CONNECTS
Our CONNECTS seminar series enhances the experiential education of any individual interested in innovation and entrepreneurship. Tailored mainly for students to help take their ideas from conception to commercialization, the seminars run throughout the academic year. Teams looking for talent and talent looking for teams can CONNECT at these events.
McGinnis Venture Competition Focused Seminars (Fall 2024)
- Applying for the McGinnis Venture Competition? Attend these seminars to help prepare. These are noted in the seminar descriptions
- NEW THIS YEAR: The Social Enterprise Track for the McGinnis Venture Competition will have focused seminars for those applying.
All CONNECTS events will be hosted in-person at the Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, Tepper Quad, 3rd Level. A virtually option will also be available.
Advanced registration is required. Zoom information will be sent before the event to all registered attendees. Please note that the session will be recorded.
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Fall 2024 Schedule
Outcome & Impact Measurement*
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. EST
Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, 3rd Level, Tepper Quad/Virtual
Presenter: Bob Blattberg, Carnegie Mellon University
Please note: The speaker for this talk will be virtual
*This seminar is recommended for anyone participating in the McGinnis Venture Competition, specifically into the Social Enterprise Track.
This workshop will focus what and how to measure social enterprise’s impact. In the “for-profit” sector, there are numerous measures used to assess the success of the organization such as profit, EBIDA and sales increases. Measuring non-profits is more difficult. Many non-profits use input measures such as number served or cost to serve. While important, it is necessary to also measure impact and outcomes. We will provide a measurement structure which focuses on inputs, intermediary measures and output and outcome measures. Examples will be provided showing how non-profits can compute these relevant measures.