Author Archives: Thomas Crocker

Task Groups

Sorry about the formatting. Tasks in BOLD are ones we identified as highest priority in the short-term.

-Talk to people who are talking/doing social entrepreneurship

>>Sports, Peace/Justice, etc.

-Mission

>>Who are we supporting?

>>People who are trying to get to a greater equilibrium

-People who are changing something that is not just

-Degree of Middlebury’s integration with the Center

>>How much is the Middlebury community involved with the Center

>>How open is the Center to the outside/global community?

-FAQs

>>What business does Middlebury have with a Center for Social Entrepreneurship?

>>Speak to what the Center is and will be

Why Middlebury?

>>Convince the Hassenfeld family why Middlebury is the right place for the Center

-Why a Center for Social Entrepreneurship?

>>How will one benefit the Middlebury community?

>>Convince the Board of Trustees

-Timeline

-Logistics (Nuts and Bolts)

>>Budgeting

>>Staffing

>>Role of Middlebury students

-Models of other Centers for Social Entrepreneurship

-Things to Add/Enhance the Center

>>How can Middlebury complement a Center for Social Entrepreneurship?

-Middlebury Evaluators

-Evaluation process

-Fundraising

-Outreach (PR)

>>Letting people know what the Center is all about

-Faculty involvement

-Peace Summit

>>Engaging a broader community