A social entrepreneur is an entrepreneur who acts with purpose to create a 4P Impact – People, Planet, Profit, Place.
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May 30, 2025
Introducing: GCSEN Momentum Building!
Introducing a new feature on Network News! In our "Momentum Building" posts, we'll learn what happens behind the scenes as...
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May 16, 2025
GCSEN Alum Flor Najera: From Intern to Leader- and 40 Under 40 Honor!
Flor is a dedicated digital marketing strategist, Founder and President of Najera Studios and rising community leader in the lower...
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May 02, 2025
Where Are They Now? Catching Up With Sarah Alexander
Sarah Alexander, 2016 GCSEN Wheaton Bootcamp Graduate, New Yorker and Social Entrepreneur in the Making
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“I am so pleased to be able to collaborate with GCSEN Foundation and its 4P Social Entrepreneurship framework. It is palpable, it is real, it is compassionate, and it is possible to move our world to a better place via universities, as vital place-makers in the local economy.”
— Dr. Mary Kate Naatus, Dean of International Programs, Seton Hall University
“The students that are interested in social entrepreneurism are really the ones that are more outside the box thinkers. Mike Caslin course has taken them from start-up to scale in just one semester, and they're ready to compete in the marketplace.”
– Ms. Kristin Backhaus, Dean of the SUNY New Paltz Business School
“I can’t speak more highly for GCSEN leader Mike Caslin. You (students) have a great opportunity which I think you'll see at the end that you'll be able to make changes and move the world to a better place...Mike, Kudos for all your efforts...with GCSEN. You are truly making a difference.”
– Diana Davis Spencer, Chairman, and President, Diana Davis Spencer Foundation
“Mike Caslin is a true pathfinder in entrepreneurship for young people in America. He is one of the truly great social entrepreneurs of our time.”
— Dr. Jeffry Timmons, Babson College
“Professor Mike Caslin from GCSEN Foundation delivering the vote of thanks at my professorial lecture on social enterprises and social entrepreneurship was a highlight of the evening. Mike’s knowledge, lived experience and extensive career in this space is so impressive that his involvement in the event brought immense benefits...His thought leadership in this space enriched the evening with the audience engaging even further in the social enterprise debate through this internationally acclaimed and recognised scholar and champion for social enterprises globally.”
– Professor Laura McCauley BSc, PhD (Ulster), PGChep, SFHEA, FCIM, CMBE, Professor of Inclusive Entrepreneurship, Ulster University Business School
“I am pleased to congratulate you on your selection for a Fulbright award to Ireland...Your grant is a reflection of your leadership and contributions to society… and is devoted to increasing mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Fulbright is the world’s largest and most diverse international educational exchange program.”
— Paul Winfree, Chair, The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board,
U.S. State Department
