I co-developed and presented this slideshow to administrators at UNC-Chapel Hill while serving as COO of SEEDS in the fall of 2007. It outlined the strategic goals of our student-led social entrepreneurship organization, and specified the ways in which we hoped to enlist help from UNC\'s administration.
1. Faculty Summit on Social Innovation at Duke and UNC – Chapel Hill ATL-AAA123-20071121- Document prepared by Seeds Date: Wednesday, November 28th
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5. OUT OF A RANGE OF SOCIAL INNOVATION OPPORTUNITIES, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED FOUR TOP PRIORITIES Source: Seeds team analysis Impact on campus Resources required Faculty Social Impact Committee Faculty Conversations Program 2-Part Social Venture Course Starting Bloc Southern Institute H L Thesis Advisory Committee Interdisciplinary Innovations Course Social Innovations in NC Course Intro to Social Innovation Course Social Entrepreneurship Certificate Office Space University Funding of student enterprises Student Legal Services/Support H L 1 Top priorities 3 2 5 Social Entrepreneur in Residence 4
6. SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR IN RESIDENCE ATL-AAA123-20071121- Devoted social entrepreneur in residence, at both Duke and UNC Point-person to provide contacts and networking to establish mentor-student relationships Single position devoted to teaching and fostering student ventures 1 Need Solution Outcomes Long-term consistency and stability for cultivating culture of social entrepreneurship Facilitate relationships across departments and universities, creating a support pool for fostering social entrepreneurs Leader to provide oversight for culture and community of social entrepreneurship Greater connectivity between campuses through establishing contacts and fostering student organizations Source: Seeds team analysis
7. Few academic courses on social innovation topics Limited student exposure to real-life social enterprises Limited university support and academic credit for work to launch social ventures Academic course on “Principles and Practices of Social Enterprise” Summer collaboration with DukeEngage to link students with regional social enterprises Fall course to help students design and launch social ventures, follow on incubation program by Seeds A TWO-PART VENTURE COURSE WILL GUIDE STUDENTS FROM THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE TO PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE 2 Doubling of student spaces in SI courses by 2010 Sustained placement of students in at least 10 local social enterprises More sustainable, successful social enterprises Need Solution Outcomes Source: Student survey, Seeds team analysis
8. A FACULTY SOCIAL IMPACT GROUP CAN STREAMLINE MENTORING AND STUDENT-FACULTY INTERACTIONS Socially engaged faculty profiles in online database Faculty and graduate students post requests for undergraduate involvement online SI faculty steering committee Few student-faculty mentorships and collaborations on social innovation Lack of university-wide strategic direction on SI initiatives 3 Need Solution Outcomes Formal University position on social innovation Consistent point of reference to raise strategic concerns Greater number of long-term, personal relationships between faculty and students Expansion of and increased impact from collaborative social enterprises No single place to address all faculty social innovators Quarterly steering meetings Annual faculty group meetings Greater connectivity between faculty social innovators Greater cross-departmental collaboration on social initiatives Source: Seeds team analysis
9. Students want more informal interactions with professors. Difficult to approach faculty when not enrolled in their class. Students need professors’ support and guidance on social innovations. A faculty meals program would pay for student-faculty meals a la the Duke Conversations program. The program would create a structured, albeit informal, means to engage faculty in intellectual dialogue. Students build ties to faculty, with potential for guidance, advising, and mentoring, and collaboration. FACULTY CONVERSATIONS CREATES RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN FACULTY AND STUDENTS 4 Greater number of long-term, personal relationships between faculty and students Heightened student understanding of how to apply academic learnings to real-life endeavours More successful social enterprises Need Solution Outcomes Source: Student survey, Seeds team analysis
13. PHASES OF DEVELOPMENT FOR FACULTY SOCIAL IMPACT GROUP Construct Seeds website with unique user profiles Compile list of socially-engaged faculty Create faculty profiles on website Convene faculty steering committee Publicize SI faculty group profiles (June) Faculty post current SI projects (August) SI Faculty Group holds first annual meeting (September) Steering Committee meets to discuss strategic direction and spring performance (December) Increased student-faculty interaction on SI topics Students involved in faculty projects Steering Committee meets again (April) Construct Connect Catalyze 1 Feb 2008 March 2008 Summer 2008 Fall 2008 Ongoing
14. PHASES OF DEVELOPMENT FOR STARTINGBLOC SOUTHERN INSTITUTE Investigate funding sources Compile list of interested faculty Identify faculty owner at each campus Work with Fuqua officials to set date and place of 2008 conference Solidify funding sources Create faculty committees for admission and programming Work with StartingBloc to create online application Publicize institute to students at southern universities Begin accepting applications by late September Host StartingBloc in December Debrief from conference. Identify potential improvements. Investigate sustainable funding sources 2 Construct Scale Spring 2008 Summer 2008 Fall 2008 Spring 2009
