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Jane LeuAshoka Fellow
Social Entrepreneur in Residence at Marquette University
Founder, Upwardly Global
Social Entrepreneurship
Social Entrepreneur in Residence
A program of Ashoka U
Overview
What is Social Entrepreneurship?
What’s the Difference between Social Entrepreneurship and Charity?
How Do You Communicate a (Complex) Vision?
Your Questions and Ideas
Social Entrepreneur in Residence
A program of Ashoka U
What is Social Entrepreneurship?
Social entrepreneurs are people who strive to solve social problems.
They use innovative, sustainable, scalable, measurable approaches to solving social problems that promote individual freedom and independence.
Social entrepreneurs are transformative forces: people with new ideas to address major problems who are relentless in the pursuit of their visions, people who simply will not take no for an answer, who will not give up until they have spread their ideas as far as they possibly can.
Social Entrepreneur in Residence
A program of Ashoka U
Social Entrepreneurs
ARE
Action OrientedRisk-takersDeal Well with AmbiguityCreativePerseverant and PersistentResults-OrientedGrowth-OrientedMission-DrivenObsessiveImpatientRuthlessCompetitiveDemanding
ARE NOT
Do-GoodersSaintsSuperheroesSelflessAscetics
Social Entrepreneur in Residence
A program of Ashoka U
Background: Upwardly Global
Social Entrepreneur in Residence
A program of Ashoka U
SocE or Charity? What’s the Difference
Social Entrepreneur in Residence
A program of Ashoka U
Why Does it Matter?
Maintain US Competitiveness in Global Talent Market
Increase Global Savvy of US employers and professionals = Global economy
Provide a Global Model for Immigrant Integration – and a world where talent flows freely
Move a whole group out of poverty, forever. Family incomes increase by $20K.
Unleash the talents and leadership of diverse professionals to help communities
Social Entrepreneur in Residence
A program of Ashoka U
How do You Communicate a (Complex) Vision
Understanding of the Problem
Bought into Why it Matters - WIIFM
Understanding the Solution
Inspired to Act
Social Entrepreneur in Residence
A program of Ashoka U
Media/Communications Problems
The People Magazine Problem
The Corporate Partner Opportunity/Problem
The Fine Print Flooded Phones Problem
The General Public Cocktail Chitchat Situ
Social Entrepreneur in Residence
A program of Ashoka U
BIG Complex Problems
Lack of Education Poverty Crime
Racism Intolerance Extremism
Environmental Degradation Climate Change
Income Inequality Discrimination
Social Entrepreneur in Residence
A program of Ashoka U
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