An intensive seminar on social enterprise in emerging market countries for graduate students and mid-career professionals.

Launched by NESsT in 2003, the International Social Enterprise Exchange (ISEE) is a biennial, intensive, weeklong training series focusing on the development of social enterprise in emerging market countries.

Designed specifically for graduate-level students and mid-career professionals in business administration, nonprofit management and international development, ISEE combines classroom study, field/casework, and eco/adventure tourism experiences to provide participants with an intensive introduction to social enterprise development in the emerging market context. Participants benefit from the experience of an international faculty of leading thinkers and practitioners in social enterprise development.

Classroom

Study
Field Visits and Casework
Eco/Adventure Tourism

Learn from an international faculty of social enterprise experts and practitioners.

Visit local social enterprises and learn from the practical experience of social enterprise managers.

 

Learn about local history and customs while experiencing the cultural diversity and natural beauty of Central Europe and South America.

ISEE participants see first-hand how local nonprofit organizations are managing social enterprises; gain practical skills in social enterprise development and management; and engage in exchange with peers -- all while enjoying the natural beauty and cultural diversity of an emerging market setting.

ISEE Calendar 2004

ISEE is offered twice a year alternating between Europe and South America:

ISEE Europe 2004: May 23-29, 2004

Location: Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia

Theme: Social Enterprise: Empowering Marginalized Communities in an Expanded Europe.

ISEE Chile 2004: January 4-10, 2004

Location: Chile

Theme: Strengthening human rights and social justice through social enterprise.

 

ISEE Calendar 2006

ISEE Chile 2006:

Date: Fall 2006 (tentative)

Location: Chile

Theme: Final dates and theme to be announced shortly.

 

  

International

Social Enterprise

Exchange (ISEE)

Read more about previous ISEE events:

ISEE Europe 2004: May 2004

Theme: Social Enterprise: Empowering Marginalized Communities in an Expanded Europe.

Location: Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia

ISEE Chile 2004: January 2004

Theme: Strengthening human rights and social justice through social enterprise.

Location: Chile

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ISEE Participant Profiles

"ISEE was an important complement to my classroom education.  It gave me the opportunity to see social enterprise first hand and helped me to understand the issues faced by organizations trying to have a social impact in developing nations.  The experience was invaluable.”

-- Mark McKeag, ISEE Chile 2004 participant; MBA candidate, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University

 

"The ISEE program was the perfect blend of classroom study, field visits to operating social enterprises and cultural experiences.  The program gave me a solid understanding of many of the key concepts involved in starting a social enterprise and the ability to apply these in my work with NGOs."

-- Katherine Schad, ISEE Chile 2004 participant; Counterpart International

 

"The combination of a clear introduction to NESsT's work, interactive site visits with the people leading and working behind the scenes in each social enterprise, insight into Chile's turbulent history and cultural riches, the flexibility and warmth of the entire NESsT staff, and the stunning Chilean landscape made ISEE Chile a fantastic experience.  ISEE has enabled me to envision myself leading a social enterprise and to maintain the motivation to focus on my studies with that ultimate goal in mind."

-- David Kramer, ISEE Chile 2004 participant; Public Policy candidate, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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