To keep the Do-ference spirit of learning alive, we’ve put together a set of presentations from the Do-ferences in Durban, Joburg and Cape Town. The presentations span a range of topics, so to make them easier to navigate, we’ve collated them in three sets:
(1) Finding and understanding funding
(2) Advice for Entrepreneurs and Startups
(3) Social Entrepreneurship
Please click here to access the toolkit: http://bit.ly/2l0jcRS
A huge thank you to our 120 speakers who gave up their time to put these slides together and share their knowledge.
]]>The series complements the Centre’s other innovative finance work i.e. its Pathways to Sustainability national workshop series and its annual Pathways to Funding Do-ference.
The series covers:
- Building a Social Enterprise
- Identifying Income Generation Opportunities
- Change Leadership & Intentionality
- Pathways to Funding
- Social Enterprise Planning
Join Sibongile Mafu and Bame Modungwa, as they introduce you to the themes and topics that will be covered.
Episode #1 Building a Social Enterprise
Sibongile Mafu and Bame Modungwa are joined by Francois Bonnici, Director of the Bertha Centre for this series-starting scene-setter.
In establishing a framework for sound social enterprise Francois draws on expertise from David Jeffery, Director at Libromat and Luvuyo Rani, Director at Silulo Ulutho Technologies. This podcast forms part of the “Social Enterprise 101” educational series, produced by the UCT Graduate School of Business’ Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Primedia Broadcasting.
Episode #2 Identifying Income Generation Opportunities
Sibongile Mafu and Bame Modungwa explore the different business models and income-generating activities of a social enterprise. Also featured are: Rachael Millson, South Africa Hub Manager at Social Enterprise Academy South Africa and Tamlin Abrahams, Regional Director for Operation Smile (Southern, Central & West Africa).
Episode #3 Change Leadership & Intentionality
Sibongile Mafu and Bame Modungwa look at successful strategies for organisational culture and leading a change process: moving organisations from A to B. Lending key insights are Rachael Millson, South Africa Hub Manager at Social Enterprise Academy and Zoe Mann, Community Coordinator at IkamvaYouth SA.
Episode #4 Pathways to Funding
Sibongile Mafu and Bame Modungwa explore the principles of marketing and finance that are essential to the successful running of a social enterprise. Sharing their experiences in the space are Tine Fisker Henriksen, Impact Investments Project Manager at the Bertha Centre and Ian Calvert, Project Leader at Red Bull Amaphiko.
Episode #5 Social Enterprise Planning
Sibongile Mafu and the Bertha Centre’s Bame Modungwa and Francois Bonnici unpack “systems change” the recognition that organisations do not exist in a vacuum, and as they grow, they need to do so in a meaningful way, ensuring that the broader context is taken into consideration. Providing insights is Cynthia Rayner, Researcher and Case Writer at the Bertha Centre.
The Social Enterprise 101 free podcast series is produced by the Bertha Centre and Lead SA (an initiative of Primedia Broadcasting).
]]>The Innovative Finance in Africa Review is a showcase of the outstanding models and practices that make up the innovative finance ecosystem across Africa. It includes case studies of social enterprises such as International Housing Solutions, Prodigy Finance and GiftedMom. It also walks you through the Centre’s Innovative Finance Process, which will be run as a workshop at September’s Do-ference in Durban, Johannesburg and Cape Town.
As the global innovative finance ecosystem has evolved over the past decade, there have been many breakthroughs in the design and implementation of innovative finance. Over the last five years, the Bertha Centre’s Innovative Finance Team has worked with social finance experts across the world and partnered with governments, enterprises and investors to research, incubate and test promising innovative finance models and vehicles across Africa.
INNOVATIVE FINANCING IS AN APPROACH TO FUNDING ENTERPRISES AND INTERVENTIONS THAT OPTIMISES POSITIVE SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND FINANCIAL IMPACT. IT USES ALL AVAILABLE FINANCIAL AND PHILANTHROPIC TOOLS TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF THESE ENTERPRISES, INTERVENTIONS AND ENTREPRENEURS AND, WHEN THE EXISTING TOOLS DON’T WORK, IT CREATES NEW ONES
The South Africa Chapter is made up of ANDE members who are actively working to support small and growing businesses (SGBs) throughout South Africa. In 2015, ANDE South Africa undertook a survey of the support available for entrepreneurs in South Africa to identify the main financial, capacity development, other gaps and opportunities. An infographic was created which, for the first time, mapped all the organisations operating in support of entrepreneurs in South Africa. The infographic was updated in 2017…
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE COPY OF THE ANDE ENTREPRENEURSHIP ECOSYSTEM MAP.
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A good legal form for a social enterprise is generally one that allows it to combine multiple sources of capital, private and public, philanthropic and commercial, in order to advance and scale the impact of the enterprise. While South Africa does not have a dedicated legal structure for social enterprises, the current structures allow for significant flexibility.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE COPY OF THE GUIDE.
]]>The Becoming a changemaker: Introduction to Social Innovation MOOC is a free six-week course for anyone who wants to make a difference.
MOOCs are free online courses and have no entry requirements. Anyone with an internet connection can take part. Whether you are already familiar with the field of social innovation or social entrepreneurship, working for an organisation that wants to increase its social impact, or just starting out, this course will take you on a journey of exploring the complex problems that surround us and how to start thinking about solutions.
You will be challenged to get out of your comfort zone and start engaging with the diverse spaces around you. By the end of the course, you will have formed your own approach to social innovation, and you will have begun to develop the concepts, mindset, skills, and relationships that will enable you to start, and evolve, as a changemaker
Is this course for me?
If you’ve always wanted to create social impact in your community or your business but didn’t know where to start, the skills, tools and methodologies will help you get going. If you are already involved in a social business and want to take it to the next level, you’ll find a supportive community, examples and case studies to inspire you. This course is suitable for business students, business owners, start-ups, entrepreneurs and professionals in any sector seeking to bring about social change.
Course information
This free interactive six-week course offers a rich learning experience that blends theory and practice with a focus on the latter.
- Week: 1 What’s our problem?
- Week: 2 What do we have to work with?
- Week: 3 Getting out of your comfort zone
- Week: 4 Innovating by design
- Week: 5 Changing the system – who me?
- Week: 6 What if it works?
For more information, please contact Luvuyo Maseko via email on [email protected]
Course Convenors:
Dr. François Bonnici
Marlon Parker
Senior Lecturer Warren Nilsson
Upcoming Dates:
The course will next run on these dates and enrolment opens two weeks before:
21 August – 9 October 2017
18 September – 6 November 2017