About the Miller Center for Social EntrepreneurshipMiller Center is at the forefront of the global social entrepreneurship movement, with a robust track record of accelerating social enterprises since 2003.Miller Center for Social EntrepreneurshipMCSE_fa9b0052-cafe-11ec-baed-6f170b83ea00Santa Clara University CenterA SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY CENTER OF DISTINCTION ~ Santa Clara’s three Centers of Distinction serve as major points of interaction between the University and local and global communities. Each focuses on a theme that is central to SCU’s mission as a Jesuit university and integrates rigorous inquiry and scholarship, creative imagination, reflective engagement with society, and a commitment to fashioning a more humane and just world.Social EntrepreneursSocial entrepreneurs around the world are innovating solutions to tackle our most pressing social problems and addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We believe that social entrepreneurship is leading the way in transforming markets for good and ultimately propelling us to end poverty. Our work with social entrepreneurs is creating proof points for the case that business can be a driving force for positive change. Our proven model unites the talents and expertise of our executive mentors, world-class programs, Silicon Valley’s spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship, and Santa Clara University’s Jesuit heritage of serving the poor and marginalized.Social EnterprisesAs we advance our mission, we are focused on social enterprises working in the areas of women’s economic empowerment and climate resilience for their disproportionate potential to eliminate poverty and the opportunities they provide to achieve outsized impact. By accompanying social entrepreneurs on their journeys to impact, we are committed to being part of the solution to end global poverty for the next generation.WomenClimate ActivistsMiller Center TeamDedicated to the Global Good ~ The Miller Center team is passionate about and committed to accompanying social entrepreneurs as they create and scale their impact to end poverty and protect the planet.Miller Center StaffAndy LiebermanSenior Director, Efficiency and LearningAlex PanDirector, Impact InvestingBrigit HelmsExecutive DirectorEli LatimerloSenior Director, Business DevelopmentIsabel MirandaProgram Manager, Efficiency and LearningNataša GoronjaSr. Director, ProgramsJeff PillsukAssociate Program Director, Business DevelopmentJohn KohlerDirector, Impact CapitalKaren CarterDirector, Advancement MarketingKaren RundeProgram Director, ProgramsKeith WarnerSenior Director, ProgramsKevin KraverSenior Program Director, Efficiency and LearningLydia HultquistOffice ManagerLynne AndersonSenior Director, Mentor NetworkAvery RisslingOperations Program CoordinatorPamela RoussosSenior AdvisorRicardo CortezDirector, MarketingSharon BunyardManager, Mentor NetworkSpencer ArnoldDirector, Global Education and Campus ManagementStacey SauberSenior Director, Organization Health and FinanceThao NguyenProgram Manager, ProgramsMiller Center Extended TeamAnastasiya LitvinovaInvesting ConsultingConstant BossouJesuit In-ResEd CallanExecutive FellowGreg StarbirdCurriculum ConsultingJim KochFounding Executive FellowJitendra MudholExecutive FellowLinda KeeganExecutive FellowMialy RasoanarivonyAtlas Corps FellowPeter GardnerExecutive FellowPeter O’RiordanExecutive FellowRhonda BrauerPR ConsultingRob SheltonExecutive FellowSteve WhiteExecutive FellowSusan PohlExecutive FellowMiller Center Advisory BoardJeff MillerChair of Miller Center Advisory Board, CEO and President of JAMM VenturesRadha BasuEmeritus Member, Regis and Dianne McKenna Professor of Science, Technology, and Society Dean’s Executive Professor, School of EngineeringJack BirdNonprofit Solutions Consultant, LinkedInBen A. BiscontiPrivate Investor and Not-for-Profit AdvisorJack CarstenOwner, Horizon VenturesAarti ChandnaImpact/Angel Investor & AdvisorHoward CharneyInvestor & Board Member, Spectrum | Founder, 3Com & Grand Junction | Former SVP, Cisco | Trustee, Santa Clara UniversityMeghan Carlsen EvansSenior Lab Manager, Healthy Child and Family Development Lab – San Diego State UniversityJon FreemanFounder, Principal Owner, and President, Stonecrest FinancialLisa Braden-HarderFounder and Former CEO, Appen (APX:ASX)Brigit HelmsExecutive Director, Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship, Ex Officio MemberLouis JordanSenior Vice President of Global Finance, Starbucks (Retired)Lisa Kloppenberg, J.D.Acting President, Santa Clara University, Ex Officio MemberHolly LevowFounder and CEO, Philanthropic Reach | Co-founder, Equitas Entertainment PartnersJames LyonsVice President for University Relations, Santa Clara University, Ex Officio MemberJamie OsbornVice President Finance, 10X Genomics Betsy RafaelVP Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer, AppleSayuri SharperImpact Investor and Social Venture MentorJohn M. Staudenmaier, S.J.Assistant to the President for Mission & Identity, University of Detroit MercyDoug TsuiBoard Member/Advisor at Transparent Fish Fund/Chao FoundationAli WaleckaPhilanthropist and FundraiserSteven WhiteMiller Center Executive FellowAgnieszka WinklerPublic & private boards of directors, CEO, innovation, a focused entrepreneur with a global perspectiveMiller Center SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ALUMNI ADVISORY COUNCILManka AngwafoFounder & CEO, Grassland CameroonZubaida BaiFounder & Board Chair, ayzh Inc.Sanjay BankaCo-Founder & Board Chair, Banka BioLooWawira NjiruFounder & Executive Director, Food4EducationJoseph NkanduExecutive Director, NUCAFEAntonio NuñoCo-founder & CEO, Someone SomewhereDiana PopaFounder, Extensio–AccesoManoj SinhaFounder & CEO, Husk Power SystemsA world where all people are architects of their own futures_fa9b030e-cafe-11ec-baed-6f170b83ea00To accelerate entrepreneurship to end global poverty and protect the planet_fa9b0458-cafe-11ec-baed-6f170b83ea00InnovationPioneers