LSEED Center was chosen as the Runner-up of the IN_Pact Asia Awards 2019 for the Academic Leadership in Social Innovations category in Asia Pacific.

The recognition is given “to the academic institution that has demonstrated great effort and success in cultivating their students and faculty to become innovative and socially relevant. This institution has designed and implemented greater methods and spaces to address social challenges and diffusion of social innovations.” (IN_Pact, 2019)

Accomplishments

Milestones

2015

  • Development of LSEED under COSCA

2016

  • Launch of LSEED and Signing of Memorandum of Understanding with the RVR College of Business, School of Economics and College of Liberal Arts

2017

  • Inclusion of the Gokongwei College of Engineering in the LSEED Committee

2018

  • Inclusion of the College of Science, College of Computer Education and Bro. Andrew Gonzales College of Education in the LSEED Committee
  • LSEED became a University-wide initiative

2019

  • A series of consultations was conducted with university stakeholders regarding LSEED’s transition from being a program to a Center
  • Launch of LSEED in Laguna Campus with Lasallian Mission Office and collaboration with NTSP and Formation Office

2020

  • The President and Chancellor’s Councils approved the transition of LSEED as DLSU’s Center of Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation, AY 2020-2021 under OVPLM
  • LSEED collaboration with College of Law and Senior High School

2021

  • 5th year anniversary of LSEED

Programs

At present, LSEED Center implements a total of 32 initiatives under 6 programs across 9 areas of engagement in partnership with academic and non academic units of DLSU.

Impact of the Center’s programs are measured using the Community Development Indicators in Social Entrepreneurship;

http://bit.ly/CD_SE_Indicators

LSEED Fellowship Program

A three-phase Fellowship/Formation Program for students/employees which is aimed at developing social enterprises or social innovation projects in partnership with marginalized communities.

Curricular and Co Curricular Program

CCP is a collaborative effort for curricular and co-curricular integration of the concepts of social entrepreneurship and social innovation through service learning, NSTP, undergraduate and senior high school programs.

LSEED Internship and Volunteerism Program 

LIVP provides learning opportunities and exposure to student interns & volunteers who are interested in running social enterprise programs. It also gives them the chance to work with development practitioners in the field as well as start up (SE) owners. Supervision of Hult Prize @ DLSU is also under this program.

LSEED Certificate Program

LCP serves as the training component and certification program of the Center. LCP is aimed at providing relevant contents and capability building sessions to both aspiring and practitioners in the fields of social entrepreneurship and social innovation.

Advocacy and Internationalization Program 

AIP serves as the platform of the University’s advocacy in social entrepreneurship through the PRESENT Coalition and MSMED Council. It also serves as the flagship program for special formation of students in joining local and international competitions in areas of social entrepreneurship and social innovation

Social Innovation of Entrepreneurship Research (SIER)

SIER Program manages the research agenda of the Center by working with internal and external researchers in the fields of social entrepreneurship and social innovation. SIER also serves as LSEED Center’s knowledge management platform in SE with emphasis on social innovation, science & technology, business, engineering and other areas of expertise of DLSU

Pictures of different programs:

LSEED Process Flowcharts

Learn more about the processes of LSEED Center in implementing its various programs namely; Fellowship Program, Community Workshops, Online Mentoring Program, Refresher Sessions, Online Fellowship & Bootcamp, Curricular Program, Research, #WeCAN and Hult Prize @ DLSU!

Link: http://bit.ly/LSEEDProcessFlowcharts

LSEED Online Mentoring Program

Link: http://bit.ly/LSEEDOnlineMentoring

Students as Mentees (Social Entrepreneurs)

Qualifications and Requirements:

  1. Participating teams must be comprised of 2-3 members
  2. SHS, undergraduate/graduate students or alumni of DLSU
  3. Preferably with first-hand experience in social entrepreneurship/entrepreneurship or with an initial SE concept
  4. Applicants must be willing to attend the online coaching and mentoring sessions of LSEED
  5. Must be committed to work with community partners in implementing the project/social enterprise
  6. Must be willing to join the Lasallian Network of Social Entrepreneurs under LSEED

 

Faculty as Mentors

Qualifications and Requirements:

  1. Faculty members of DLSU
  2. Preferably with first-hand experience in social entrepreneurship/entrepreneurship
  3. Preferably with industry experience
  4. Applicants must be willing to commit at least 4-5 hours per term as a volunteer mentor
  5. Must be committed to work with students and community partners in monitoring the project/social enterprise

LSEED Internship Program

http://bit.ly/LSEEDInternProgram

Students as Interns

Qualifications and Requirements:

  • Undergraduate students of DLSU
  • Must be willing to commit at least 150-hour (1 Term) for the internship
  • Preferably those who are interested in social entrepreneurship/social innovation/entrepreneurship
  • Must be willing to attend the online coaching/mentoring sessions under the Internship Program

Contact: [email protected]

Students as Volunteers

Qualifications and Requirements:

  1. Undergraduate/ graduate students of DLSU
  2. Must be willing to commit at least 1 hour per week
  3. Preferably those who are interested in social entrepreneurship/social innovation/entrepreneurship
  4. Must be willing to attend the online coaching/mentoring sessions of LSEED

Contact: [email protected]

LSEED and WeCAN Talks

LSEED Talks is a webinar series featuring social entrepreneurs, incubators, accelerators, and ecosystem enablers. It primarily endeavors to raise awareness about the concept of social entrepreneurship and its potential as a strategy for SDG Localization and poverty alleviation. To watch the previous sessions of the webinar, check out these links:

WeCan Talks

WeCAN Talks is a short webinar series that aims     to promote social entrepreneurship/social innovation among Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). It features participants and member universities of LSEED Center’s WeCAN, a regional network of university social enterprise advocates which was an outcome of a 10-day international boot camp on social entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development Goals pioneered by LSEED Center in 2019.

