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6th European University-Business Forum
PARTNERSHIPS FOR JOBS AND GROWTH
Social Innovation and Social
Entrepreneurship
Ellen Shipley, Partnership & Support ManagerUnLtd SEE Change ProgrammeMarch 2015
UnLtd: Our Vision
UnLtd is the foundation for social entrepreneurs in the UK and we reach out and unleash the energies of people who can transform the world in which they live.
We call these people social entrepreneurs.
UnLtd is a charitable company, and is also the trustee of the Millennium Awards Trust, endowed with £100,000,000 in funds from the UK National Lottery, and overseen by a Protector of the Trust.
A world where people act to make it better
OUR WORK
We back around 1000 people each year to start their own ventures for social or environmental benefit, with a mix of cash, development support and networking.
We then support around 50 per year to get to scale, with more intensive support.
We support other agencies in the UK and internationally to develop their own start up social entrepreneur support programmes, creating a learning network.
Backing social entrepreneurs
WHO ARE...
People with:
• Potential to make positive change
• Passion to solve a social problem
Who have:
• An idea for a solution
• Entrepreneurial qualities
Who are:
• Resilient and resourceful
• Determined to make their idea a reality
Social entrepreneurs?
238,000People in UK trying to start a social venture (0.4% of population)
1.7mLeading one now (2.8%
of population)
Our AwardsHEIs are adopting and adapting
TRY IT
• Up to £500• To test an idea• To develop
confidence and entrepreneurial skills
DO IT
• Up to £5,000• For exceptional
people to start their journeys, building entrepreneurial skill and capacity
BUILD IT
• Up to £15,000• For existing
ventures ambitious to grow, but not necessarily to national scale
FAST GROWTH
• Up to £20,000• Can be given to
ventures at any stage of development
• For people ambitious to scale rapidly
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Some tangible outcomes...
1.2mTotal number of beneficiaries reached by survey respondents in a year
£45 millionWage value of jobs created each year
76% of social entrepreneurs we support are still running their venture
3 years after getting an Award from us
95% of social
entrepreneurs supported create social capital and promote trust in communities
69% of social
entrepreneurs supported train
people
97% of social entrepreneurs
supported said that their UnLtd funding
was important to get their venture to its
current position
Social Entrepreneurship in Education
OUR JOURNEY SO FARadopt, adapt, embed, amplify
PHASE 1 Dare To Be Different2009 – 2011Awareness:
UnLtd deliver in 70 HEIsOutcomes and impact• 200 new social ventures created by
staff and students• After 12 months: each social venture
achieved on average 540 beneficiaries, average of 2 jobs,12 volunteers, and £5,800 in additional income.
• Evaluation revealed: enhanced teaching, research impact, knowledge exchange, staff development
• Evidence of social entrepreneurship as ‘learning by doing’ approach.
PHASE 2 HE Support2012 – 2013
UnLtd work with 56 HEIs to deliver support
• Effective eco-system of support for staff, student and graduate social entrepreneurs – embedding in HEI structures
• Funding up to £25,000, matched by cash, staff time and facilities
• National and regional training events: developing resources and sharing effective practice
• Build capacity of HEIs to establish systems, tools, methods and processes.
• Networks and collaboration
PHASE 3 SEE Change Partners
2013 - 2015 HE sector will lead on knowledge exchange, skills transfer and mainstreaming support for Social Entrepreneurs
• £2m pilot investment in HE • 59 Awards Programme HEI Partners – ‘finding, funding and
supporting’ student, staff and graduate social entrepreneurs across each and every institution
• 8 funded Regional and Thematic Clusters of universities and other partners creating local impact and ecosystems of support for social entrepreneurs
• 11 funded ‘Scale and Growth’ partners, all at different stages of developing funding, support and infrastructure for high potential SEs and all demonstrating existing pipeline
• 5 funded Innovation Partnerships bringing in external innovation outside of the HE Sector
Why Should Universities Support Social Entrepreneurs?
Universities have had to become more responsive to students‘ needs:
Enhancing the student experienceIncreases student employability –
‘Learning by Doing’Contributes to the wider society by
supporting social ventures
The wider community is positively impacted Ventures address a wide range of social needs, below we can see the needs that were directly met by the supported social ventures.
What next?...Towards a possible ‘Phase 4’…
• HEFCE as the cornerstone, but no longer a sole funder
• A focus on international work
• Ecosystem-building
• A focus on embedding this work
• Mechanisms for developing and building on culture change
• Social Innovation as a key agenda
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A quickly expanding networkGLOBAL SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
NETWORK (GSEN)With already 43 GSEN members creating impact in 36 countries
Member organisations
Membership in discussion
THANK YOUPlease contact:
[email protected] our Team Lead:
www.unltd.org.uk
https://unltd.org.uk/seechange/
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/whatwedo/kes/society/entrepreneur/
