At this session the attendees were asked to put forward area for research and discussion. I chose the topic on Governance and Accountability led by Dr. Alex Nicholls, conference co-convener and lecturer at the Skoll Centre for Social entrepreneurship.The discussion revolved around accountability's of the governing bodies that were responsible for social entrepreneurship.
Who are they accountable to? Who are their stakeholders?
- donors
-beneficiaries
-the law
-customers
-community
-society
We discussed the "metrics" of this. What is best practice? The subjective (social) and the objective (economic) criteria for our judgements. Someone mentioned the Ibrahim Index, which I believe are external standards. Other discussion points were reputation of the governance and its legitimacy. It is interesting that Michael Edwards, the author of Just another Emperor? The Myths and Realities of Philanthrocapitalism says that we need to give beneficiaries a voice in decision making rather than the demands made by venture philanthropy that gives all power for the donors.
I look forward to some discussion and debate on the following web site.
Resources
- www.universitynetwork.org/ is a web-based portal for academics and practitioners. It gives access to a growing body of scholarly work and case studies in the field of Social Entrepreneurship. It hosts debates and posts conference details and news for students.
- Just Another Emperor? The Myths and Realities of Philanthrocapitalism (published by Demos: A Network for Ideas & Action 2008)
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