Welcome!

to the June 2011 edition of our micro-magazine.

Through conversations and inspiring meetings i had this month with awards finalists and peers in the social innovation field, i am definitely convinced that there is a a simple organic tool you can use to test where you are at and to make change happen: Connections, Competence, Confidence.

Without this package, there will always be something missing.
If someone invests in you (time, money), do they also take time to help you grow your confidence?
If you make new connections, how does this help you grow or share your competences...?
What are your competences for if you can't share them to wider audiences, your peers or your clients?

More about this here.

1- Why I care about Women and Social Enterprise
2- Events: VoXx Workshop, WSLA11
3- Inspiration from the Global Tribal Network
4- Resources to learn, grow, connect
5- a better world. powered by women: Get the campaign T-shirt!
6- About us

Why I Care About Women and Social Enterprise

By Servane Mouazan

" Social enterprise is a lifestyle rather than just a job. In essence, men and women who set up and develop social enterprises share similar motives – they are in it because they care and want to make a difference. A recent study shows that women are more likely to be engaged in social entrepreneurial activity than they are in mainstream entrepreneurial activity ".

Read article here

And if you missed the first Live Gardian Q and A session on women and social enterprise, with a global panel of women Social Entrepreneurs (and a couple of men!), read the transcript here

EVENTS

Social Brand Make-Over: how to create a VoXx in 5 slides/5 minutes

Servane will introduce the latest Ogunte VoXxProject, a prestigious talks platform that gives a voice to women who want to -or already do- make a difference!.
During this free workshop, you will gather the elements you need to create a VoXx, 5 visuals and 5 minutes to raise awareness about the impact you make, or to invite an audience to think deeper and engage with new boundaries.

Date: Monday 6th of June 12pm
Location: B.Hive | 26-27 Southampton Street | London | WC2E 7RS | UK
Free to members and non-members

5th Women's Social Leadership Awards

The yearly Ogunte bash that celebrates the achievements of women who show courage, conviction, and sometimes quirkiness to achieve positive change around them.
Speakers include Lucy Siegle, Dr Rebecca Harding, Sam Roddick, Daniela Barone Soares.
Also guest: Mestra Rilene from Capoeira Amazonas.

If you haven't booked yet want to participate, ask your questions to the speakers and the finalists to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
More info here
This Event is Fully Booked
Date: 14th June 2011- 6pm to 9pm.
Location: Ernst and Young | 1 More London Place | London | SE1 2AF | UK

Follow the Twitter convo during the event on #wsla11 and @ogunte

FROM THE GLOBAL TRIBAL NETWORK

This Month's Featured Trailblazers

Professor Lizbeth Goodman - Director of SMARTlab
She is creating ground-up technology solutions for special learning needs and for lifelong learning in disadvantaged communities worldwide.

Majora Carter - Greening the Ghetto
" When we add the moral costs of denying future generations a clean and productive planet to the degraded quality of life offered our fellow citizens who are unable to escape the environmental sacrifice zones — zones created through our collective negligence — the toll becomes untenable "

Dr. Hawa Abdi & Her Daughters - The Saints of Somalia
" They are fearless. Their life’s purpose is to be of service to Somali refugees, and their unwavering fortitude in the face of insurmountable obstacles is a testament to the warrior spirit of women. "

BECOME ONE OF THEM!
Follow this link and retweet!

An Interview with Adital Ela - S-Sense Design

" In my work I aspire to create fresh and creative alternatives to our prevalent lifestyle which offer not only social and environmental benefits but also illustrate appealing, sensual, experiential and inspirational products, services and systems "

What are your top 3 Tips to a woman who, like you, tries to solve crucial social and environmental issues through design?
Adital: i) Connect to your own passion as a guide to choosing a theme you would like to focus on and stay with it for a while..
ii) Choose a narrow and focused goal and find the depth within it
iii) Allow yourself NOT to know that will enable the answers to come.

Read the full interview here

RESOURCES TO LEARN, GROW, CONNECT

The "100 Social Enterprise Truths" by PoPSE Team

Maybe the most refreshing set of commandments that make you understand what are (or not) social enterprises and their leaders.
Find it here!

The top 50 social entrepreneurship blogs to watch in 2011

A bit more conventional than the list above and yet a very resourceful set of blogs you just can't ignore. (Beware - very US centred). Read further.

The Social Entrepreneurs Empowerment Series

As suggested by Simone Jaeger.
This US website has gathered a remarkable group of visionary leaders and invite you to attend a global tele-training on social entrepreneurship. Their mission is to "inspire and empower you to think bigger, strategize better, and make the contribution you're capable of making." Free podcasts available here.

Collaborative Fund

Collaborative aims to be the leading source of capital and strategic support for creative entrepreneurs who want to change the world. The fund focuses on two themes: the increasing importance of values as they relate to the decisions we make about who we work for, what we buy, and how we spend our time; and the shift from an economy based on hyper-consumption to one based on Collaborative Consumption.

After all this, do you have something new, beautiful and bold to say?

...What are you waiting for? Make your own book!
Starting price? Ridiculous!
More info here.

A BETTER WORLD. POWERED BY WOMEN

Be part of the movement that connects and develops Women Social Innovators

and all aspiring women leaders who have solutions to pressing social and environmental issues.
A better world. powered by women, the organic Tshirt, comes in two sizes, swish white and grey letters on a black background.

Cost: £12, plus shipping.
Proceeds go towards learning and networking events for Women Social Innovators.
To get more info and to order your t-shirt, click here.

OGUNTE?

A better World. Powered by Women.

Ogunte is a Social Innovations Development company focused on women-led social ventures. We understand the social issues and we believe that women have practical answers to these pressing issues.

We add value to the pre due-diligence, investment and market places building processes by clarifying and assessing social enterprises' proposals, help you articulate your social impact, and develop as a social leader.
Learn more about our programmes and services here.

Feedback of the week

" Our call gave me more confidence in my current choices. Saying out loud some of my dreams and desires encouraged me to be more ambitious about being who I am. It opened my horizon to new opportunities, new people to meet. That's fabulous! ". C.M. Woman Entrepreneur Paris, France.

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