Social Innovation Accelerator: Feedback Form




	What Is Social Enterprise Regional Highlights The Region Feedback Form

The current Accelerator Web site is the Phase I release, with a second phase tentatively scheduled to be launched in mid-2007. In order to best meet the needs of the community utilizing this site, we encourage you to fill out the form below and provide us with your feedback. Your comments and suggestions will be incorporated into Phase II of the site development. As part of the community interested in social innovation in western Pennsylvania, the Accelerator is aiming to create a Web site that outlines the continuum of social innovation in the region, highlights ventures that are currently in operation, and provides appropriate information, tools and resources to the community.

About You

Indicate your professional affiliation*: Nonprofit Agency
Foundation, Lender
Technical or Professional Service Provider
University

What is your agency's area of focus?* (e.g., education, human services, etc)

How many employees work for this organization?*

What is the annual budget of this organization (choose one)*:

Structure

How would you rate the usability and ease of finding information on the Web site?*
(difficult/confusing (1) to informative/user-friendly (5)) 1 2 3 4 5

Comments/Improvements/Additions

Content

What pieces/types of information did you expect to find on the Web site about the Accelerator that were not there?

What resources and tools do you think should be added/removed from the Web site?

What do you like most about the site?

What do you like least about the site?

What would you like to see incorporated into Phase II that is not part of this version?

What additional information would you like to know about our ventures?

Does the social enterprise continuum make sense?

Where do you fall along the social enterprise development continuum?

Is the process outlined in the continuum clear?

Are the links to relevant resources within the continuum useful?

What resources do you feel are missing? What else do you need to move your social enterprise to the next stage? (Indicate appropriate topical areas, level, and desired format, e.g., team classes for business planning, or senior mgmt workshop on writing marketing plans, or consulting services around conducting a feasibility study, networking or peer learning events for junior staff, etc.)

If you had a group of foundations, professional and technical assistance providers, nonprofit consultants, local government officials, and other stakeholders in the room, what else would you tell them about what is needed to support and grow social enterprise in the region?

“Many social programs begin with high hopes and great promise, only to end up with limited impact and uncertain prospects.”

Christine Letts, William Ryan, and Allen Grossman, What Foundations Can Learn from Venture Capitalists, Harvard Business Review, March-April 1997


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