of Innovation and EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurshipScienceGSBI®, our core methodology, evolved from the Center’s interest in the use of science and technology for social benefit; its role in co-founding The Tech Awards; collaborations with the UN Millennium Project and their influence in defining The Tech Award categories to reflect urgent challenges and the Millennium Development Goals; and concerns about the barriers that innovators faced in scaling their social impact—especially in resource constrained environments.TechnologySocial BenefitCommitmentOUR COMMITMENTS IN ACTIONDiversityDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion ~ We believe that diverse experiences and perspectives create better results, and that our team, mentors, students, faculty, investors, and other partners should reflect, whenever possible, the diverse lived experiences of the entrepreneur communities we are supporting.EquityWe aim to create equitable access to the resources we manage as well as an inclusive community of belonging for all of our stakeholders to engage with our mission and the success of our social enterprise partners.InclusionLocalityWe believe that local leadership is the most effective approach to creating lasting social change by offering successful business solutions to end poverty because they have a deep connection to the communities they’re working in, an intimate understanding of the problems they face, and profound insight into viable solutions to those problems.CommunityLeadershipWe commit to helping shift the status quo in the social enterprise ecosystem toward one that prioritizes investment in local leaders through capacity-strengthening programs, access to networks, and the distribution of capital. We will continue to explore and discuss, internally and externally, overcoming bias and inequities so that locally-driven models may reach their full potential.ImpactImpact Measurement and Management ~ We commit to improving our credibility and transparency when it comes to impact measurement through an iterative learning process to adapt more standardized procedures that measure and report the value of our programs and the impact of our social enterprise partners.MetricsManagementLearningContinuous Learning ~ We commit to being a learning organization that listens deeply to our stakeholders and continually evolves to better serve them. We employ feedback loops across our work, pay attention to happenings in our sector, and empower all team members to be innovators.Poverty & PlanetAccelerate entrepreneurship to end global poverty and protect the planet_fa9b05f2-cafe-11ec-baed-6f170b83ea00OUR PATHWAY TO SCALE ~ Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship at Santa Clara University exists to accelerate entrepreneurship to end global poverty and protect the planet. We believe that entrepreneurship in service to climate resilience and women’s economic empowerment provide pathways out of poverty for communities. Further, we believe that scalable and replicable social enterprises led by local leaders are in the best position to provide lasting solutions to the Sustainable Development Goals of gender equality, clean water and sanitation, affordable and clean energy, and decent work and economic growth.CapacitiesProvide capacity-strengthening services to leaders of business for good_fa9b0728-cafe-11ec-baed-6f170b83ea001ACCELERATORS ~ Build and scale your impact ~ We provide capacity-strengthening services to leaders of business for good. For social entrepreneurs addressing women’s economic empowerment and/or climate resilience who want to scale their impact, Miller Center offers pro bono programming that provides executive mentorship and structured curriculum to help develop robust business plans for investment and growth. Our programs have been refined with the support of 1,200+ social entrepreneurs since our first accelerator program in 2003 — offering a clear roadmap to help leaders refine their business plans for scale with an emphasis on operational excellence and fundraising success.Markets & GeographiesHelp enterprises multiply their impact by scaling out into new markets and geographies_fa9b084a-cafe-11ec-baed-6f170b83ea002SCALING AND REPLICATION ~ Multiply your impact for new markets ~ Our scaling and replication initiatives, mentors, and playbooks help the most promising enterprises multiply their impact by scaling out into new markets and geographies, and transfer know-how from the most successful social enterprises to newer ones in similar industries.MentorshipsOffer accompaniment and expertise_fa9b0bce-cafe-11ec-baed-6f170b83ea003MENTORSHIP ~ Offering accompaniment and expertise ~ These global business leaders bring deep and broad experience in building and managing teams, raising funding, bringing products and services to market, driving results, external reporting, and myriad other business competencies relevant to the work of social enterprise leaders. They listen, ask questions, and provide helpful external perspectives to the unique challenges and opportunities to our social enterprise accelerator participants. In addition to mentorship, executive coaches also support program participants in building the softer skills needed by social business leaders.FundraisingImprove fundraising capacity_fa9b0d0e-cafe-11ec-baed-6f170b83ea004IMPACT INVESTING ~ Improve your fundraising capacity ~ We prepare social entrepreneurs to navigate the impact investing ecosystem and connect with the right form of capital at each stage of their development. We accompany our alumni to not only nail the pitch but to navigate the full fundraising process. Further, we work with impact investment partners across the spectrum of capital to ensure that social enterprises have the right flavor of capital for their unique growth trajectory and stage of development.2022-05-03https://www.millersocent.org/about/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net