In 2008, its first year, the Social Enterprise Working Group will:

• Summarize social enterprise’s (SE) benefits, synergies, value added, and risks, related to other poverty alleviation practices
• Frame issues in a structure that lays the foundation for social enterprise methodology for poverty alleviation
• Illustrate framework by capturing stories and examples of existing social enterprises among SEEP members
• Determine if the Social Enterprise Working Group should be an ongoing concern of SEEP

Key Outputs

• Positioning paper about social enterprise applications in poverty alleviation
• SE framework in international economic development/poverty alleviation context
• Published summary of virtual conference discussion
• Stories and examples that illustrate SE framework
• Recommendations for moving forward

Opportunity to get involved

1. Review/comment on 30-page positioning paper (July 1-15)
2. Participate in virtual conference to develop a Social Enterprise framework (July 15 – July 30)
3. Provide brief examples of your social enterprise work to illustrate framework (August 1- September 15)
4. Provide input on recommendations going forward (August 1 – September 30)

Facilitator: Will Morgan

For more information, contact: Will Morgan (will@virtueventures.com)