Empreendedorismo Social João Cotter Salvado IES Social Entrepreneurship Institute Initiation Brainstorming #5: Social Entrepreneurship 7th June 2011
Social Entrepreneurship A Different Paradigm
A World in constant change Millennium Development Goals Access to housing Lower life expectancy Cardiovascular disease Widening income gap Climate Change Financial crisis Homelessness Corporate Social Responsibility Partnerships Social isolation Narcotraffic Extreme poverty Deforestation HIV/AIDS Economie Solidaire Democratic deficit Gender inequality Global Compact Awareness Ageing population Malaria WMD s Child mortality Corruption Energy Terrorism Unemployment Migration War Civic engagement Social Entrepreneurship Cross-cultural dialogue Access to clean water Access to basic goods Sustainable Development Access to universal education Human traffic Discrimination Emerging Economies Human Rights Piracy Renewable Energy Deforestation Microfinance Limited natural resources Natural disasters
A private Sector growing Market Forces Employment Focus on Results Efficiency Accountability Risk Management Productivity Innovation Evaluation Profit Maximization Opportunities Competition
The Social Sector becomes more solid Social Impact Guide by Mission Sense of Purpose Focus on People Passionate Inclusive Change Community Development Environment Influence Politics Human Rights
But the Challenges don t seem to diminish. Widening income gap Climate Change Financial crisis Social isolation Access to housing Homelessness Ageing population Terrorism Unemployment Lower life expectancy Cardiovascular disease Migration War WMD s Narcotraffic Extreme poverty Deforestation HIV/AIDS Malaria Access to universal education Energy Human traffic Discrimination Emerging Economies Human Rights Child mortality Deforestation Corruption Piracy Democratic deficit Gender inequality Access to clean water Access to basic goods Limited natural resources Natural disasters
leveraging the power of Entrepreneurial attitude
We believe in the combination of the 2 worlds...
to find solutions that Social Entrepreneurs = Change Catalysts who solve societal problems Mission - solve neglected social and environmental problems Innovation - using new approaches and tools that challenge the traditional view... Impact transforming mentalities and the society s dinamics Sustainability based on eficient and viable business models that can grow and be replicated. A more loyal paradigm to the human nature and needs!
IES Instituto de Empreendedorismo Social Mission Work with exceptional organizations and individuals to identify, support, train, promote high potential social entrepreneurship initiatives, inspiring and empowering for a better World. Vision Center of excelence in Research and Training for Social Entrepreneurship, catalysing good practices for the Community of Portuguese Language Countries. What do we do? Generate Knowledge Research and Development Disseminate Knowledge Training and Empowerment
Case: Generate Value with local resources A Problem The Impact Solution? There exists 70 million active mines in the whole world, present in more than one third of the world countries. It will take 500 years to locate and desactivate all of them. The mines kill or cause damage to 15,000 to 20,000 people per year. They cost $3 to produce and $1000 to locate and desactivate.
Case: Generate Value with local resources Bart Weetjens & Christophe Cox: Apopo (Tanzania) African Rats trained to save lives! They do it faster and with a lower price than the traditional methods based on experts and metal detectors! Business Model Innovation Centralized Training and decentralized use of rats creates employment and generates income for farmers that can cultivate their land
IES @ Oporto Social and Environmental Challenges What are the best Solutions? Regional and Local Research Empowerment Development Plan Resource Utilization Optimization ES+ Project
IES @ Oporto ES+: Methodology of Research publicly presented and recognized in Annual Conference of European Research Network (Trento, July 2009) and in a good practices panel of the European Commission (Stockholm, October 2009). In August 2011 it will be presented in na international conference on Social Entrepreneurship Perspectives (Linz, Austria) and published in Academic Journal. i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i Phase I: Personal Interviews with Privileged Observers; Phase II: Screening Calls with referred Initiatives; Phase III: In-depth questionnaires to screened Initiatives; i i i Phase IV: Final Selection by International Academic Council
IES @ Oporto The importance of a successful partnership to generate impact Fertility of the Oporto s entrepreneurial ecossistem Network of 140 Privileged Observers committed to change! More than 360 Social Initiatives being right now screened! Value Creation Partnership
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