due 1/15

• Sign up for a day to be notetaker (below)

• Finish writing bios on the wiki
• Read or listen to All for Green, and Green for All: An Interview with Van Jones and

• in pairs, research 6 socially entrepreneurial organizations

• sign up your pair & your organizations below

• Write 2 paragraphs on each and post to the Organizations page. Include what they do, and why you find them interesting
• Link to good articles and sources
• Pick 2 of the 6 and make a 2-minute presentation in class next week; no overlaps
• please indicate by Sunday which two organizations your pair will present on next week
• Need ideas? check out our brainstorm (nearly all are in the Bay Area), or the 2008 Social Capitalist Awards

due 1/22

choose 1:

• Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition by Sally Osberg and Roger Martin

• The Meaning of 'Social Entrepreneurship' by Greg Dees

choose 1:

• Changing the World on a Shoestring: The Concept of Social Entrepreneurship by Dave Roberts and Christine Woods, The University of Auckland Business Review

• Social Capitalists by Cheryl Dahle, Fast Company Magazine

• The Entrepreneur's Revolution and You by William Drayton

post 2 reading questions for each article you selected

further reading (optional)

• Social Entrepreneurship: Towards an Entrepreneurial Culture for Social and Economic Development by Susan Davis (34 pgs)

• Everyone A Changemaker: Social Entrepreneurship's Ultimate Goal by William Drayton, MIT's Innovation Magazine

• How to Save the World? Treat It Like a Business by Emily Eakin, The New York Times

due 1/29

• read Now the Good News by Keith Hammonds, Fast Company
• revised: no reading questions
  
• skim sections of Investing in Society by Meehan, Kilmer, and O'Flanagan,Stanford Social Innovation Review
• sections: "The Social Capital Market", "The Efficiency Question", "Expect a Social Return", "What Impact, Efficiency?"
• no reading questions
  
• choose an organization (can be one of the 6 you originally researched) and post a short paragraph on the Organizations page on what makes it socially entrepreneurial
• revised: research Kevin Jones, Principal at Good Capital who will be the guest speaker for 1/29.
• post 2 questions for Mr. Jones

• further reading (optional)
• patient capital; social venture capital
• Patient Capital: The Next Step Forward?, Nonprofit Finance Fund
• Jacqueline Novogratz: Tackling poverty with "patient capital", TED Talks (video)
• The Restless Growth of 'Patient Capital', WorldChanging
• Capital Ideas and Social Goals, New York Times
• community development funds
• Community Investment in San Jose, New York Times
• These venture capitalists also hope to help poor communities,
  
• venture philanthropy
  
• If Pigs Had Wings: The Appeals and Limits of Venture Philanthropy, by Bruce Sievers, The Walter and Elise Haas Fund
  
• Venture Philanthropy Embraces Key Strategies of Venture Capitalists, Knowledge@Wharton
• Venture Philanthropy :The Future of Philanthropy or Misguided Hubris?, NESsT
• REDF resources page

due 2/5

• read sections of If the Shoe Fits: Nonprofit or For Profit? The Choice Matters, REDF
  

• read pages 1-5, 7-12
• read the profile on one organization from pgs 12-14 (Cadbury Chocolates, Salvation Army, or Goodwill)
• read the profile on one organization from pgs 15-18 (Evergreen Lodge, Wolf's Neck Farms Natural Beef, or Springboard forward)
• post 2 discussion questions
  

due 2/12

• Complete mid-quarter survey
• Twelve questions over two surveys
  
• Survey 1: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=gBxswXknFpFl3SkjdMTPhQ_3d_3d
  Survey 2: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=mkbpXLu_2fFHEGahyfmhhABQ_3d_3d
  
  
• Readings:
• Brainstorming handout from ME377,Experiences in Design Thinking.
  
• Post a note about 2 things you found unexpected, and why, at 2/12/08 reading questions

due 2/19

• Readings:
• Weird Ideas by Robert Sutton. (5 pages & a great read)
• Bring 1 or more interesting/weird items that you own to class, and a story about how you got it/them.
  
