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Challenges to the Future (and Present) of Social Enterprise

Jeffrey A. Robinson, Ph.D.Associate Professor and Academic Director

The Center for Urban Entrepreneurship & Economic Development

January 2017

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The Center for Urban Entrepreneurship &

Economic Development

World-Class Research

Innovative Education

Economic Development Impact

The Center for Urban Entrepreneurship& Economic Development

Research and Project AreasUrban Entrepreneurship & Economic Development

– Urban Entrepreneurship (wealth creation, business development, community entrepreneurship, job creation)

– Technology Entrepreneurship (technology transfer, technology commercialization, incubators, technology clusters, leveraging university patents, green business)

– Social Entrepreneurship (social problems solving, social purpose businesses, social investments, green business)

– International Entrepreneurship (institutions and entrepreneurial activity, SME’s and developing nations, entrepreneurship towards economic development)

– Economic Development (urban institutions and development, economic development and emerging economies)


Social Entrepreneurship Books

2006 2009 2010


New York-

Newark, USA

Rio de Janiero,

Brazil

Shanghai, China

Nairobi, Kenya


Global Social Enterprise Movement

• China*

• Singapore

• Australia*

• Kenya*

• South Africa*

• United Kingdom

• United States*

• Brazil

• Russia*

• Canada

• Israel


Social Impact

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社会创新

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• Qualitative Study - Motivation

– Germak & Robinson (2014)

Research Projects


• The Diversity and Inclusion Problem

• The Innovation Problem

• The Measurement Problem

• The Money Problem

– The Financial Sustainability Problem

– The Impact Investing Problem

• The Public Policy Problem

• The Scale Problem

The Biggest Problems (Challenges) in SE


Mature Social Enterprises (>10 years)


THE SCALE PROBLEM


• The “Right” Kind of Growth for your Social Venture

• Finding, Recruiting, and Retaining the “Right” People

The Scale Problem

A Triple Bottom Line Company

Social Problem: Increased waste, the need for

redevelopment and jobs

A Triple Bottom Line Company


THE INNOVATION PROBLEM


#RutgersSocInnov


Workshop Organizing Committee

Jeffrey Robinson Assistant Professor and Senior FellowRutgers Business School and CUEED

CHAIR

Deborah Dougherty ProfessorRutgers Business School

CO-PI and CO-CHAIR (Social Innovation)

Jill Kickul Director of Satter Program & ProfessorNYU Stern School of Business

CO-CHAIR (Teaching)

Andrew Germak Executive Director,Rutgers School of Social Work -Institute for Families

CO-CHAIR (Policy and Practice)

Thomas Lyons Professor and Field ChairZicklin School of Business-Baruch College-CUNY

CO-CHAIR (Teaching)

Edward LaPorte Executive Director Office of Faith Based Initiatives-New Jersey Department of State

CO-CHAIR (Policy and Practice)

Laquita Blockson Associate Professor and Director of St. Leo University

CO-CHAIR (Insights)

Ben & Jerry’s

Greyston Bakery


THE DIVERSITY & INCLUSION PROBLEM IN SE

From Nonprofit Quarterly (December 2014)

Stats about NPOs in the US:

36 percent of the U.S. population are “people of color” will be

50% by 2042

60 percent of nonprofits serve people of color (AE Casey foundation number)

9.5 out of 10 Philanthropic orgs are led by whites

7% of NPO CEOs are people of color

18% of nonprofit employees are people of color

8% of nonprofit boards are minorities

30% of nonprofit boards lack a single member of color

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NLEN and Sweet Beginnings, LLCBrenda Palms-Barber, CEO

Sweet Beginnings is a producer of natural honey-based personal care products and premium honey. Sweet Beginnings is a Chicago based corporation owned by the North Lawndale Employment Network (NLEN). The company was originally started in 2004 as a transitional jobs program for former offenders. The success of the program spawned the formation of the Beeline brand. The program boasts a 3% recidivism rates versus an average rate of 80+% in most rehabilitation programs.

Rutgers Business School

Things to note about Sweet Beginnings LLC

• Hybrid Organization – Non Profit and For Profit

• Founder has non profit/social work background

• Founder is community oriented, consider her work a “calling”

• Social impact is better than traditional approach (3% vs. 60-80% recidivism)

• Funded by seed grants and wholesale/retail product sales

• Now 12 years operating

At City Fresh Foods, we believe that everyone, regardless of economic status, deserves access to nutrient-rich, great-tasting food. We also believe in supporting and strengthening our local community. Here’s how we put our passion into action:

EXPERIENCED: Every day, we make thousands of delicious, affordable meals from scratch, and deliver them to childcare centers, schools and rehabilitation and eldercare programs throughout Eastern Massachusetts. The freshly crafted meals we serve are always age–and culture–appropriate.

CUSTOMER FIRST: Our meal plans are backed by responsive customer service. We listen to suggestions and continually improve our service. Our clients are our partners, together we provide the highest quality service and change participants relationship with their food for the better.

LOCAL AND FRESH: We use the freshest and most local ingredients we can get our hands on, including produce grown on the urban farms of our sister company, City Growers. City Growers transforms vacant lots in Boston into economically and environmentally sustainable farms, creating jobs and increasing access to affordable, nutritious food.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: We hire from within our community, and build sustainable, meaningful careers for our employees, most of whom live in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods.

INNOVATION: We continue to push the food industry to facilitate healthy eating, environmental sustainability and community development. Our work is a vital part of the national movement to prevent obesity, educate about nutrition and make healthful food accessible and affordable to all.

http://citygrowers.wordpress.com/

Trenton

Makes/Foundry Farm

City Bloom

Brick City Kitchen

Newark Construction

Incubator

GlassRoots

Street Light Retail

Kids Zone

The Classroom Connection

The Hub-Health

Generator

Parents Universe

Library Build

4HP- For His Purpose

Fathers Now

Maintenance &

Cleaning Service

Revitalize LLC

Tollo Community

System


Solutions to the Diversity & Inclusion Problem• Source your social entrepreneurs from communities

and not just college campuses

• Re-consider your selection process and your selection panel

• Focus your efforts on a particular problem or social issue

• Incentivize/require community co-creation

• Champion local solutions and local social entrepreneurs

Why does any of this matter?

We can’t sustain a society with so much extreme inequality.

Therefore …

● We need better solutions to social problems

● We need to harness all our human capital within our

organizations in order to engage everyone outside our

organization

● We need to harness all our human capital within our communities

and organizations in order to find solutions to our problems

● We need skilled and diverse teams to tackle complex problems

● We need to empower people who feel they have nothing to lose.

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Jeffrey A. Robinson, Ph.D.


Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @JRobinsonPhD

Web: www.jeffreyrobinsonphd.com

The Center for Urban Entrepreneurship

& Economic Development

+1 973 353 5987

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.jeffreyrobinsonphd.com/

Challenges to the Future (and Present) of Social Enterprise

Jeffrey A. Robinson, Ph.D.Associate Professor and Academic Director

The Center for Urban Entrepreneurship & Economic Development

January 2017

3

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