Center for Social Innovation

Social Entrepreneur Series

This ongoing series of workshops and talks is designed to support aspiring social entrepreneurs at Stanford with critical training, resources and inspiration.

• Idea Fair: showcase your social innovation idea and meet other students across Stanford schools who share a similar passion. Held in conjunction with the GSB Social Venture Club.
• Social Venture Structure Lab: think through the implications of corporate structure (for-profit vs nonprofit vs hybrid), financing, governance, and more. The workshop will prepare participants to consider unexpected challenges and opportunities, while safeguarding their mission and vision for their venture.
• Impact Investing: learn more about this emerging area of finance for social entrepreneurs, and network with potential funders.
• Pro-bono office hours: are your chance to receive one-on-one legal counsel on basic social enterprise start-up issues.
• Social Innovation Live: join ongoing calls with social entrepreneurs in the trenches and discuss their experience. Calls are recorded and shared in the Social Innovation Live podcast series.
• Social Entrepreneur Panels: listen to the movers and shakers of this world as they share their experience with you on campus.

The Annual Conradin Von Gugelberg Memorial Lecture on the Environment

Eric Schlosser is the author of New York Times bestseller "Fast Food Nation" and a co-producer of the documentary FOOD INC. Considered a leading authority on the impacts of industrialized agriculture, Mr. Schlosser will speak on the intersection of food, agriculture and the environment as the 2012 Conradin Von Gugelberg Memorial Lecturer on the Environment.

The Annual Conradin Von Gugelberg Memorial Lecture on the Environment was established by members of the MBA Class of 1987 to honor the memory of their classmate, Conradin von Gugelberg, who died shortly after graduation. Inspired by Conradin's love for the outdoors and commitment to environmental protection, particularly conservation and recycling, the annual lectures aim to inspire and support students and alumni interested in environmental issues.

Social Innovators Forum

Student-clubs contribute to an ongoing series of talks and discussions bringing to campus the greatest minds in social innovation. This is your chance to find out what people in the trenches are doing, what works and what doesn't, what strategies they are using to effect change.

This is also a unique opportunity for you to ask questions about their personal experience as leaders and innovators.

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Education as Social Enterprise in Africa

How can one social enterprise help transform Africa into a peaceful and prosperous continent? By developing and supporting its future leaders.

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