Skoll World Forum 2008 Hybrid Sessions

Innovation and Change in Government Culture  Across the world there is ongoing debate about how to reform the public sector to deliver better services for all. The panel will consider how social entrepreneurs can interact with government to change the culture of the public sector and innovate to bring about improvements in the provision of public goods. Speakers will explore new relationships between different sectors and the potential for radical new hybrid organizations.

Hybrid and For-Profit Business Models:   Non-profit social entrepreneurs often struggle to scale up their innovations without adequate access to the growth capital, distribution systems and infrastructure readily available to conventional businesses. Rather than accepting these limitations, many are increasingly pursuing hybrid models that draw from the best of both worlds, incorporating traditional business structures and strategies to achieve a social bottom line. This session will look at the challenges and opportunities that accompany these new business models, including an overview of different approaches and in-depth discussion with social entrepreneurs at the forefront of this movement.

Effective Models for Partnership
Growth Finance for Social Entrepreneurs

Blogs

Let there d.light:   This is Sam Goldman's story. He grew up in Mauritania, Pakistan, Peru, India and Rwanda, was a Peace Corps volunteer in Benin and studied biology and environmental studies in Canada before receiving his MBA from Stanford. “My neighbor’s son in Benin was badly burned by a kerosene lamp. I decided to provide a source of light that is safe and cheap.” This is the story of a social entrepreneur in the making and the building of a global social enterprise: d.light design.

Sagar Gubbi: A techie by profession, an entrepreneur by spirit, a writer by interest, a traveler by ambition, but a fun-loving guy at heart. Based in Bangalore, he is writing about sustainable enterprise initiatives that have the power to bring economic development to the base of the pyramid. From micro-insurance to hybrid organizations, Sagar reports on new trends and appropriate technology.

Discussions

Desperately Seeking Hybrid Funds, 2008-09-26, Hosted by Villy Wang,President & CEO of BAYCAT

New Model for Angel Investment,  2008-08-01, Hosted by Financial consultant Jessica Margolin.

Social entrepreneurship and the corporate world, 2008-03-03 Hosted by Hanniah Tariq

Case Study: A Hybrid Model for PlayRugby. 2008-02-12 13:38 Hosted by Mark Griffin

The For-profit / Non-profit Hybrid Model, 2007-11-01 Hosted by Richard Klopp

Profit for a Purpose,  2007-07-06 Hosted by Elizabeth Isele, Senior Program Director at Great Bay Foundation

Creating Exit Strategies 2007-05-22 3 Hosted by Jonathan Greenblatt

Converting from Non-profit to For-profit Status 2007-03-05 16:27 Hosted by Patrick O'Heffernan

Should your organization go "hybrid"?, 2006-10-01 Hosted by Patrick O'Heffernan

Social Fusion: Hybrid Capital and Sustainability, 2005-08-01 Hosted by Stacey Lawson, Stephen DeBerry, Paul Frankel, Priya Haji, and Darian Heyman

Should You Launch A Profit-Making Business?, 2007-07-06 11:41 Hosted by Patrick O'Heffernan

Creating a Hybrid For-Profit / Non-Profit Social Enterprise Structure, 2005-05-01 Hosted by Jeff Hamaoui

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Global X Video Interviews

Sebastien Marot – Friends International, 2007-07-10

Social entrepreneur Sebastien Marot, founder of Friends-International, tells Global X what happened when he first went to Cambodia. He was there for only a few days, but after what he saw as he was leaving a Phnom Penh restaurant on his first night, he decided to stay. That was 12 years ago.

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Podcasts

Brian Cayce – Turkmenistan, 2007-05-08  Brian Cayce, Peace Corps volunteer in Turkmenistan (1994-96), currently leads the analysis and evaluation of social venture capital investment opportunities for Gray Matters Capital. The investment firm, which he founded, is driven by both social concerns and a profit motive.

Jessica Shortall – Uzbekistan, 2007-04-02  Jessica Shortall, Peace Corps volunteer in Uzbekistan (2000-01), is the Founder of Catalyst Strategy Advisors in London, where she advises businesses on how to operate for the social good while making a profit. She previously founded The Campus Kitchens Project in the US.

David Schweidenback – Ecuador, 2007-03-13  David Schweidenback, Peace Corps volunteer in Ecuador (1977-80), started the “for-profit non-profit” Pedals for Progress to create economic growth in the developing world. He has now given 100,000 bicycles to people in rural areas of Latin America, Africa, and Central Europe.

[more hybrid podcasts]

Jobs

Drishtee, Operations Manager, Noida, India, 2008-08-22

[more hybrid jobs]

Opportunities

Social Capital Markets 2008 Oct. 13–15, 2008, San Francisco, CA.

2008 Net Impact North America Conference “The Sustainable Advantage: Creating Social and Environmental Value". November 13-15, 2008, Philadelphia, PA, 2008-05-20

Investors' Circle Spring Conference & Venture Fair 2008

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Wiki Resources & Information

Hybrid

Earned Income Strategies

Corporate Partnerships

 

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