As the year draws to a close, aren't we all ready to say goodbye to 2020 and start working on making 2021 much better?


As founders of our social enterprises, it's quite challenging to find the right training and resources to help us navigate through these unprecedented times. Having to make sure that we balance our social bottomline with our business bottomline can be very overwhelming and discouraging, especially when you know that you don’t have enough cash coming in.

If there is something that this pandemic has taught us, no amount of foresight and planning can really prepare us for our current situation. But we can definitely focus our energies on things we can control and take matters into our own hands.

We created this program to help founders, social entrepreneurs, and solopreneurs restart and spark better in 2021. We designed this with YOU in mind and our goal is to help you figure out which opportunities to pursue for your social enterprise and help you get started on your business strategy for 2021.

The Respark Year-End Business Review and Strategic Planning Framework 

  1. REVIEW. Learn from the year that has passed. Take time to review what happened in 2020.
  2. REVISIT. Go back to your core. Revisit your company’s WHY and the COMMUNITY it aims to serve.
  3. REALITY. Know where you are at. Assess the different external factors that affect your business in this new COVID economy. 
  4. RECALIBRATE. Make the needed changes. Identify opportunities and recalibrate your business to fit this new landscape.
  5. ROADMAP. Lay it out. Identify clear strategies that will produce your desired outcomes and impact for 2021.

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What you'll get

  • ​Access exclusive content. We've designed this course to help you clarify what you want and need to do, so you can bounce back in 2021
  • Journey with social entrepreneurs just like you. Your fellow students are as motivated as you are to spark a better normal.
  • Gain the confidence to take control of your COVID-19 narrative. As you invest your time and dive into the sessions and activities of this course, the more you will be able to design better plans and solutions for your enterprise. While it's not necessarily easy, the process of transformation that we will go through together will spell the difference.

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Learning Format

  • You'll have access to an online curriculum that you can take either as daily sprints or as a one-day marathon.
  • We've created a workbook that will serve as the main reference for our sessions and activities.
  • Both include live Zoom clinics with our course facilitators to enrich your learning experience. These clinics serve as a venue for group coaching and for you to share and meet fellow social entrepreneurs who are motivated to re-spark and bounce back better in 2021.


Frequently Asked Questions


How does the course work? 

This course is designed with a group-guided learning structure. This means that in order to participate, you'll need to form a team of between two and six people. Once you have your team, you'll meet each week (virtually) to learn the human-centered design process via reading and workshop materials that we've created for you. Along the way, you'll also tackle a social sector design challenge in your own community.  

 

How much does the course cost?

This workshop is available to you for free. For a limited time.   

 

When does the course start and how long does it last? 

The course begins on November 30th, and is designed to be conducted over 5-day sprints. However, you can also choose to do a one-day marathon of all the sessions over a shorter period of time if your feel this pace is right for you.

 

Do I have to take the course as a group?

No, this course is designed for founders and independent solopreneurs. What you accomplish through this course will prepare you as you run your own planning sessions with you team. Although this does not stop you from completing this course with your co-founders or your team. This will be equally valuable. 

  

Do I need to be a founder to sign-up for the course?

This course is intended for founders, CEOs, or anyone leading a team in a startup or social enterprise. Specifically, those working in the social impact space.

  

More courses and resources for social entrepreneurs like me?

Sparkability.org has a growing library of courses and resources to help creative conscious entrepreneurs restart and rehabilitate in this new normal. Check them out here: https://www.sparkability.org/courses

 

Other questions?

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