Dear Entrepreneurship Colleagues:
A few days ago I created a listserv called ISEP, which stands for INTERNATIONAL SOLUTIONS TO END POVERTY. The listserv is dedicated to anyone who is dedicated to the Millennium Development Goals. Since Saturday, over 40 people from seven countries have subscribed.
Collaboration is key. Subscribers pledge to share their ideas as we combine our human, financial and social capital to find solutions to end poverty.
Members include social entrepreneurs, representatives of socially-responsible corporations, government officials and policymakers, philanthropists, private foundations, angel investors, venture capitalists, transnational social movement organizations, educators and students.
To subscribe, go to: https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/isep
Background of why this listserv was formed:
The winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, Dr. Mohammed Yunus, recently authored a book entitled Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism. Yunus described a hypothetical, new Center for International Initiatives for Solutions to End Poverty (ISEP). This organization "will be a dynamic network of institutions and persons around the globe, all working toward common goals as articulated, defined and monitored by a management and steering team (page 199). Yunus also said, "I am hoping that somewhere in the world someone reading this book will accept the challenge of launching this initiative around the world" (page 199).
On May 1-2, Trish McCarty of Phoenix spearheaded a conference called the "Millennium Micro to Macro Summit." The purpose of the summit was to initiate change, inspire heroes and facilitate connections and funding for MDGs. As one of the invited guests, I witnessed some incredible people doing Herculean work in the area of social enterprise. (To learn more, go to http://www.mdg2008.org/index.php ). Trish intends that this summit will become an annual event attracting dynamic, change-driven leaders, organizations and agencies from around the globe.
At the summit, I suggested that we form a listserv dedicated to social entrepreneurs working toward the MDGs. Voila-ISEP is born!
What can we do here that cannot be accomplished with a blog, web site, videoconference, etc?
My intent here is to "push" your ideas at the rest of us, without you having to "pull" them from another source. As moderator, I will make sure that traffic on this listserv is relevant and not overly-burdensome. Once people "connect" on special project ideas, they can take their conversation off-line. Ultimately, from the archives, I intend to create a website called http://isep.org , featuring YOU, your ideas, and your partners, in order to attract more financial, human and social capital for OUR common goal: to eradicate poverty.
Example of an idea to be shared:
I recently subscribed to a journal/magazine called the Stanford Social Innovation Review. This publication is, in one word, superb. Once such article is from Spring 2008 called: The Networked Nonprofit. The abstract:
"Management wisdom says that nonprofits must be large and in charge to do the most good. But some of the world's most successful organizations instead stay small, sharing their load with like-minded, long-term partners. The success of these networked nonprofits suggests that organizations should focus less on growing themselves and more on cultivating their networks."
If you send me a personal email, I will send you the .pdf file. (Note: As a subscriber, I can download articles for free; I hope that my sending an individual .pdf file isn't a violation of copyright??? Ultimately, once you see the article, you may want to subscribe!).
What can you do now?
After subscribing to ISEP, please post your first message and introduce yourself and your program to our other subscribers. Structure your introduction according to:
1. Who Am I?
2. What Do I Do?
3. What Kind of Partnerships Do I Seek?
We would be delighted to have you as a member of ISEP!
Sincerely,
Curt
Dr. Curt DeBerg, CPA
Center for Entrepreneurship
California State University, Chico
Chico, CA 95929-0011
Founder: SAGE, http://sageglobal.org
530.898.4824 (w)
cdeberg@csuchico.edu
skype id: cdeberg
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