Local and International Networks

  • MSMED Council

The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development (MSMED) Council is mandated to effectively facilitate the growth and development of MSMEs in the country, and to carry out the policy declared in Republic Act No. 6977, as amended (also known as the “Magna Carta for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)“. The Council is attached to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). LSEED Center is part of the Committee on Management and Labor Capacities.

  • Undergogs

Asia Tomorrow Network is a network of individuals and organizations, promoting social innovation and its ecosystem in Asia. The network is based in Seoul, South Korea being led by the Underdogs Global. UD on the other hand is one of the most prominent players in the social economy sector in South Korea and known as a social enterprise company-builder. LSEED Center is a member institution.

Website: https://underdogs.co.kr/en/underdogs-global/

  • SILKEN

The Social Innovation for Knowledge and Exchange Network (SILKEN) is a partnership between the British Council and a consortium led by Glasgow Caledonian University and the University of Northampton, SILKEN has emerged from the research carried out as part of the Social Innovation in Higher Education initiative and the work of the Southeast Asian Social Innovation Network. The project aims to devise and implement an engagement strategy for developing a long term, sustainable social innovation network of knowledge exchange and liaison between universities and external stakeholders and to produce and disseminate a roadmap for future engagement. LSEED Center is a founding member of the network and a partner in Asia.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SilkenProject/

  • EOC

The Economy of Communion (EOC) is an initiative of the international ecclesial and ecumenical Focolare Movement, and is a concrete attempt to address acute social problems by creating businesses that are integral parts of their communities. EOC Asia Pacific will serve as a regional hub of collaboration and partnership among organizations in the region, specifically in promoting inclusive and sustainable business models. LSEED Center is a member of EOC-AP.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EoCAsiaPac

  • WeCan

WeCAN is a regional network of university social enterprise advocates, promoting social entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development Goals among Higher Education Institutions. It was an outcome of a 10-day international boot camp pioneered by LSEED Center in 2019.

  • Asean Learning Network (ALN)

The ASEAN Learning Network (ALN) was launched in February 2009, at the International Conference on Intercultural Management to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) in Bandung Indonesia. Its mission is to develop and implement context-based research, teaching and practice-training projects and programs in collaboration with participating institutions to produce students who are socially responsible and culturally competent in the evolving context of Asia. The Social Enterprise for Economic Development (SEED) Program of the ASEAN Learning Network is a unique students’ centered and socially responsible learning initiative, requiring students to work together in international and multicultural teams to learn experientially in the real-life context of a poor Southeast Asian village.

Website: http://aseanlearningnetwork.org/v1/index.php

Institutional Partners

  • UNDP

United Nations Development Programme (“UNDP”) is a subsidiary organ of the United Nations, an intergovernmental organization established by its Member States with its headquarters in New York, NY (USA). UNDP Philippines has been working to ensure better lives for the Filipino people since 1965, and has been committed to helping the country achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as national development priorities as set out in the Philippine Development Plan and the UN Philippines Partnership Framework for Sustainable Development.

Website: https://www.ph.undp.org/content/philippines/en/home/about-us.html

  • British Council Philippines

British Council Philippines, a local chapter of British Council, is dedicated to promoting the UK’s     leadership in social enterprise and investment through four core strands of work, namely:

(1) government engagement and policy;

(2) capacity building;

(3) education systems; and

(4) international development.

Website: https://www.britishcouncil.ph/about

Present Coalition

The Poverty Reduction Through Social Entrepreneurship (PRESENT) Coalition was formed in 2012 as an alliance of various social enterprise practitioners, advocates, NGOS and members of the academe who have joined together to advance social entrepreneurship as an approach to poverty and economic development. LSEED Center is a core member of the PRESENT Coalition.

Online Campaign for the Poverty Reduction Through Social Entrepreneurship (PRESENT) Bill

The Poverty Reduction Through Social Entrepreneurship (PRESENT) Bill aims to recognize social entrepreneurship as a powerful pathway to address poverty and inequality in the Philippines. It seeks to support, provide incentives and benefits to promote the growth of social enterprises, and to integrate social entrepreneurship into the overall poverty reduction strategy of the national government.

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented health, economic, and social crisis affecting the most vulnerable sectors. Given the existing inequalities in society, the crisis has exacerbated the gap between the rich and the poor. Social enterprises will be critical to our response and recovery from the Covid-19 crisis. Half a billion people across the globe are expected to fall into poverty and indicators in the Philippines have already shown that this is a likely scenario for many of our people.

 

#SUPPORTPRESENTBILL

For more information, please visit PRESENT Coalition’s official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/PRESENTCoalition

To sign the online campaign, please click this link:

https://www.change.org/passthepresentbillnow

Hult Prize @ DLSU

Hult Prize @ DLSU is a student organization in social entrepreneurship under the supervision/guidance of LSEED Center. It hosts the annual On-Campus Program of Hult Prize which is considered as the largest student movement for social good and the biggest student competition in SE. The annual event aims to identify and launch start-up social enterprises that tackle grave social issues faced by billions of people. To know more about Hult @ DLSU, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/hultprizeatDLSU

Learn more here: http://bit.ly/HPDLSU-M