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Making sense of social enterprise
Rachel Cranham & Chris Lee Social Enterprise Hertset
East of England
The plan …
• Defining social enterprise
• Why social enterprise?
• Social enterprise in action
• From asking to earning
• Being enterprising
• Are you enterprising?
• Help! where you can get it
Social enterprise …. organisation? activity? or both?
“a social enterprise is a business with primarily social objectives … ”
“ another tool in the box (for financial sustainability) or the whole workshop”
“an activity, rather than an organisational type - something organisations ‘do’, rather than ‘are’”
“combining the best charity and business practices for economic and community development”
The world out there …
social enterprise
private sector:becoming more social
public sector:becoming more
independent
voluntary sector:becoming more
enterprising
Why social enterprise?
• People are motivated by doing good
• Fulfill other aims as well as business
• Unique business models
• Filling a gap - addresses need not necessarily met by other commercial organisations
• Extend your skills
Social enterprise in action
For example…
• The Ferry Project
• Apsley Paper Trail
• CME – Community Music East
From asking … to earning
The gift economy
Specified outputs
Service level
agreementsStructured market
Open market
S T R I N G S AT T A C H E D
donations grants agreements contracts trading
Being enterprising – our USP?
“why is it that, in a time of rampant
competition and fast-paced change, the
voluntary sector is not leading the way
when it comes to innovative practices?”
nfpsynergy
Age, stage and enterprise
But …
“Entrepreneurship exists in very large and
mature organisations, and it can also be
absent in start-ups… entrepreneurship is
an attitude towards change.”
Warren Tranquada and John Pepin
Are you enterprising?
• Self-aware• Environmentally aware• Passionate but purposeful • Plan for change• Fearless with figures• Know the market• Delegated decisions• Take measured risks and embrace failure
Help! where you can get it …
What’s on offer from SEEE?
• Regional and Strategic
• Resources – website, member listing, forums, InTouch, newsletter
• Virtual Coffee Mornings
• Projects – Building Communities Fund and Micro Coaches
• Events and Networks
Help! where you can get it …
What’s on offer from Hertset?
• A network of ‘experts by experience’
• Study visits and themed events
• Monthly newsletter and web pages
• Signposting to other sources around the region
