Document Actions
GSBI 2008
The GSBI 2008 application process is complete and the finalists have been notified. We thank all who participated and hope that the process was useful for all. The GSBI-2009 application process will be announced in December 2008.
| Global Social Benefit Incubator Class of 2008: Deepinder Mohan Environment Planning Group Limited (EPGL), India Provides micro-organism free, drinking water supply for residential and commercial users (homes, hospitals, restaurants, schools) in rural and urban India through reverse osmosis purification at rates 50% less than existing market rates. Carlos Perea Miox Corporation, Senegal www.miox.com Offers convenient water disinfectant for direct household applications to serve the urban Sengalese poor and reduce water-borne disease. The disinfection technology scales from portable hand-held units to systems capable of treating >100 million gallons of water per day. Amit Jain Naandi Foundation, India www.naandi.org Incorporates reverse osmosis and ultra violet technologies to create safe drinking water for India’s poor, resulting in improved health and productivity. Tendai Mawunga Pumpaid, Zimbabwe and Malawi www.pumpaid.org Utilizes low-cost rope and washer hand pumps to supply clean residential water in Zimbabwe and Malawi with surplus directed to agricultural activities, improving the quality of life for the communities served. Dr. B. S. Choudri Clean Water Through Riverbank Filtration (RBF), India www.cce.uri.edu/news/releases/?id=4056 Uses riverbank filtration wells―a low cost geological process that’s easily replicated for transforming polluted water into clean natural drinking water for India’s poor. Mathias Craig blueEnergy, Nicaragua www.blueenergygroup.org Teaches rural Nicaraguans how to design hybrid wind and solar based energy systems which bring affordable, sustainable renewable energy to marginalized communities, and provides the knowledge and skills needed for rural Nicaraguans to build, operate, and maintain their systems. Prachet Kumar Shrestha Environment Camps for Conservation Awareness (ECCA), Nepal http://www.ecca.org.np Provides high quality, low cost solar photo-voltaic lighting system to replace the traditional kerosene wicked lamp for Nepal’s rural poor, reducing carbon emissions and indoor air pollution. Tevis Howard Komaza, Kenya www.komaza.org By leveraging market aggregation (crop consolidation) and developing value-adding processes and products, Komaza enables Kenyan eucalyptus tree farmers to realize significant livelihood improvements through education in best-practice silviculture (to reduce tree mortality and enhance tree growth) and output marketing. Families receive 10 to 25X more cash income per tree than they could obtain selling to existing middle men. Rajesh Kumar Das Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra (NBJK), India www.nbjk.org The Clean Jharkhand Project offers a door-to-door garbage collection system for 80,000 urban households in major municipalities, providing disadvantaged youth with a dignified and sustainable means of livelihood. The program contains a municipality grievance redressal system which ensures community cleanliness and participation. David Stein Vanuatu Renewable Energy and Power Association, Vanuatu www.vanrepa.org Green Power! provides renewable and environmentally friendly energy products for the rural poor in Vanuatu and other Pacific Island countries. As an alternative to conventional energy sources such as kerosene, candle and disposable batteries, these products supply households with improved energy services at a lower cost and generate income from charging services at community owned charging stations. David Okello Coast Coconut Farms, Kenya www.coastcoconutfarms.com Turns the sale of coconut oil, produced from an abundant natural resource, the coconut, into a profitable and sustainable business for millions of East Africa’s poor. By implementing a micro- franchise model and more advanced factories, Coast gives rural families access to capital, equipment, training and international sales for their products and creates viable, sustainable livelihoods. Christopher Benz CraftNetwork LLC, Indonesia www.craftnetwork.com Through high-speed satellite communications, CraftNetwork provides export facilitation and enterprise development services, linking artisans from over 300 fair trade projects throughout the developing world to consumer markets. By breaking down barriers to global markets, thousands of artisans worldwide will benefit from job creation, increased sales, strengthened ethical trade practices and standard of living improvements. Neelam Chhiber Industree Crafts Pvt. Ltd., India www.industreecrafts.com Industree Crafts provides millions of artisans and farmers in India the opportunity to work in clusters― honing skill sets, increasing productivity, and earning better and continuous incomes. Workers reinvest their savings to participate in production unit ownership. Ali Asghar Roshan Vikas Foundation, India Roshan Vikas enables India’s urban poor ―predominantly Muslim women, to set up community owned and managed financial institutions that transcend the “credit minimalist” approach of most micro finance organizations. By helping women to save money, leverage their savings, and raise capital to establish sustainable livelihoods for their families, the communities are enhanced through women empowerment, decreased family violence, an increase in the education of girls, and a reduction in inter religious and inter caste conflicts. Alfonso Gamboa Saravia Blue Crab Cooperative, Philippines Provides Phillippines’ blue crab fishermen with opportunity to adopt a sustainable fishing method that preserves breeding stock and uses environment friendly biodegradable materials to increase their incomes. Creates additional sources of income for those involved in the crab market value chain― bamboo farmers, pot weavers , and those handling crab meat canning and pasteurization. Zipporah Ongwenyl Binti Africa Foundation, Kenya www.bintiafrica.org Provides poor women and girls in Kenya’s rural areas and informal settlements with low cost, affordable, and locally produced sanitary pads. They also offer advice on sanitation and build washrooms in girl’s schools for environmentally safer sanitary pad