There was a remarkable piece about social entrepreneurship in the New York Times: Thoroughly Modern Do-Gooders. Here's the money quote: "Their problem now is scalability. How do the social entrepreneurs
replicate successful programs so that they can be big enough to make a
national difference?" And he mentions this group, America Forward, as being in the forefront of addressing this question. Take a look at some of the groups that are in there: notice the approach is very different from a Scott-like model: it combines metis-enabling strategies with rate of return analysis.
There are several other sources on line that may be relevant to your work
Check out STUDENTS OF THE WORLD: www.studentsoftheworld.org
About the group: "Students of the World (SOW), an organization conceived by college students and led by students, is dedicated to raising public awareness of and activism on social issues affecting international communities. The SOW mission is executed through teams of college students who spend four weeks immersed in, learning from and documenting developmental issues surrounding a localized international community. The crux of the mission is achieved in the students' return and subsequent documentary work production and advocacy in their own university communities. Through documentary film production, photography and art exhibitions, policy studies, and newspaper and magazine articles, Students of the World works to inspire Americans toward global understanding and activism. With chapters at Brown University, Columbia University, Duke University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and University of Texas at Austin, SOW has become a national movement. Participating in Students of the World is not cultural tourism; it is a commitment to learning about specific international issues and conditions and producing documents and exhibitions that will directly educate American people and communities on those international issues and conditions."
Seems like Midd should join! They will consider expanding chapters to other college campuses after this summer. if any juniors or sophomores are interested, I'm sure ACE and Study Abroad folks would be keen to join the conversation. Who knows, maybe the possible 350.org student internships could partner up with this group?
jisham, 277 - days ago
The information about AMerica Forward is really interesting: check this out - http://americaforward.org/userfiles/America Forward briefing book_2007.pdf
Check out STUDENTS OF THE WORLD: www.studentsoftheworld.org
About the group: "Students of the World (SOW), an organization conceived by college students and led by students, is dedicated to raising public awareness of and activism on social issues affecting international communities. The SOW mission is executed through teams of college students who spend four weeks immersed in, learning from and documenting developmental issues surrounding a localized international community. The crux of the mission is achieved in the students' return and subsequent documentary work production and advocacy in their own university communities. Through documentary film production, photography and art exhibitions, policy studies, and newspaper and magazine articles, Students of the World works to inspire Americans toward global understanding and activism. With chapters at Brown University, Columbia University, Duke University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and University of Texas at Austin, SOW has become a national movement. Participating in Students of the World is not cultural tourism; it is a commitment to learning about specific international issues and conditions and producing documents and exhibitions that will directly educate American people and communities on those international issues and conditions."
Seems like Midd should join! They will consider expanding chapters to other college campuses after this summer. if any juniors or sophomores are interested, I'm sure ACE and Study Abroad folks would be keen to join the conversation. Who knows, maybe the possible 350.org student internships could partner up with this group?
The information about AMerica Forward is really interesting: check this out - http://americaforward.org/userfiles/America Forward briefing book_2007.pdf