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SEI February 2014 Newsletter In This Issue ▪ From the Founder & Executive Director▪ Enterprise Spotlight▪ Faculty Spotlight▪ Enterprise Spotlight
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 Jay Coen Gilbert, Co-Founder of B-Lab speaking at SEI's February Lecture Series Event |
In This Issue
▪ From the Founder & Executive Director
▪ Enterprise Spotlight
▪ Faculty Spotlight
▪ Enterprise Spotlight
▪ News & Student Spotlight
▪ Upcoming Events
▪ Internship & Job Opportunities
▪ Student Fundraising
▪ Contact Us
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From the Director
B Corps Rising: From Good Products to Good Companies
By Professor Dennis Shaughnessy
The Social Enterprise Institute (SEI) hosted Jay Coen Gilbert, co-founder of B Lab, for its Lecture Series this February. B Lab is an innovative organization that has spearheaded the creation and certification of Benefit Corporations (henceforth referred to as B Corps), i.e. businesses committed to both doing well and doing good.
Read more here. |
Faculty Spotlight
By Dr. Sophie Bacq
On Friday February 21, I had the chance to take part in the Ashoka U Exchange hosted by Brown University. Ashoka U catalyzes social innovation in higher education through a global network of entrepreneurial students, faculty and community leaders. The Ashoka U Exchange is their annual, global convening for social entrepreneurship education, bringing together 650 individuals representing over 150 institutions from 40 countries. At the Exchange, entrepreneurial students, faculty, administrators and community members come together to share action-oriented best practices on how to foster a campus-wide culture of social innovation.
Read more here. |
Enterprise Spotlight
Examining Embrace Through the Zero Based Design Framework
By Palak Sheth
“Design is Creative Problem Solving” – Paul Polak
The zero-based design framework that prolific social entrepreneur Paul Polak, Founder of International Development Enterprises (IDE) and author of “The Business Solution to Poverty: Designing Products and Services For Three Billion New Customers,” developed provides social enterprises with a framework that values aggressive scale and emphasizes a stringent commitment to financial sustainability.
Read more here. |
 Gail Batutis, SEI's inaugural Global Fellow on co-op with Aakar Innovations in Dehli, India |
News & Spotlight
▪ Hear from Gail Batutis, SEI's inaugural Global Fellow after starting her field work with Aakar Innovations in Dehli, India
▪ Learn about the upcoming field practicum component of SEI's "Advanced Studies in Social Entrepreneurship" as students prepare to visit agricultural cooperatives in Jamaica
▪ Co-op Spotlight: Read about Caitlin Candee's '14 placement at a social enterprise in India through the Frontier Market Scouts program
▪ Missed the SEI's February Lecture Series featuring B Lab Co-Founder Jay Coen Gilbert? Read an overview here.
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Applying Your Skills for Impact: Careers at One Acre Fund Webinar
Join One Acre Fund Chief People Officer and current staff members for a webinar about career offerings at One Acre Fund. The webinar will include a discussion on the organization's model and the impact it is having in Africa, information on how social enterprises are applying analytical skillsets to solve problems in the developing world, and details on job opportunities at One Acre Fund. The webinar will take place on Thursday, March 27 from 12:00 - 1:00pm. Click here to register. |
SECON 2014: Reflecting on the Past, Shaping the Future
Join the students of Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School of Government as they present SECON 2014: "Reflecting on the Past, Shaping the Future." The conference will take place on March 29 - March 30th and include panel discussions with established social entrepreneurs, a pitch for change social venture competition, skill building workshops, idea labs, and case study sessions examining current social enterprises. Click here to register. |
SEEED Summit 2014
SEEED is the first national conference to focus on what is needed to build an effective social enterprise ecosystem that can drive economic development. A collaboration between Social Enterprise Greenhouse, the Social Innovation Initiative at Brown University, Worldways Social Marketing, and the SEEED at Brown student group, SEEED convenes 500+ ecosystem stakeholders including social ventures, practitioners, business leaders, academics, impact investors, students and policymakers. SEEED will be held April 25-26. To register, click here. |
Internships & Job Opportunities |
Warby Parker
Interested in working at one of the fastest growing social enterprises? Warby Parker is seeking a summer intern to join their Customer Experience team. This is a paid, ten-week internship based in New York City in which the intern will efficiently and effectively process sales orders, help develop new processes to improve Warby Parker’s ability to serve customers, work on special projects in other departments based on company needs. To apply, click here. |
Nourish International Goldstein Fellowship Program
Nourish International, a student-led organization that partners with some of the world’s most economically disadvantaged countries to make a lasting impact on extreme poverty is seeking applicants for the International Goldstein Fellowship Program. Fellows receive professional training, modest coverage of living expenses, and an opportunity to leverage their skills to change the world. Fellowships are available to highly qualified applicants in the fields of program development and non-profit administration. Apply here. |
Bankers Without Borders Volunteer Opportunity
Bankers Without Borders, an initiative of the Grameen Foundation is seeking volunteers. Bankers without Borders engages and leverages the talent and skills of professionals in the private sector to help high-performing social enterprises increase their organizational capacity. To get involved, click here. |
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, a leader in sustainable supply chains in the coffee industry is seeking a Supply Chain Analyst Intern for the summer of 2014. The Supply Chain Analyst Intern is part of a team that will be responsible for the development and use of data queries, performing and presenting analysis, and generating reports that facilitate decision making and process improvement for the Supply Chain Planning and Logistics Teams. For more information, click here. |
Student Fundraising
Jamaica Field Practicum
Help support SEI's "Advanced Studies in Social Entrepreneurship" students as they travel to Kingston, Jamaica for a weeklong field practicum. Click here to donate via the Northeastern Catalyst fundraising platform. |
The Social Enterprise Review
The SE Review has issued its second edition! View it here.
To contribute to the SE Review, please check out our submission guidelines. |
Contact Us
For all inquires, please contact the Social Enterprise Institute at sei@neu.edu
For more information, check out the SEI Website
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Boston, Massachusetts 02115
617.373.8011 |
Disclaimer: The content of this newsletter is developed by SEI undergraduate students. Submissions are solicited and in some cases edited by students, with the guidance of SEI’s staff. Nothing herein has been specifically endorsed by the DMSB |
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