SVPRI Ecosystem Analysis

SVPRI employs an ecosystem approach to serving local social ventures.  They focus on five main approaches to support and meet the needs of the entire social venture community.  These 5 approaches include Networking, Education, Business Acumen, Access to Capitol and Markets.  The RISD|DeSE students analyzed the SVPRI Ecosystem by cataloging the way their venture partners participates and benefits from this method of support.  

Case Study Final Review - 4/16

Students present their Social Venture Case Studies to our project partners on the 6th floor of the ID Building at 3pm.

Worldway's Lecture Today at 5pm

Today we will hear from Maureen Cronin, Founder of Worldway's Social Marketing and advocate for businesses working for social good.  She will present her work and methodology for using design to promote positive social change.  

Lecture at 5pm

RISD ID Building rm 600

161 South Main Street

Providence, RI

Case Study Mid Review April 4th

Social Ventures Partners Rhode Island (SVPRI) provides a comprehensive support system for the needs of the growing social enterprise sector in Rhode Island.  SVPRI has a network of over 100 ventures to  provide business consulting, mentorship, incubation and investment. As a leader in social enterprise development they are being asked to replicate their “eco-system” model, programs and expertise in new sectors.  Over the past three weeks, In collaboration with SVPRI, this studio has worked to research and develop case studies for a selection of social ventures that SVPRI has supported to better understand this “eco-system” approach.
These ventures include:
By With Heart
Maternova
My Happy Shirts
Providence Granola Project
Riverz Edge Arts
Save Chocolateville

Student teams are investigating each venture to compare social issues, models of entrepreneurship, support/ services provided by SVPRI and future needs or growth opportunities of the venture.  As a studio we are also developing representational methods for presenting and marketing social venture issues.  

Students have been in the field interviewing venture founders, stakeholders and participants to observe and gain insights into the successes and challenges of these ventures.  On Thursday, April 4th the studio will be joined by Kelly Ramirez of SVPRI (www.svpri.org) and Maureen Cronin of Worldways Social Marketing for a mid-point review of the visual case studies.  The final case study presentations will be held Tuesday, April 16th.

Banking on Youth

Some of you may be interested in submitting ideas for the Banking On Youth Competition.  Awards are available for young USA entrepreneurs (ages 13- 22) who effectively demonstrate their new and innovative ideas for ventures that directly benefit society.
When: March 15, 2013
Awards from $1,000, $5,000 and $15,000
http://bankingonyouth.org/

PVD | Systems Research

Good luck finishing up your systems research for Tuesday.  The goal of this assignment is to gain a broader perspective of the social issues and complexities of Providence and our surrounding communities.  Please use your judgement and pursue your topic with curiosity being sure to put the data you find in context so that we can understand the information clearly.  Also, take a step forward with your graphic representation.  Think about page layout, hierarchy of information, and consistency in your iconography/graphic line work.  Let me know if you have any questions. I am looking forward to seeing your work presented in class on Tuesday.

PVD Systems covered in this assignment:
Environment - Kevin
Health - Sue
History - Gabriella
Education- Leah
Politics/Government - Pierra
Economy - Desha
Agriculture - Liz
Transportation - Tommy
Demographics - Angela 
Gender Issues - Natalie
Natural Resources/ Energy - Alex
Material / Social Culture - Stephanie
Housing / Living - Alex
Immigration  David
Waste - Sarah
Youth/ Adolescent Issues - JiYeon
Crime/Punishment - Tess

Precedent Presentations

A few selected samples from the studio wide Precedent studies:

Q-Drum, Kevin Cho

Reboot, Leah Chung

One Laptop Per Child, Alex Nam

Project Masiluleke, Tommy Park