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More than 525 people attended the 11th Social Enterprise Summit in Chicago Oc tober 31-Novembe 2r, 2011.. The Summit is sponsored by the Social Enterprise Alliance, North America's largest membership organization for social entrepreneuers. Details about plans for regional Summits during 2012 will be forthcoming shortly.
The 4th Social Enterprise World Forum took place in Johannesburg, South Africa, during April 2011. The 5th Forum will be in Rio de Janiero in October 2012.
The Forum is an international gathering of practitioners and support agencies dealing exclusively with social enterprise. Its purpose is to bring together social enterprise leaders and champions from all continents to collaborate, share best practice and plan future developments.
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Secondary school students from more than 20 countries will compete in the 10th SAGE World Cup in San Francisco during the summer of 2012 (the specific dates have not yet been finalized). Host countries countries during the past few years have included South Africa, Brazil, Nigeria, Ukraine and China. Each fall, secondary school students around the world who are members of Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship (SAGE) create and launch business ventures that have at least one global component. National and international competitions follow during the spring and summer.
The 9th Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship will take place during the spring of 2012 in Oxford, England. The Forum is an international event attracting more than 750 delegates from more than 35 countries. Held annually at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, the Forum convenes social entrepreneurs, thought leaders, policy makers, corporate representatives, financiers, philanthropists and students for three days of plenaries, panel discussions, workshops and academic presentations.
AT THE INSTITUTE
Institute establishes
international award
for secondary school
social enterprises
THE 2007 GOLD MEDAL TEAM FROM ATENEO HIGH SCHOOL IN THE PHILIPPINES, WITH INSTITUTE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JERR BOSCHEE: FROM LEFT, RON REODICA, MIGUEL FRANCISCO MACAALAY, MIGUEL EVANGELISTA AND ALEXANDER JASON LUMANTAO. SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM CHINA AND RUSSIA CAPTURED THE SILVER AND BRONZE MEDALS.
The Institute for Social Entrepreneurs has established "The Arthur Boschee and Evelyn Ball International Award for Social Enterprise."
Each fall, high school students around the world who are members of Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship (SAGE) create and launch business ventures that have at least one global component. State, national and international competitions follow during the spring and summer. The "Boschee/Ball" cash awards are presented annually to the three national winners at the World SAGE CUP Competition whose businesses best integrate social and financial objectives.
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Boschee serves
as Visiting Professor
of Social Enterprise
at Pepperdine University
Institute Executive Director Jerr Boschee is currently teaching an eight-month "Social Enterprise Incubator" at Pepperdine University's Graduate School of Education and Psychology in Los Angeles. The course consists of five two-day campus visits and seven online classes with nine students, each of whom is developing a different social enterprise.
Institute book
wins Axiom award
Migrating from Innovation to Entrepreneurship, by Institute Executive Director Jerr Boschee, received the Bronze Medal in the Axiom Business Book Awards competition in the philanthropy/charity/nonprofit category. Please click here for ordering information, including bulk purchase discounts.