A discussion of what works, what doesn't work, why social enterprise matters, and why you should hate Oprah. For a video of the full presentation, see this YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2E8JduQJMI

1. Social Enterprise
Solutions
What Works, What Doesn’t, Why It Matters
And Why You Should Hate Oprah
(by Meaghan Cassidy)

2. Social Enterprises
are Businesses…
…but their end goal isn’t to maximise profit!

3. You know social
enterprises.

4. Three imperatives:
1. Be sustainable.
2. Use profit to further your
goals,
not as your goal.

5. SUSTAINABILITY
A successful social enterprise can sustain
itself, independent of donations and current

6. PlayPump

7. Niall Mellon Irish
Township Trust

8. Why SUSTAINABILITY
matters:
INVEST IN
INFRASTRUCTURE

9. BOTTOM LINES
A successful social enterprise
has a double or triple bottom line.

10. CompartamosBanco

11. Grameen Bank

12. Why BOTTOM LINES
matter:
STAY FOCUSED

13. USE PROFIT
CAPITALISM KICKS ASS!

14. ROI
A successful social enterprise
is efficient and effective.

15. 450-student capacity
Oprah
The
Winfrey
Leadership Academy for Girls
(annual cost per student=$4,500)

16. total students: ~10,000
The Harlem
Children
’s Zone

17. Why ROI matters:
MAXIMISE RESOURCES

18. Why you should hate
Oprah:
NOT SUSTAINABLE
PROFIT-DRIVEN •

19. Recap!
1. Be sustainable.
2. Use profit to further your
goals,
not as your goal.

20. Want toKICK ASS ?
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