaluation of its work since 1998. This involved storyboard and impact mapping workshops with stakeholders (staff, trustees, students, fellows, etc.), and then an in-depth questionnaire sent to all SSE Fellows.
The executive summary provides an excellent overview of the SSE -...
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Presenting our Advisory Council
Our advisory council is made up of leading experts who have kindly agreed to provide feedback and guidance over the course of the study. Here are the members of the advisory, in no particular order…
Sonia Pouyat, KidsLINK - Chief Executive Officer
Albert Plant, MaRS - Volunteer Advisor
Earl Miller, MaRS -Director, Strategic Partnerships
Marco Campana, Ontario Council of Agencies Serving...
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What is action learning?
Social entrepreneurs are proactive, hands-on, inquisitive, “people” people. They aren’t interested in learning programmes that don’t seem relevant to them, and they often move straight into action without any educational preparation. They learn as they go.
The School of Social Entrepreneurs was the first organisation in its field to recognise that social entrepreneurs...
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News: Indian Institute of Management launches SE...
There has been a certain degree of change in the students of the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM-L) who want to work for the downtrodden as well. At least, Samriddhi, a social initiative of the entrepreneur cell (e-cell) of the institute, which came into existence on Saturday, promises to do so. More…
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News: College, community connect
College students are pouring onto campuses across the country. This annual ritual arrives with an important set of questions for these emerging leaders: What do you want to get out of your college experience? What kind of leader do you want to be when you graduate? What contributions do you want to make to the world around you?
The most forward-thinking of universities are not just asking the...
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Document: SiG@MaRS Request for Proposals
This is where it all began.
Download the Request for Proposals.
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A brief history of the SSE
To get the blog rolling, here is a little background information on the original School of Social Entrepreneurs based in the UK.
The School for Social Entrepreneurs was founded in 1997 by Michael Young (Lord Young of Dartington), a social innovator who had previously launched the Consumers’ Association, the Open University and around 40 other organisations.
The SSE provides training and...
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Welcome to our Project Blog!
Recently, MASS LBP was contracted by SiG @ MaRS — Canada’s leading centre for social innovation within one of the country’s most dynamic research institutions — to evaluate the feasibility of setting up a new school based on or affiliated with the UK’s School for Social Entrepreneurs. The promise and ability of social entrepreneurs to address important and outstanding...