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This document describes an organization called SoundConneXions that aims to support social innovation through cross-sector collaboration. It provides services like workshops, forums, and coaching to help individuals develop social ventures, bring together partners from different fields, and launch projects that create social, economic, and environmental benefits for communities. The goal is to empower communities and scale sustainable solutions through an inclusive, adaptive approach.
Support for social entrepreneurs.ppt
- 1. …we create workthat supports life and empowers communities through cross- boundary collaborations © 2010 SoundConneXions Iris Lemmer, James Lemmer and Lucy Garrick 1
- 2. Vision To support the design, creation and cultivation of scalable and sustaining social innovations that empower communities and provide financial, social and ecological benefits © 2010 SoundConneXions Iris Lemmer, James Lemmer and Lucy Garrick 2
- 3. Terms and Definitions • Social innovation – Strategies and ideas that meet social need and strengthen civil society – Can take place within or between government, for-profits, nonprofits and communities • Social Enterprise – An organization that generates social value while operating with the financial discipline, innovation and determination of a private sector business • For-profit/nonprofit partnership, nonprofit, B Corporation • Social entrepreneur – One who recognizes a social problem and uses entrepreneurial principles to organize, create, and manage a venture using triple bottom principles • Produces financial, social and ecological benefits © 2010 SoundConneXions Iris Lemmer, James Lemmer and Lucy Garrick 3
- 4. Our Values DefineHow We Work • A systems perspective - social, ecological, economic approaches that provide tangible long-term benefits • Transparency - sharing our current situations, motivations and future vision • Inclusiveness - opportunities for contribution of available assets • Perspectives and wisdom – honoring what resides in the diversity of our communities • Flexibility - a willingness to observe, learn and adapt in order to achieve our mission and advance our vision • Accountability - accepting that being accountable to ourselves means that we are also accountable to the group © 2010 SoundConneXions Iris Lemmer, James Lemmer and Lucy Garrick 4
- 5. Principles for Intentional Social Innovation 1. Cross-industry sector and domain integration to create positive, sustainable solutions for civil society 2. Grass roots engagement 3. Adaptive leadership at all levels 4. Positive practices are shared and adapted 5. Listening to and learning from diverse perspectives 6. Shaping, supporting and aligning existing resources and assets in the community 7. Creating new kinds of work that provide social, economic and ecological benefits that have positive impact on present and future generations © 2010 SoundConneXions Iris Lemmer, James Lemmer and Lucy Garrick 5
- 6. The Landscape • Positive examples are creating wide spread curiosity and excitement about social innovation – Lack of formal mechanisms to support social entrepreneurs and enterprises • Proliferation of social change agents competing for same resources – Nonprofits increasingly require models and support for financial sustainability – Lots of valuable assets struggling without the ability to connect, coordinate and collaborate • Collaborative methods are needed to create and scale social innovations – Lack of knowledge, skill and formal mechanisms to support grass roots involvement © 2010 SoundConneXions Iris Lemmer, James Lemmer and Lucy Garrick 6
- 7. Community Revitalization Arts & Health & Educa6on & Environment Economy Culture Wellness Development Examples Examples Examples: Examples Examples • Green Building • Housing for • Community • Childhood • X‐Genera6onal • Green Jobs homeless Crea6ve Fitness Character • Suppor6ng Commons • Community Development Local • Community Nutri6on economies Arts Projects • Whole Body • Edu‐tainment Wellness © 2010 SoundConneXions Iris Lemmer, James Lemmer and Lucy Garrick 7 7
- 8. Who we serve? Key Needs SoundConneXions Support Early stage social entrepreneurs • Desire to be ac6ve involved making posi6ve social Sound ConneXions Forum Socially‐ conscious individuals impacts and doing meaningful work Life Transi6ons Workshop/Coaching Volunteers • Trying to formulate a social innova6on concepts Asset Matching Nonprofit Start‐ups & Consor6a • Seeking career/life transi6ons relevant to social good • Seeking feedback on an preliminary social innova6on concept • Social Innovators looking for network opportuni6es Social Entrepreneurs • Have a vision for a specific social innova6on niche Asset Mapping • Needs to define community assets and align with Change Makers community spheres of influence Leadership/Management Coaching Cross‐Sector Leadership • Looking to iden6fy and create working cross‐sector Asset Mapping Nonprofit, Business, Government, partnerships Change Makers Philanthropy • Need to formalize strategies and opera6onal plans Launch Pad for implemen6ng social responsibility or social innova6on projects Sound ConneXions Regional Chapters • Desire to learn how to implement the Sound Website ConneXions models Personal Connec6on • Ongoing Support Train‐the‐trainer Process Materials © 2010 SoundConneXions Iris Lemmer, James Lemmer and Lucy Garrick 8 8
- 9. Sound ConneXions DNA ©2010 SoundConneXions Iris Lemmer, James Lemmer and Lucy Garrick 9
- 10. Putting The PuzzlePieces Together Early Stage Social innovators, Socially‐conscious Individuals, Volunteers, Nonprofit Start‐ups And Consor6a Sound ConneXions Life Transi6on Forums Workshops/ Coaching • Network for Social • Helps individuals in work/life Innova6on Stakeholders transi6on iden6fy their passions • Community of Prac6ce for for social good Beginners • iden6fy career paths related to • Showcases social innova6on social responsibility. projects • Idea incuba6on • Provides support and learning for early stage social innova6on concept development © 2010 SoundConneXions Iris Lemmer, James Lemmer and Lucy Garrick 10
- 11. Building And SustainingThe Dream Social Entrepreneurs, Cross-Sector Leaders, Philanthropists, Investors Asset Change Network Launch Pad Mapping Makers Matching Workshops Symposium Leadership/Management Coaching for Social Innovators • Connec6ng • Iden6fies • Generates and • Formalizes skills & and matches aligns crea6ve strategy and passions with community capacity about a plans for projects assets with social impact opera6onal‐ • Connec6ng opportuni6es: passion izing a social organiza6ons i.e., • Facilitates enterprise with comple‐ People, commitment of mentary goals venues, support and organiza6ons, resources to an community ini6a6ve groups 11 © 2010 SoundConneXions Iris Lemmer, James Lemmer and Lucy Garrick © 2010 Iris Lemmer, Lucy Garrick, Sound ConneXions 11
- 12. Cultivating Social Innovation • Chapters – Developing a global Communities of Practice to foster promising practices for social innovation – Chicago - May – Nashville - June – Others: • N.Carolina, St. Louis © 2010 SoundConneXions Iris Lemmer, James Lemmer and Lucy Garrick 12
- 13. Contact Information Iris Lemmer, [email protected] 425-241-5611 James Lemmer [email protected] 425-241-5911 Lucy Garrick [email protected] 206-335-5635 © 2010 SoundConneXions Iris Lemmer, James Lemmer and Lucy Garrick 13