15. PHASES OF DEVELOPMENT FOR TWO-PART VENTURE COURSE 3 New ELI program begins at Duke Accreditation of course sought at UNC ELI/DukeEngage summer internships ELI business plan course Identify professor or partnership for UNC venture series ELI course continues at Duke Launch of ELI incubator First section of venture course at UNC Student internships at NC social enterprises Construct Scale “ Launching your social venture” course at Duke and UNC Spring 2008 Summ./Fall ‘08 Spring 2009 Summer 2009 Fall 2009
16. PHASES OF DEVELOPMENT FOR FACULTY CONVERSATIONS Identify faculty or administrator owner(s) at each campus Collaboratively investigate funding sources Find partnering restaurants and coffee shops Create online website. Craft a student application and review process Roll-out pilot of undergraduate program Begin accepting applications in early September. Use feedback from participants to identify improvements. Investigate sustainable funding sources 4 Construct Scale Summer 2008 Fall 2008 Spring 2009 Spring 2008
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ATL-AAA123-20071121- May have noticed on slide one that there are 4 courses that we think all have high social impact why this one? Already similar one in duke. Chris gergen. Summarize program it integreates what they are learning into their carreers and their social engagement. We think this need is profound in several levels 1-students are engaging in social ideas in an unstructured format. Duke and unc should provide a framework for students to engage with these questions. 2-limited exposure to real life situations and social innovation. Social collaboration course gives them a structure to achieve this. Both meets student demand and desires, and also meets area of university’s mission: academic “ superior liberal education, not only to intellectual development duke.edu/web/ouf/mission.html *in voice over, talk about things in bottom of page, but do not have on slide. Current highly regarded courses do not have the capacity to meet student demand. 9. Would you be interested in taking a course in which you launch and support a social venture (project with a social focus and outcomes)? Yes 83 81% No 20 19% Course and structure already proposed to start in 2008 at Duke taught by Christopher Gergen (PPS144s in Enterprising Leadership Initiative, part of Hart Leadership Program) Expansion of proposed ELI course to include UNC students is seen as an ideal model; however, increased sections of the course would be required Increased faculty leadership at UNC needs to be identified
ATL-AAA123-20071121- Voice-over notes: #2 need: Annual meetings, (semi-annually?) with full faculty SI group -Set up by steering committee -students could send out information or have a presentation, etc. -provides social opportunity for #1 need: no integrated organization to work at determining long-term direction strategitc SI initiative within and across campuses: steering committee Voice-over notes No formal entity to consider stragic innitiatives for social innovation across Duke and UNC. Historically, Duke and UNC have lacked clear faculty leadership within Social Impact space “ lack of clear and consistent faculty leadership in faculty innitiative We want to drive the creation of a community of faculty who collaborates and better a greater social impact. With our support, and your investment of knowledge and information, we can relatively quickly create a a more dynamic community who is thining about how their work and classes help the world. Show demand. Inspire them, end with easy, actional things that they can do. social impact faculty steering committee Set strategic vision for social innovation at Duke and UNC Serves as the primary liaison between faculty, Seeds, and students Hosts annual meeting of all Faculty Social Impact Group Need 2: Solution: quarterly steering meetings, annual fac. Group meetings -Facilitate better communication, collaboration between departments . -Create social opportunities to create academic opportunities. Need 3: faculty and student leaderships: similar people aren’t being connected because of superficial barriers 15. Have you worked with faculty on an academic or extracurricular project? Yes 37 35% No 68 65% Total 105 100% 16. If yes, how? 30 Responses 17. If not, would you like to? Yes 70 93% No 5 7% Total 75 100% 18. What is stopping you? time 34 41% accessibility of professors 26 31% unsure 38 46% Other, please specify 6 7% 19. Do you wish that there were more opportunities to interact with faculty outside of class or in an informal setting? Yes 96 92% No 8 8% Total 104 100%
ATL-AAA123-20071121- 15. Have you worked with faculty on an academic or extracurricular project? Yes 37 35% No 68 65% Total 105 100% 16. If yes, how? 30 Responses 17. If not, would you like to? Yes 70 93% No 5 7% Total 75 100% 18. What is stopping you? time 34 41% accessibility of professors 26 31% unsure 38 46% Other, please specify 6 7% 19. Do you wish that there were more opportunities to interact with faculty outside of class or in an informal setting? Yes 96 92% No 8 8% Total 104 100%
ATL-AAA123-20071121- 40,000 we have funds for Donations for facilities------ after 25000 21. StartingBloc Institutes for Social Innovation are four-day fellowship programs in social innovation with the following modules: Beyond Corporate Social Responsibility, corporate social innovation, social entrepreneurship, cross sector collaboration, and skills for social innovators. If you could apply, how interested would you be in attending an Institute? Very 39 37% Somewhat 53 50% Not at all 15 14% 23. How interested would you be in attending an Institute if it was at Duke and UNC? Very 48 46% Somewhat 52 50% Not at all 6 6% Significant increase from Institute in New York
ATL-AAA123-20071121- Owners are relevent. Who is doing it? Timing. When will they do it by? Next week, next semester, etc. Add two columns for this “owners,” “date completed” Social impact steerings committee (volunteer now!)