disposal. Thomas Stehl Meds & Foods for Kids (MFK), Haiti www.mfkhaiti.org MFK saves the lives of Haiti’s malnourished children and HIV positive adults by providing donor organizations, NGOs, medical missions, and healthcare providers with access to high-quality, competitively priced Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) ― an energy-dense, enriched peanut paste that is linked to recovery rates exceeding 90%, and at a cost <$60 per person. Produced by Haitians, using the country’s raw materials whenever possible, MFK’s nutritional paste maximizes impact while contributing to the social and economic development of one of the world’s poorest countries. Anais Tuepker Preciva Incorporated / Civa Health, Global www.preciva.com The Preciva portable cervical screening and diagnosis method offers an immediate, visual, cost effective, highly accurate way to monitor cervical health. Such screening is presently available to paying beneficiaries in Northwestern, United States and to those with subsidized services in South Africa. Unlike conventional screening methods, Preciva enables healthcare providers to monitor early stage tissue changes, provide faster test results to patients, and discuss treatment options in a timely manner. Rao Yerravalli Rishi Valley Institute for Educational Resources (RIVER), India www.river-rv.org RIVER has developed a multi-grade, multi-level (MGML) methodology in primary education for under privileged children in rural India. Its flexible, open source initiatives permit teachers to collaborate in designing educational programs that meet their particular needs, with emphasis on activity based learning. The model currently benefits children and teachers in over 65,000 primary schools. The Global Social Benefit Incubator (GSBI), a program developed by Santa Clara University’s Center for Science, Technology, and Society, assists social benefit entrepreneurs in developing business plans that enable their organizations to reach increasing numbers of beneficiaries. The GSBI consists of three major components:
The application process involves completing three exercises where applicants define their target market (beneficiary), value proposition, and business model. Applicants should begin preparing their exercises now and post them on Social Edge beginning January 2, 2008. Each submittal is reviewed by a GSBI staff member (the GSBI Application Task Force). Social Edge members also are invited to review and comment on the exercises of any organization. Participants in the 2008 GSBI in-residence program will be selected from those organizations that complete all three exercises. The two-week in residence program, held each summer (this year: August 19 - August 31, 2008) at Santa Clara University in California, is a two-week “boot camp” in which 15-20 social benefit entrepreneurs, working with faculty and mentors, learn key business skills for managing sustainability and scalability, and complete a strategic business plan and one-year tactical plan for their organization. Living and learning together, participants develop common conceptual skills and the sense of community that is essential for peer-to-peer collaboration and access to mentor support following the residential program. Participants develop know-how in critical areas of business planning, including: focused mission/vision, target market segmentation, business models, finance, organizational capacity building, and metrics. The GSBI combines classroom instruction, case studies and business plan development with carefully matched mentoring tailored to the needs of each organization. Through access to world-class partnerships and resources, participating social benefit entrepreneurs are empowered to accelerate their impact. This is a transformational program for people with the power and vision to change the world. How to participate: Complete the Business Planning Exercises Complete the following three GSBI Business Planning Exercises:
The exercises and collaboration are intended to benefit the entire social venture community, accelerating our knowledge sharing and our understanding of foundational principals behind scaling and sustainability. In the description of the exercise, the Aravind Eye Care System is used as an example. A separate full example, BushProof, also is provided for your review prior to completing the exercises for your organization. Each of the examples has slightly different level of detail. You should use these examples as a guide for completing the exercises, but your answers should focus on the specifics that best characterize your organization. Complete the GSBI exercises on Social Edge, and view and comment on other organizations’ exercises if you wish. The GSBI Application Task Force will review and comment on the exercises of all 2008 GSBI applications (submitted by the due dates above). After the application process is over, Social Edge provides a “knowledge repository” for the GSBI Business Planning Exercises, enabling Social Edge members to search/access the information in the exercises, and to use this information for collaborating with others. Finalists will be invited to apply to the GSBI In-Residence Program By March 1, 2008, the GSBI-2008 mentoring team will select finalists for the GSBI from those applicants who have completed all three exercises. Finalists will be asked to submit (by email) a short application form and a letter of support from their Board (the application form and “pro forma” letter will be available on Social Edge and will be submitted via email). The application form deadline is March 10, 2008. The participants are selected from the finalists and are expected to be chosen and notified by March 31, 2008. Best wishes and good luck, Social Edge and GSBI |
 GSBI Class of 2007: Read about the Global Social Benefit Incubator's Class of 2007. Global X: Watch some of the past GSBI participants as they describe their experience in a new series of video interviews by Global X. * The Scholarship: The scholarship covers tuition, room, and board for the two-week intensive immersion program focused on venture planning, beneficiary analysis, business models, metrics and successful scaling strategies. Selected candidates are responsible for their travel expenses (airfare, ground transportation, passport, visa). |
