In this webinar Ma. Ceilia Flores-Oebanda discusses the trauma of fighting for freedom in the Philippines, working through her experiences and emotions with the Wellbeing Project, her work to tackle human trafficking and how she has approached her transition into retirement.
She also provides fantastic insights into choosing a board and the importance of respect and setting boundaries in succession.
Elders of the social innovation community (experienced social entrepreneurs of any age) discuss wisdom and what it means to them. This webinar features Kathryn Hall-Trujillo (Founding Director, Birthing Project USA: The Underground Railroad for New Life), Valeria Duflot (Social Innovator – Entrepreneur, Advocate, Strategic Adviser and On-demand Leader) and Marc Freedman (President / Co-CEO, CoGenerate) and a special message from Jeroo Billimoria (Founder, One Family Foundation and Catalyst 2030 - now known as Catalyst Now).
Elders of the social innovation community (experienced social entrepreneurs of any age) discuss wisdom and what it means to them. This webinar features Mark Cheng (Founder / Managing Partner, Social Innovation Circle), Andrea Coleman (Co-founder, Riders for Health and Co-founder / CEO, Two Wheels for Life) and Wietse van der Werf (Founder / CEO, Sea Ranger Service) and a special message from Jeroo Billimoria (Founder, One Family Foundation and Catalyst 2030, now known as Catalyst Now).
The Founder of a social enterprise does many things – the visionary, the fundraiser and they bring the magic. What can we pass on from our experiences and what do you need the successor to bring? Most importantly, how do you collectively maintain the culture and mission? Inspired by the song “I Can See Clearly Now” (sung by Jimmy Cliff) we reflect on all these aspects of succession planning with Kathryn Hall-Trujillo, Ruth Ibegbuna and Rupert Roniger.
In this webinar, Elaine Miller-Karas and Ma. Cecilia Flores-Oebanda share ideas of how to navigate transition out of an organisation when difficult feelings or memories are stirred. They discuss practical tools to provide relief from stressful and traumatic symptoms and Ma. Cecilia shares her own experiences in this touching and important conversation.
Carole King’s song “You’ve got a friend” beautifully epitomises the care and support that we as social entrepreneurs need while we look at the best way to celebrate our eldership in our succession and our leadership. Dr. François Bonnici, Adriana Craciun and Tim Hanstad discuss this fascinating topic.
We hear insights from Dan Viederman (an award-winning social entrepreneur) who shares his experiences of the succession process and his learnings from being on boards across the non-profit and commercial sectors.
For a social entrepreneur, transition out of an organisation is an opportunity to reflect but it can also stir feelings that could be stressful or recall difficult memories. Elaine Miller-Karas and Ma. Cecilia Flores-Oebanda talk about navigating this and discuss practical tools to provide relief from symptoms of trauma.
Mark Cheng tables some ideas on how we can change the culture within the social sector - to address the unhealthy martyr complex, the lack of financial recognition for founders and how we can support social entrepreneurs to prepare for their eldership.
Gary Cohen and Neelam Chhiber discuss this important question. Just some of the points covered - how social entrepreneurs come to be labelled as 'heroes'; how this affects their wellbeing; that it’s organisations, networks and movements (not lone 'heroes') that create systems change and the importance of recognising and empowering others.
Monica Culen provides insights into her detailed approach to succession. Collince Dundo tells us why he believes transition and succession planning is a critical component of the sustainable impact of his young, vibrant organisation.
Rebecca Eastmond, who has experience as a a founder, a funder and a board member, provides valuable advice on how and when to talk to a funder about succession, she gives examples of how it can be done well and examples of what to avoid and she answers questions from the audience.
Dr. François Bonnici, Adriana Craciun, and Tim Hanstad exploring the personal impacts of succession and reframing the narrative from the ‘end of the road’ to a collective journey supported by practical and emotional guidance.
DY Suharya describes her powerful founder journey, how her organisation works with the government in Indonesia and practical insights into her succession plan.
A rarely discussed topic in the social innovation sector, Rebecca Eastmond gives her insights on how to fund the succession challenge.
In a deeply personal and transformative dialogue, Elaine Miller-Karas and Ma. Cecilia Flores-Oebanda embarked on an extraordinary exploration of healing and transition. This article explores some of the learnings.
An article exploring the valuable insights Dan Viederman shared on working with a board of trustees. Dan is as an award-winning social entrepreneur with extensive experience on both non-profit and for-profit boards.
Tracey Chambers and Attila von Unruh guide us through practical advice on how to build organisational resilience in case of financial crisis as well as stories of hope in this engaging webinar.
Rebecca Eastmond provides advice on talking to a funder about succession, giving examples of what to do and what to avoid.
Katherine Milligan, Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne and Tracey Chambers discuss what it means to bring a trauma-informed lens to our work as social entrepreneurs.
Webinar: We hear insights from Dan Viederman, an award-winning social entrepreneur, who shares his experiences of the succession process and his learnings from being on boards across the non-profit and commercial sectors.
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