Announcing the SOCAP24 Agenda — Going Deeper: Catalyzing Systems Change!

Hybrid non-profit/for-profits - a recipe to scale impact in education?

Ben Kornell Common Sense Growth

Today’s most famous AI company is also a unique social impact construction: OpenAI is a non-profit with a for-profit arm designed to scale its technology, reach, and impact. Education organizations are also exploring this hybrid model in both directions – non-profit for-profit – all with the ambition to deliver breakthrough access and outcomes for ALL learners. What are leading examples of hybrid organizations? Should your organization or those in your portfolio consider such a model? Should organizations like this exist at all? This keynote delves into organizational structures, governance, outcomes, and capital strategy as we look at hybrid for-profit / non-profit models in education.

Track

Learning & Capital: Investing in Education

Format

Brief and Bold (1 Speaker, keynote style)

Speakers

  • NameBen Kornell
  • TitleManaging Partner
  • OrganizationCommon Sense Growth

Description

Today’s most famous AI company is also a unique social impact construction: OpenAI is a non-profit with a for-profit arm designed to scale its technology, reach, and impact. Education organizations are also exploring this hybrid model in both directions – non-profit <-> for-profit – all with the ambition to deliver breakthrough access and outcomes for ALL learners. What are leading examples of hybrid organizations? Should your organization or those in your portfolio consider such a model? Should organizations like this exist at all? This keynote delves into organizational structures, governance, outcomes, and capital strategy as we look at hybrid for-profit / non-profit models in education.

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