• Make sure you did last week's reading and posted questions, because we're going to talk about it in class this week (and use it.)

due 2/26

• read An Introduction to Theory of Change by Andrea Anderson (2.5 pgs).
  
• post a short description of a social or environmental issue you care about. We will be using the Theory of Change model to analyze several issues in class.
  
• fill out the quick logistics survey if you haven't done so already
• research Elliott Brown, founder and CEO of Springboard Forward. Elliott will be coming to class on Tuesday. (suggestions below in no particular order)

• Springboard Forward website

• Springboard Forward profileon Fast Company

• Springboard Forward profile on Changing the Present, includes brief bio of Eliott Brown

• bio of Elliott Brown for NetImpact session (at the bottom)
• interview of Elliott Brown on Social Innovation Conversations

• further reading
• An Enterprising Failure: Why a Promising Social Franchise Collapsed Stanford Social Innovation Review by Tracey & Jarvis
• A Brief Tutorial on Business Planning for Nonprofit Enterprise by Cynthia W. Massarsky
• A nice, brief introduction to the planning process. First 2.5 pages recommended. Good for determining whether or not an idea is in general sound.
• An Introduction to Business Planning for Nonprofits by Zoe Brookes, Bridgespan Group
• Yale - Goldman Sachs Global Social Venture Competition: Winning Business Plans
• Business Planning for Nonprofits: Why, When — and How It Compares to Strategic Planning by Brigette Rouson, Enhance
• Page 8, question 3 addresses "how will we make our desired impact?"
• Comprehensive discussion of the differences between business planning and strategic planning, Seedco Toolkit for Developing a Social Purpose Business
• useful online guide with a number of templates to guide your thinking from a national community development organization
  
• A Distinctive Approach that is Changing the World, Fast Company

due 3/4

In week 9 we will discuss socially responsible business/corporate social responsibility and the mainstreaming of social movements, using environmental sustainability as a case study. Focus especially on the motivations of corporations, and the ethics & effectiveness of their actions.

• read one of the following articles:

• Green is the Color of Money: Separating fact from fiction in the world of corporate greenwashing by Amanda Witherell, GOOD Magazine (6 pgs)
• analyzes several corporations' green campaigns and their varying motivations & effectiveness; includes PG&E, Clif Bar, & Whole Foods
  
• The Green Machine by Marc Gunther, Fortune Magazine (10 pgs)
• discusses Wal-Mart's decision to go green
  
• post a reading question and be prepared to lead the class in discussing it

• further reading
• interview with Paul Rice of Transfair USA by Britt Bravo, Have Fun*Do Good
  
• mainstreaming from the perspective of an NGO partnering with corporations to sell fair trade products; section on Starbucks particularly pertinent
• Just Good Business, The Economist
• introduction article to a special report section on corporate social responsibility in the Economist; many of the other articles are also quite informative
  
• Making the Case for Corporate Social Responsibility by David Cavett-Goodwin, CulturalShifts
  
• interesting frameworks for separating out dfferent motivations and strategies in CSR; uses Sara-Lee, Starbucks, and The Body Shop as case studies

due 3/10

• revised: research Fiona Ramsey, PR Director at Kiva.

due Saturday 3/22 (day before the trip)

• revised: fill out a briefing sheet on the spring break speaker or organization you signed up for. Tip: fill it out in the Word document first, available here: [speaker] [organization]
  
• Email a copy of the filled out Word doc to Sophia, CC'ing Travis
• Post content to the appropriate wiki page
• revised: Refering to your briefing sheet, prepare a 5 minute presentation on your speaker/organization

due Mon 3/25

• read Chapter 1 of Forces for Good by Heather McLeod Grant, who's coming to speak on the first day of the trip (19 pages). You will have some free time on Sunday afternoon, so you can finish the reading then, if you wish.