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Definition of Social Entrepreneur + = Credit: Pamela Hartigan - Schwab Foundation

Michael Young Open University Labour Manifesto 1945 Consumers’ Association Which? Magazine Language Line (TIS) & 40 others School for Social Entrepreneurs

Open University

Labour Manifesto 1945

Consumers’ Association

Which? Magazine

Language Line (TIS)

& 40 others

School for Social Entrepreneurs

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What does SSE do? And how?

… and wants to make it happen An entrepreneurial individual who is driven, committed, prone to action, persistent, engaged with their community, personally motivated, practical, resourceful, [ and needs no formal qualifications….] Has an innovative idea for social change…

So joins the SSE learning programme Expert Witnesses Project Visits Peer learning

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ACT RECALL and REFLECT INSIGHTS UNDERTAKE NEXT ACTION NEXT STEPS

… which has an associated impact on the effectiveness of their organisation Mentoring One to one tutoring and business advice Tailored support, knowledge, and skills development for the individual … Peer group Practitioner contacts/info Action learning

SSE information Learning programmes running for 10 years Nearly 400 SSE Fellows around the UK have completed programmes Active schools in 7 locations (London, Belfast, East Mids, Fife, West Mids, Liverpool, Cornwall) Operates as social franchise (best practice + quality system) International developments in progress (Australia / China)

Learning programmes running for 10 years

Nearly 400 SSE Fellows around the UK have completed programmes

Active schools in 7 locations (London, Belfast, East Mids, Fife, West Mids, Liverpool, Cornwall)

Operates as social franchise (best practice + quality system)

International developments in progress (Australia / China)

SSE growth School for Social Entrepreneurs 1997 2003 2002 2004 2006 2008 2009 London Ireland E .Midlands Scotland W. Midlands North West South West x2 Wales North East South East Yorkshire East Yorkshire International Schools 2007 x2

All schools / programmes

SSE evaluation 85% of organisations established at SSE are still in existence: strong survival rate 60% report increased turnover after attending SSE; on average, a five-fold increase 88% experience a growth in confidence and skills to lead their organisation Over 50% make 10 or more useful contacts that they attribute directly to SSE Over half of SSE Fellows’ organisations gain more than 50% income from trading For every 10 Fellows, 34 jobs and 70 volunteering positions are created

85% of organisations established at SSE are still in existence: strong survival rate

60% report increased turnover after attending SSE; on average, a five-fold increase

88% experience a growth in confidence and skills to lead their organisation

Over 50% make 10 or more useful contacts that they attribute directly to SSE

Over half of SSE Fellows’ organisations gain more than 50% income from trading

For every 10 Fellows, 34 jobs and 70 volunteering positions are created

Social entrepreneurs’ habitat Private Business Public Sector Social Entrepreneurs Voluntary & Community Sector Social Enterprise Third Sector

Social entrepreneurship: individuals creating community-engaged, community-shaped organisations rooted in personal and particular : for sustainable, real, radical, long lasting change hardwiring diversity in leadership generating robust, responsive and sustainable solutions combining resourcefulness, opportunity and innovation in practical action developing business and life skills through practical learning outcomes , not process

individuals creating community-engaged, community-shaped organisations

rooted in personal and particular : for sustainable, real, radical, long lasting change

hardwiring diversity in leadership

generating robust, responsive and sustainable solutions

combining resourcefulness, opportunity and innovation in practical action

developing business and life skills through practical learning

outcomes , not process

“ The SSE is showing how we can take a fresh approach to social and economic renewal” - Gordon Brown “ The School for Social Entrepreneurs is in the vanguard of training a new generation of social entrepreneurs, and must be congratulated on its success in promoting better understanding of social enterprise and embedding the desire to tackle injustice through community action ” - Ed Miliband MP, Minister for Energy + Environment

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