Speaker Robert Pinhero
Social Entrepreneur/ Education & Training Consultant Robert sold his CPA and Consulting practice in 1989 and shortly afterwards entered the field of Training and Adult Education. That journey has taken him though a variety of experiences including, the Directorship of a literacy program, positions on several non-profit boards, and instructional ...
Social Entrepreneur/ Education & Training Consultant
Robert sold his CPA and Consulting practice in 1989 and shortly afterwards entered the field of Training and Adult Education. That journey has taken him though a variety of experiences including, the Directorship of a literacy program, positions on several non-profit boards, and instructional and training experience in Adult and Family Literacy, ESL, GED, and Workforce Literacy. Robert is a frequent presenter at local, regional and national conferences and trains and consults around the country for businesses, school districts, non-profits, municipalities and universities. Currently he operates a consulting business and serves on the National Governance Council of ProLiteracy America, the Board of South Central Literacy Action, a literacy organization representing members in six states including Texas and the Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations.
Locally Robert has served in a number of capacities including service as an adjunct consultant to the Texas Family Literacy Center; serving on the original committee that developed the Texas State Plan for Adult Education; serving a term on the Advisory Board at the Texas Center for Adult Literacy and Learning at Texas A & M and serving on the Board of Literacy Austin.
Full Description
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Define and explain the concept of Social Entrepreneurism.
- Understand how Social Entrepreneurism differs from traditional approaches
- Identify and understand several forms of Social Entrepreneurism
- Increase their awareness of problems and pitfalls associated with Social Entrepreneurism
- Understand how to apply business tools.
- Apply the knowledge, concepts and tools to the reality of their organization
Topics Covered:
This session will cover the following topics:
- Social Entrepreneurism – Definitions and Concepts
- Why Social Entrepreneurism?
- Examine models of Social Entrepreneurism
- Earned Income Generation – Only one type of Social Entrepreneurism
- Other forms of Social Entrepreneurism
- Problems and Pitfalls
- Business Tools
- Blending Social Entrepreneurism with the reality of your organization
