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An
intensive seminar on social enterprise in emerging market
countries for graduate students and mid-career professionals.
NESsT
is hosting the second International Social Enterprise
Exchange (ISEE) in Central Europe, May 23-29, 2004. “ISEE
Europe 2004” is an intensive, weeklong seminar focusing on
the development of social enterprise in the European Union
(EU) accession countries of Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia.
The theme of ISEE Europe 2004 is "Social Enterprise:
Empowering Marginalized Communities in an Expanded Europe."
Designed
specifically for graduate-level students and mid-career professionals
in business administration, nonprofit management and international
development, ISEE Europe 2004 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 will benefit from the experience
of an international faculty of
leading thinkers and practitioners in social enterprise and
EU accession. They will 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 architectural
grandeur, cultural diversity and natural beauty of Central
Europe.
Read more:
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Who should attend ISEE Europe 2004?
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What will I get out of ISEE Europe 2004?
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ISEE Europe 2004 Faculty and Speakers
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ISEE Europe 2004 Agenda
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ISEE Europe 2004 Participant Fees
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How to apply for ISEE Europe 2004
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About Budapest
Who
should attend ISEE Europe 2004?
ISEE Europe 2004 is specifically designed for mid-career professionals
and graduate-level students of business, nonprofit management
and international development. The curriculum offers participants
a unique educational opportunity to explore the theoretical
underpinnings and practical facets of social enterprise in
emerging market countries -- combining classroom study, fieldwork
and eco/adventure tourism experiences in one of the most beautiful
and culturally diverse regions of Europe.
ISEE
Europe 2004 is ideally suited for those who wish to complement
their studies with a practical field/study experience or for
those mid-career professionals looking for a unique professional
development or mini sabbatical experience.
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ISEE
Chile 2004 participants
(January 2004:
Santiago, Chile) |
What
will I get out of ISEE Europe 2004?
As
a participant in ISEE Europe 2004, you will leave with both
theoretical and practical tools to help you better understand
and prepare for the challenges of social enterprise development.
You will have the opportunity to study in the classroom with
an international faculty of leading experts in social enterprise
development, venture philanthropy and venture capital/private
equity investment. You will combine classroom learning and
interactive small-group sessions with your peers, experiential
field-based study and eco/adventure tourism to explore how
social enterprise works in the New Europe:
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classroom learning and workshops:
ISEE
Europe guest faculty and local experts
will help you to learn about and understand all aspects of
social enterprise development from theory to practice.
You
will learn:
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how to assess the readiness of CSOs for social enterprise;
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the process of conducting pre-feasibility and feasibility
studies for social enterprise;
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how to prepare a business plan specifically tailored for social
enterprise start-up and management;
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legal, tax and accounting issues in social enterprise;
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alternative funding, financing and investment strategies for
social enterprise; and
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how social enterprise can be applied to promote the development
of civil society, social inclusion, and economic development
in the New Europe.
In
addition you will learn about Central European history and
key socio-economic issues that have played a role in the development
of social enterprise in Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia.
One
of the most rewarding results of the ISEE Europe experience
will be the exchange you will have with other participants
and local practitioners – a widely diverse, international
group of peers with whom you’ll exchange professional/academic
experience in small-group, interactive classroom workshops.
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field-based study:
You
will examine the various stages of social enterprise development
by working on “live cases” within the NESsT Venture Fund portfolio
in Central Europe.  You
will work side-by-side with leaders of CSOs in Czech Republic,
Hungary and Slovakia to understand how they started their
social enterprise and how they manage and finance it today.
In addition you will see what leadership skills are involved
in managing these “hybrid” organizations. You will visit and
learn from cases of social enterprise from a wide diversity
of fields (e.g., environmental protection and organic agriculture,
rural/economic development, at-risk youth and drug rehabilitation)
to learn about the various challenges and opportunities for
social enterprise in different contexts/realities.
The
following social enterprises from the NESsT Venture Fund portfolio
in Central Europe are cooperating as ISEE Europe 2004 "live
cases":
Open Garden
Foundation (Hungary) |
 Open
Garden Foundation promotes sustainable, community
agricultural production and healthy lifestyles through
the operation of organic farms and building a network
of producers, processors and consumers of organic foods.
