GCSEN News

Chris Hewitt, Hudson Valley Current
Bartering a basket of fish for a wool blanket is as old as time itself, but such trading has its limits. In 2013, Chris Hewitt helped to “re-vision” money, by co-creating a new community currency called the Hudson Valley Current, with a value of $1 per Current. The community-based organization supports local businesses and nonprofit entities by keeping money local and recycling the wealth within the local economy, rather than letting all the wealth flow out.  Community currency is a form of money issued at the community level, for use... Read more...
Eileen Banyra, Community Compost Company
I started Community Compost Company in the fall of 2013 and really got going in earnest in the spring of 2014. By the time I attended classes with Global Center for Social Entrepreneurship Network (GCSEN), I had two states roll-ing, and a diversified business model that was basically three businesses; I was feeling a little bit out of control. I came into GCSEN’s Social Venture program and just felt that immediately I had support and grounding. So in a very hectic and very wild time, GCSEN was definitely a stabilizing... Read more...
SIX GCSEN-TRAINED TEAMS ADVANCE AT NY STATE’S BUSINESS PLAN REGIONAL COMPETITION, MARIST COLLEGE, NY
SIX GCSEN-TRAINED TEAMS ADVANCE AT NY STATE’S BUSINESS PLAN REGIONAL COMPETITION, MARIST COLLEGE, NY
GCSEN is dedicated to spreading the practice of Social Entrepreneurship to higher ed students, institutions, companies and non-profit entities across the world.   KINGSTON, NY, USA, April 25, 2019 /... Read more...
Two Alumni of the Global Center for Social Entrepreneurship Network (GCSEN Foundation) Participate in the Draper Competition for Collegiate Women Entrepreneurs at Smith College
Two Alumni of the Global Center for Social Entrepreneurship Network (GCSEN Foundation) Participate in the Draper Competition for Collegiate Women Entrepreneurs at Smith College
KINGSTON, N.Y., April 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ GCSEN, The Global Center for Social Entrepreneurship Network (GCSEN Foundation) recently had two of its program alumni, Ms. Gyana Srivastava and Ms. Khadeedja Muheto,... Read more...
GCSEN Foundation, Launches Its Social Venture Research Institute (SVRI)
GCSEN Foundation, Launches Its Social Venture Research Institute (SVRI)
Kingston, NY / March 19, 2019 The Global Center for Social Entrepreneurship Network (GCSEN Foundation) recently launched its Social Venture Research Institute, including an innovative Social Venture Fellowship Program for... Read more...
Vassar College, SUNY New Paltz Business School, Wheaton College Social Entrepreneurs at Venturator
Vassar College, SUNY New Paltz Business School, Wheaton College Social Entrepreneurs at Venturator
GCSEN Site Visit Fall ’18 and Spring ’19 students visited the Global Center for Social Entrepreneurship Network (GCSEN) headquarters in Kingston last week. They participated in a fireside chat with... Read more...
2019 Social Venture Boot Camp Welcome
2019 Social Venture Boot Camp Welcome
Greetings from GCSEN! We are so excited to share with you that we have launched our 4th Annual Social Venture Boot Camp at Wheaton College sponsored by the DDS Foundation... Read more...
Colleges have a problem, Social Entrepreneurs have an answer
Colleges have a problem, Social Entrepreneurs have an answer
Many small private colleges are in trouble. And their students, even their business students, are not creating new businesses or social ventures at a meaningful rate. The data and anecdotal... Read more...
GCSEN – The Foundation Where Social Entrepreneurs Make It Happen
GCSEN – The Foundation Where Social Entrepreneurs Make It Happen
by Luke O’Neill, GCSEN Storyteller Most entrepreneurs who come to GCSEN find themselves in the formulation stage of their business. They have an idea, usually, around an issue, they want to solve... Read more...
GCSEN featured in Wheaton Magazine Fall 2018 Edition
GCSEN featured in Wheaton Magazine Fall 2018 Edition
Wheaton offers an intensive workshop for one week in January and one week in May on social entrepreneurship in partnership with the New York-based Global Center for Social Entrepreneurship Network... Read more...
Vassar College Partners With GCSEN Foundation, Launching Innovative Social Entrepreneurs Internship Program
Vassar College Partners With GCSEN Foundation, Launching Innovative Social Entrepreneurs Internship Program
KINGSTON, N.Y., Oct. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Prestigious liberal arts institution, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, has entered into an innovative partnership with the Global Center for Social Entrepreneur Network (GCSEN... Read more...
Coming to a Campus Near You: Social Entrepreneurship Ed
Coming to a Campus Near You: Social Entrepreneurship Ed
Today, many higher education institutions are faced with declining enrollment, increasing tuitions and calls to infuse their degree tracks with more practical experiences for students, leading more directly to meaningful... Read more...