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Pre-conference If you have questions regarding registration for Pre-conference sessions please visit our FAQ. FORUMS
Finding Common Ground: Job Creation and/or Job Training Social Enterprises A special event hosted by REDF and the Bay Area Chapter of the Social Enterprise Alliance for leaders of social enterprises that have as their primary goals job creation and/or job training. The purpose of the gathering is to begin to build stronger relationships among the leaders of social enterprises that are doing similar work around job creation; and identify areas where we might benefit from ongoing interactions about how we do our work and systemic or policy change important to our sustainability and growth. WORKSHOPS
Are We Making a Difference? Exploring Social Impact Measurement and Evaluation Increasingly, social enterprise organizations are being asked to provide more than outputs when communicating the effects and impacts of their work. This shift to collecting data on outcomes presents many new opportunities as well as challenges. Understanding how an organization is making progress towards its goals, is critical for obtaining funding, being competitive, and making adjustments to their strategy. Participants will learn new ways of designing and implementing a measurement and evaluation system that produces meaningful, timely, and actionable information for multiple stakeholders. Content includes definitions of terms and concepts, theory of change and logic models, overview of performance measurement and evaluation approaches, developing strategic evaluative questions, and an introduction to various data collection methods and reporting strategies. Facilitators: Hallie Preskill, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Strategic Learning and Evaluation Center and Lalitha Vaidyanathan, Director, FSG Social Impact Advisors
Build Your Venture from the Mission Up! Structure Lab is an easy-to-engage, day-long process that helps social ventures take advantage of innovations in capital formation, revenue streams, corporate forms, and independent regulation to promote and protect values and mission. Click to experience the Structure Lab. With support from Hanson Bridgett LLP, Criterion designed Structure Lab to explore the range of legal structures available for your venture, whether it's still on the drawing board or poised for growth. Come create the optimal legal structure for your social venture to thrive. Facilitators: Criterion Ventures
Is it Right For You? An Introduction to Social Enterprise With the momentum for social enterprise growing locally, nationally and around the world, how do you know if it's right for you and your organization? This interactive, three-hour workshop will:
Previous participants who are new to social enterprise have described this workshop as an ideal introduction to the conference, helping them to select the sessions that will be of most value in moving their work forward. Facilitated by: Janine Vanderburg, J.D., President, JVA Consulting, and Regional Facilitator for the National Center for Social Entrepreneurs. She has facilitated this pre-workshop session at the two past SEA conferences.
Nonprofit Advocacy -- Using Your Public Voice Nonprofits do have a critical voice in the public policy realm. Unfortunately, there remain many myths and misconceptions about the lobbying and advocacy rules for nonprofits. In the absence of understanding these rules, many nonprofits unnecessarily self-censor their voice, to the detriment of the public policy process. This workshop will offer a clear outlook of the various “rules of the road” for nonprofit lobbying, practical tips, as well as the opportunity to engage in experiential practice of these concepts. Facilitated by: Vic Colman, President, Uncommon Solutions
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