NESsT is supporting the development
of Open Garden's "Real Food Box" enterprise,
an up-market, door-to-door, home-delivery service of
organic vegetables, fruit and groceries serving a growing
demand for organic produce in the Budapest-Godollo area.
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P-Centrum
(Czech Republic) |
The Center for Prevention, Treatment and Integration
of Persons Endangered by Drug Dependence (P-Centrum)
provides treatment and after-treatment to recovering
drug addicts and their loved ones. NESsT is supporting
the development of P-Centrum's woodwork business (employing
recovering drug addicts and at-risk youth) producing
handmade benches and sculptures for playgrounds and
parks.
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Vydra
(Slovakia) |
Vydra is a national association of
young people that preserves local traditions, cultural
and natural values and the sustainable development of
the rural Microregion Cierny Hron in rural Slovakia.
Vydra's Tourist Camp is designed to encourage tourism,
create local employment opportunities, and sustain Vydra's
operations. NESsT is supporting the development of Vydra's
restaurant/buffet offering refreshments and meals to
tourists visiting the nearby Forestry Museum and other
attractions. |
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eco/adventure
tourism:
As
an integral part of the ISEE Europe experience, you will take
part in an numerous cultural and eco-tourism activities:  You’ll
visit numerous cultural, historic and social enterprise sites
in the magnificent Hungarian capital of Budapest; You’ll hike
in the Vydrovská Valley of rural Slovakia and ride
a historic forestry train up a mountain to the outdoor tourist
camp operated by Vydra. You'll visit the historic Hungarian
village of Szentendre known for its ceramics, galleries and
bohemian culture and the beautiful Czech town of Olomouc (below,
right);  You'll
enjoy a cruise up the Danube River from Budapest, enjoy Central
European culture, cuisine, and folklore by visiting local
markets, tasting Hungarian wine and dancing to live folk music.
You may even extend your stay and visit Prague, Bratislava,
and/or Vienna, take a wine tasting tour of Hungary, or a trip
to neighboring Italy or Slovenia.
ISEE
Faculty and Speakers
ISEE Europe participants
will benefit from the experience of an international faculty
of leading thinkers and practitioners in social enterprise
development.
ISEE Europe 2004
faculty include:
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Nicole Etchart, Co-Founder & CEO, NESsT
- Gerold
Schwarz, Director, Social Enterprise Partnership
(SEP) (London, UK) (see profile, above
right)
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Eva Varga, Enterprise Development Associate,
NESsT Venture Fund, Central Europe
Other confirmed
ISEE Europe 2004 faculty and speakers include:
Coming soon
ISEE
Europe 2004 Agenda
DAY 1 (Sunday,
May 23) (Budapest, Hungary)
• Orientation, Program
Goals and Agenda
• The State of Civil
Society Organizations in Central Europe
Speaker: Marianna
Torok, Nonprofit Information and Training Centre Foundation
(NIOK)
• Walking tour of
historic Budapest Castle district
• Welcome Reception
DAY 2 (Monday,
May 24) (Budapest, Hungary)
• International Perspectives
on Social Enterprise: Definitions, Models and Best Practices
• Civil Society and
EU Accession
Speakers:
- Anna Csongor,
Executive Director, Autonomia Foundation
- Judith Klein,
Program Director, Mental Disability Advocacy Program, Open
Society Institute (OSI)
- Susan Kutor,
Local Governance & Stability Pact Coordinator, USAID
- Miriam Anati,
Deputy Program Director, EU Monitoring & Advocacy Program,
OSI
• Reception
DAY 3 (Tuesday,
May 25) (Szentendre, Hungary)
• Case Study &
Site Visit: Social Enterprise and Organic Agriculture
Speaker: Matthew
Hayes, Director, Open Garden Foundation
• Legal/Regulatory
Issues in Social Enterprise
Speaker: Nilda
Bullain, International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL)
• Boat ride on Danube
River back to Budapest
• Dinner with traditional
Gypsy music
DAY 4 (Wednesday,
May 26) (Olomouc, Czech Republic)
• Transport to Olomouc
• Lunch with NESsT
Venture Fund portfolio members
• NESsT Venture Fund
Portfolio Workshop
• Social Enterprise
Performance: Managing the Double Bottom Line
• Beer tasting and
traditional Czech food
DAY 5 (Thursday,
May 27) (Olomouc, Czech Republic)
• Case Study &
Site Visit: Social Change and Social Enterprise : P-Centrum
Case Study
Speaker: Radmila
Herzanova, Director, P-Centrum
• Free time and departure
for Cierny Balog, Slovakia
DAY 6 (Friday,
May 28) (Cierny Balog, Slovakia)
• Case Study &
Site Visit: Social Enterprise and Rural Economic Development
Speaker: Michaela
Galvankova, Director, Vydra
• Excursion: Eco/Rural
Tourism and Social Enterprise
Participants will take
part in an eco-tourism excursion led by Vydra, including a
ride on a historic forestry train through the mountains and
visit an open-air museum.
