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The Social Entrepreneurs network hold regular monthly breakfasts (last Friday of each month) and quarterly events looking at how we can help social enterprises. In November 2010, we launched Social Enterprise Spotlight, a case study of 8 social entrepreneurs and RSA Fellows over the course of a year.
We now have a new batch of Spotlighters who started in March 2012:
Neil Basil – Patient Choice Asma Shah – Ladies Who L-EARN
Becky John – Whomadeyourpants? Patrick Shine – FranchisingWorks
Maria Ana Neves - Plan Zheroes Eugenie Teasley – Spark+Mettle
Steve Ralf – Inklusive CIC Kate Welch – Reap & Sow
Richard Raynes – SportInspired
We'd also like to hear about any social enterprise events taking place, UK and world-wide so please post any activities or events on the wall below. Please also use this space as a forum to ask any questions or if you have any problems you need sorted!
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Comment by David Floyd on May 13, 2013 at 9:14 Latest blog post on what new social tech accelerator Wayra Unltd means for the relationship between social enterprise and the private sector: http://beanbagsandbullsh1t.com/2013/05/10/appy-together/
Comment by Jo Painter on May 10, 2013 at 9:48 Hi all,
For those that would like some free HR advice, the team at Give What You're Good At, are holding a phone in session on May 15th.
Details are here: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/event/6525500949
Thanks,
Jo
Comment by Maria Ana Neves on May 6, 2013 at 9:21 Finally a little report from our discussion on 26 April 2013 breakfast...
the theme was Growing your social enterprise abroad. The question addressed was how to manage growth at the right pace. And here are the 7 principles we shared:
1. Plan - well and carefully
2. Find the right partners – and be clear about what each partner brings to the table
3. Discipline (yourself)
4. Say no more often than you say yes
5. Focusing on your mission (but review and challenge the mission, things may change)
6. Have an external board – who advises, challenges and holds you accountable
7. Be clear about your principles (and the non-negotiable principles too)
From these principles, which seem so simple and easy to be unnoticed, I personally find the 3rd and 4th most challenging.
How do we find the right balance between discipline and a our wild nature?
Principle 4 is so challenging at the early stages!
with very limited resources and loads of enthusiasm, aren’t we easily distracted by “false opportunities”? This is a game with no certainties, trying, failing, discovering and reframing our quests, we often say yes to alliances that are irrelevant or even negative to the mission… and sometimes a bit influenced by a cocktail of generosity, unrealism, insecurity and vanity that gets on the way and we say yes when we should have said… no!
what are your views?
Comment by David Floyd on April 29, 2013 at 12:50 Latest social enterprise blog post on 'disruption': http://beanbagsandbullsh1t.com/2013/04/29/imminent-disruption/
Hey all,
For any of you interested in pitching ideas or learning more about RSA Catalyst (with easy access to Reading), on the evening of 15th May we're running an event - all welcome! http://rsacatalystsouthcentral.eventbrite.com/
Thanks,
Alice
Comment by Sarah Tucker on April 25, 2013 at 12:16 Hi all
Hope you will be able to join us at the Friday Social breakfast tomorrow morning starting at 9am - 10.30am at the RSA House (we'll be on the Ground Floor). We'll be looking at social enterprises overseas and asking:
1) how can you develop effective local partnerships
2) how can you assist people to develop their own solutions
3) how you can ensure you are not just shifting dependencies
The breakfast will be led by Steve Ralf, Fellow and RSA Spotlighter who runs an enterprise in Kenya, Hakuna Matata Inklusive.
As a warm up, please see a blog below following an event we ran with the Skoll Centre last year asking 'how do you take a social enterprise abroad?':
http://www.rsablogs.org.uk/2012/fellowship/place-sun/
See you tomorrow!
Sarah
Comment by Sarah Tucker on April 17, 2013 at 13:36 Thanks to those who came to the RSA Spotlight event at OxfordJam last week. We heard from RSA Spotlighter Becky John (@beckypants) from Whomadeyourpants? about the women she helps and from Steve Coles (@steve_coles) on his top five tips on impact measurement. Read Steve's tips (PDF file).
You can read the Storify of our Spotlight session here.
Next breakfast:
As usual this will take place the last Friday of each month at the RSA House – the next one is Friday 26 April starting at 9am and will be about social enterprises overseas. This will be led by Steve Ralf FRSA who has an entrerprise in Kenya, Hakuna Matata Inklusive.
If you know someone who might like to come please pass this on and let us know if you intend to come here.
http://rsafellowship.com/events/friday-social-entrepreneurs-breakfa...
See you then
Sarah
Comment by Sarah Tucker on April 16, 2013 at 11:36 Members of this group might like to know about about an event being held next Wednesday morning from the 50 Foot Women team, an RSA Catalyst funded project:
The 50 Foot Women team would like to invite you to our next event:
'Assertiveness in the Workplace' on Wednesday, the 24th of April from 8.00 - 10.00am at Somerset House.
This event will be the first of a series of free morning masterclasses for women on the essential skills needed in professional life.
The panel will be chaired by 50 Foot Women's Cleo Roberts.
Other panellists include:
Stella Creasy, Labour and Co-operative MP for Walthamstow
Zoe Williams, Journalist at The Guardian
Further panellists to be confirmed.
To reserve your free ticket, go to: http://50fwassertiveness.eventbrite.co.uk/
Comment by Sarah Tucker on April 9, 2013 at 16:31 Hi everyone
Last reminder about tomorrow's event!
Please book here and I hope to see you tomorrow:
http://oxfordjam.conferenceapp.com/session/rsa-spotlight/
Sarah
Comment by Sarah Tucker on April 8, 2013 at 15:10 Thanks Neil and hope you managed to register Philip. Look forward to seeing you both on Wednesday.
If there's is anyone else who would like to attend, we will be at Oxford Jam on Wednesday at 2.30-4pm. You can sign up here:
http://oxfordjam.conferenceapp.com/session/rsa-spotlight/
There'll be a number of other sessions throughout the afternoon you can also attend (Oxfordjam runs until Friday) so hope you can make it.
Sarah
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