Administration, Management and Entrepreneurship

The Evergreen State CollegeNelson Pizarro

Faculty MemberMay 31, 2007

Agenda Briefly define administration, management Entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship Examples of leading social entrepreneurs Impact of social entrepreneurs Analyze the life cycle of a social entrepreneur See the criteria used to fund social

entrepreneurs Watch a movie about a social entrepreneur

Administration

Developing and maintaining procedures

It focus its attention on the organizational structure on what is necessary to sustain it

Procedures Systems and Structures Communication Channels

Management

“To manage is to forecast and plan, to organize, to command, to coordinate and to control”

– Henri Fayol (1916)

Common Definition of Entrepreneurship

“The pursuit of opportunity without regard to resources currently control.”

- Howard Stevenson

The “E” Process

Will create a better world. It is not just about new companies, capital, and job formation, nor is only about innovation, creativity and breakthroughs. It is also about fostering an ingenious human spirit and improving mankind.”

- Professor Jeffrey Timmons

Entrepreneurs

Someone who “undertakes,” a significant project or activity

Stimulate the economic progress by finding new and better ways of doing things

Entrepreneurs

“The innovators who drive the creative-destructive process of capitalism.”

- Joseph Schumpeter

Entrepreneurs

“The entrepreneur always searches for change, respond to it, and exploit it as an opportunity.”

- Peter Drucker

Social Entrepreneurs

“A social entrepreneur finds what is not working and solves the problem by changing the system, spreading the solution and persuading entire societies to take new leaps. He or she is not content just to give a fish or teach how to fish. They will not rest until they have revolutionized the entire fishing industry.”

- Bill Drayton, CEO, chair and founder of Ashoka

Jane Addams (U.S) Founded Hull-House in 1889 Settlement in an immigrant

neighborhood in Chicago Expanded her efforts nationally Advocate of women's rights, pacifism

and internationalism President of the WILPF Work resulted in legislation for women

and children.

Maria Montessori (Italy)

The first female physician Began working with children in

1906 Created the Montessori to early

childhood education

Muhammad Yunus

Services over 3.7 million clients 96% of loans are given to women These women own 93% of the bank Lent over 4 billion in collateral-free loans Repayment rates of 98.6% Over 120 partners in 40 countries in Grameen Global Network

Idea

Founder of the Grameen Bank, a micro credit bank for the poor and global movement to eradicate poverty.

Impact

microfinance

Fabio Rosa

Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: over half of the population did not have electricity

• Cut rural electrification costs 70-80%• Idea spread to Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and South Africa• Over 1 million people in 4 countries now with electricity• Urban migration reversed in areas served

Impact

Fabio Rosa promoted the use of technology that would provide cheap electricity and water to thousands of poor rural families in Brazil.

A S H O K A

Apprenticeship

Studies the field and gains entrepreneurial skills

Socia

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act

HighMillions of

beneficiaries

LowPotential

impact not yet

achieved

Concept, launch of first pilot project

Success and development

Global impact

Envisages and creates a pilot for an innovative solution to a social problem Spreads

solution until it becomes a reference point in the field, on a national or international level

Thinks and acts globally, making their best ideas accessible worldwide

Mature5-10 years

The Life Cycle of a Social Entrepreneur

How is the idea different from what is already out there? Is it truly a transformational innovation for social change?

Is the person really creative, both in outlook and in problem solving? How creatively does the person approach opportunities and obstacles?

Is the person so passionate about her/his vision that she/he will not rest until the vision becomes a new pattern in society?

Does the project have the potential to make changes at the national level and/or beyond? How many people will be affected by this project?

Is the entrepreneur totally honest? Is her/his motivation deeply rooted in a commitment to serve others?

New Idea

Creativity

Entrepreneurial Quality

Social impact

Ethical Fiber

Criteria used to fund social entrepreneurs

Questions?