• Dinner and live
music
DAY 7 (Saturday,
May 29) (Budapest, Hungary)
• Depart Cierny Balog
• Evaluation ISEE Europe
• Farewell Lunch
and Hungarian wine tasting
ISEE
Europe 2004 Participant Fees
| ISEE Europe 2004 Fee: |
US$1750* |
ISEE Europe 2004 Fee
(for Net Impact members): |
 US$1650*
(Are you
a Net Impact member?
Join
today and receive a discount of
US$100 off the program fee!) |
Early
Registration
(on or
before April 1, 2004) |
Subtract US$50 from the price. |
Note:
A limited number of partial scholarships are available for
emerging market country participants.
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Price Includes:
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Nonrefundable
deposit
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Double-room
hotel or guest house accommodations
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All
meals
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All
local transportation within Central Europe to and from
programmed activities
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Reading
materials
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Admission
to all group activities (e.g. wine tasting, cultural/eco-tourism
excursions, etc.)
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Translation
(to/from Czech, Hungarian, Slovak, when necessary) Note:
The working language of ISEE Europe 2004 will be English.
Simultaneous translation will be provided when necessary.
How
to apply for ISEE Europe 2004
Space
in ISEE Europe 2004 is limited to 15 participants. To
reserve your space please send the following no later than
April 26, 2004 (for Early Registration discount of
US$50, send on or before April 1):
1.
Complete the application
form in Word and e-mail as an attachment to Annabel
Ipsen, ISEE Coordinator, at aipsen@nesst.org
2.
Send one letter of recommendation (see page 3 of
application form).
3.
Send a nonrefundable deposit of
US$200. (Remaining balance due on or before May 3, 2004).
Payment
methods:
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US$ bank checks: to pay with US$ bank checks, make
checks payable to NESsT and send to:
NESsT
USA
c/o
Lee Davis
563
Garden Gate Way
Turlock,
CA 95382 USA
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Credit cards: to pay by credit card, click
here.
(Note:
Credit card payments are processed through our secured, on-line
"Donate.net" account).
About
Budapest
The headquarters
for NESsT Europe, Budapest will also serve as the home base
for ISEE Europe 2004. Field visits to Czech Republic and Slovakia
will be organized out of Budapest.
 Budapest
is one of the most majestic capital cities of Europe. Rivaling
Prague as the “Paris of Central Europe, ” Budapest possesses
an eclectic mix of architecture, culture and history from
east and west -- a mix of the Asian, Turkish, Austro-Hungarian
and contemporary European.
Whether touring
the historic Castle District in Buda or the wide boulevards
and pedestrian shopping streets of Pest, Budapest is an accessible
and affordable tourist destination. The world-renowned Budapest
Opera is counted as one of Europe’s most magnificent. The
Franz Liszt concert hall plays host to the finest musicians
and orchestras the world over.
The invading Turks
left behind a network of authentic Turkish baths and hot springs
for which Budapest has become famous. Budapest’s streets are
teaming with outdoor cafes and pastry shops. Hungarian wine
now rivals that from the finest vineyards of France and Italy.
An explosion of new restaurants, bistros and pubs has changed
the face of Budapest and earned it a reputation as an award-winning
center for international gastronomy – from the traditional
Hungarian gulyas to the finest cuisines the world over.
More information
about Budapest and its many sites can be found at:
http://www.budpocketguide.com/
http://www.budapest.com/
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Gerold Schwarz is Director of the 
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