1. E150 Educational Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship In Comparative Perspective Week 1 Section Vanessa Beary veb682@mail.harvard.edu

2. HOUSEKEEPING Post questions relevant to entire class to course FAQ forum. Start thinking about papers now. Peruse class profiles if you are thinking of working in a group for final paper (no more than three people) Get the most out of this course! Be active participants of online discussion forum on iSite.

3. HOUSEKEEPING Section norms — respect for others’ ideas Mandatory section attendance Part of your participation grade Attendance means participation! You will not get points for just signing on to elluminate. Voice your thoughts and opinions. Continue the discussion with one another on the iSite after class. Can’t attend section? Email me 3 days in advance. You may only attend the section you’ve been assigned to Please read the syllabus and clarify any questions by posting to course FAQ

4. WHY SECTION? Collective reflection, discussion and analysis in a secure and respectful environment Inconsistencies, different ways of thinking? To shape shared (and sometimes disparate) perspective of what is important A time to reflect on the readings, videos, extra material, tie your own experiences to the material, raise questions that you are confused about.

5. WHY SECTION? A forum for students to discuss and digest the course materials: readings/videos/extra resources. Manage expectations It’s alright to not have all of the answers Remember, section is a forum for clarification and discussion.

6. Section cont’d Please ground your responses in the readings (agree, disagree, etc). Slides will be uploaded AFTER Wednesday section.

7. Where does section fit in? Class and section attendance and participation — 25% Paper 1 — 20% (Due February 24) Paper 2 — 20% (Due April 2) Paper 3 — In-depth analysis of social venture or social enterprise plan — 35% (Groups due Session 7, March 9; summary of paper due Session 11, April 22, final paper due May 4) Please note the paper dates now!! Late papers, even by 5 minutes will not be accepted. If you anticipate having technological problems, submit your paper a few days early.

8. Course Schedule The course will be divided into the following three sections: I. Discover — Educational Innovations in Social Entrepreneurship Session 1 — The Power of Social Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise Session 2 — Assessing Opportunities and Defining a Problem

9. Course Schedule II. Understand — Social Ventures in Education Session 3 — Establishing a Vision and Crafting a Value Proposition Session 4 — Strategy and Operating Models in Social Ventures Session 5 — Measuring Social Impact and Accountability Session 6 — Scaling the Venture Session 7 — Financial Management and Financial/Social Dilemmas Session 8 — Understanding Social Venture Partnerships

10. Course Schedule III. Create — Educational Innovations in Social Entrepreneurship Session 9 — Launching a New Venture Session 10 — Growing Social Ventures in Education Session 11 — Leading Social Ventures in Education Session 12 — Mini-Conference

11. Let’s Define How was “social entrepreneur” defined by: DEES MARTIN and OSBERG DRAYTON What is a social enterprise?

12. What do you think? Why do social entrepreneurs exist? Is social entrepreneurship a romanticised concept?

13. Do you agree with Dees? “Markets […] do not do a good job of valuing social improvements, public goods and harms, and benefits for people who cannot afford to pay […] As a result, it is much harder to determine whether a social entrepreneur is creating sufficient social value to justify the resources used in creating that value” — Dees. “Social entrepreneurs cannot capture the value they have created in an economic form to pay for the resources they use.” — Dees.

14. What do you think… Who is a successful social entrepreneur? What bottom line is to be pursued?

15. DILEMMAS What does it take? “Social entrepreneurs are reformers and revolutionaries […Their visions are bold. They attack the underlying causes of problems, rather than simply treating symptoms.” — Greg Dees.

16. DILEMMAS Born or made? Thoughts? Do you agree that social entrepreneurs are “born, not made”? How can they thrive? “Society cannot significantly increase the proportion of adults who are, and know they are, change makers and who have mastered the necessary and complex underlying social skills until it changes the way all young people live.” — Bill Drayton.

17. DILEMMAS Entrepreneurial? How do we define it? Why should we define it? Impact? Ripple effect? “Everyone a Changemaker”? Are there certain conditions which are more conducive in creating large scale impact and multiplier effects? Which ones?

18. WHAT IS COMING NEXT Assessing Opportunities and Defining a Problem Guest Speaker: Jacob Koreblum, Team Leader Souktel Aspects of social entrepreneurs/enterprises Note on the Nonprofit Coherence Framework Toolbox: Logic Models Theory of Change

19. QUESTIONS?