Suzanne Smith, principal of Social Impact Architects, gives an overview of the Social Enterprise Alliance Summit 13 conference, sharing the how-tos of building an economy on purpose, at a mini-workshop hosted by SEA North Texas Chapter in June 2013 at KERA.

1. Social Enterprise Alliance
Summit LIVE!
June 25, 2013

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4. Building Blocks of Social Enterprise
• Knowledge, Information
& Best Practices
• Marketplaces for Social
Enterprise
• Capital Flow to the Sector
• Supportive Public Policy
• The Best Talent
• The Care of Mind, Body,
Spirit
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5. Knowledge, Information,
& Best Practices
• Movement is reaching a higher stage of
maturity – moving from good to results
• Impact is IN, Innovation is OUT
– Pure innovation vs. adaptive innovation
– Impact is the new bottom line
– Social genius is 20% innovation and 80% impact
• Thinking about building social entrepreneurial
ecosystems
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6. Knowledge, Information,
& Best Practices
• Building social entrepreneurial ecosystems
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7. Marketplaces for Social Enterprise
• Buying social enterprise
– Linking social enterprises
together
– Raising awareness among
consumers
• Encouraging social
enterprise purchasing
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8. Supportive Public Policy
• Past Success
– Office of Social Innovation
– Social Innovation Fund
• Today
– Federal
• SEEED (Social Enterprise Ecosystem and Economic
Development)
– State & Local
• Illinois Task Force
• Proclamations for “Social Enterprise Week” (Week of May
19) were signed by 12 governors and mayors, including
Texas
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9. Capital Flow to the Sector
• Background
– Access to capital is an on-going challenge for
nonprofits.
– Traditional funding sources (banks) set a higher
bar for nonprofits.
– SBA Loans are not available
• Innovative Tools
– Impact Investing
– Social Impact Bonds/Pay for Success
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10. The Best Talent
• Candidates
– Baby boomers who want to give back
– Millennials who want to find meaningful
work
• Skills-based volunteering is becoming
more popular with organizations such as A
Billion + Change, Taproot Foundation, and
Deloitte.
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11. Care for the Mind, Body, and Spirit
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• Social entrepreneur professionals face challenges in
balancing several competing priorities.
• Profit AND mission
• Innovation AND impact
• The role of the transformational leader calls for
moving beyond ourselves.
• Servant leadership
• “Am I part of the solution or part of the
problem?”
• “Where is the best use of my time/energy?”

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13. Questions?
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