Social Enterprise World Forum 2013

This session will look at social enterprise policy development with a rural lens. Policy leaders and practitioners in rural social enterprise from across Canada and internationally will share their experience. An international panel of intermediaries and practitioners will present and discuss the features of a social enterprise policy framework to meet the needs of rural communities.

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Rural communities have unique ways of addressing key challenges such as distance, size of market, lack of infrastructure and services, out-migration of youth, and the devastation brought about by branch closings, whether it be a grocery store or a manufacturing plant. Learn how various intermediaries and rural social enterprises from around the world have risen to these challenges, and helped preserve the viability of their communities.

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You are pushing the advancement of society on key issues such as empowering the disenfranchised; helping not-for-profits make money; and/or bringing together diverse - and at times at odds - groups such as for-profits and environmental groups.  For some, these trends have paradigm-shifting implications. How do you make sure they are ready for and willing to engage in your success?

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Social Enterprise requires having the methods and tools for measuring blended value business return on investment. This session reviews the models and assesses a spectrum of systems for social return on investment and demonstrating values. Explore why use any evaluation system? What can be measured and how?  Learn how to select and implement an option that is best for your social enterprise.  Representatives from three major methods will compare and contrast their systems, their tools and the thinking behind their models.