Social Entrepreneurship, the next Great Movement In America!

This past Memorial Day weekend was a special time for me this year
because I finally obtained my Master’s Degree in Organizational
Leadership at Biola University. As I celebrated this wonderful
accomplishment with my family and friends, I could not help but think
about my college journey over the past eight years and reminisce about
all the amazing experiences that transpired in my college life during
this time.

Out of all the incredible experiences that I thought about, the most
memorable moment that stood out to me during this time of reflection
was a Vision Conference that I produced at Long Beach State University
in 2003. The reason this dynamic event stood out to me the most
during this time of reflection is because a group of us were able to
create a unique and fresh event that was not only prosperous, but life
changing for our entire staff and event attendees who chose to attend
the event. Basically, people who attended our event were not only
entertained, but their lives were impacted in a positive way by the
powerful message that was expressed throughout the entire presentation.

Ironically, at the time of this amazing event in 2003, I was not aware
of social entrepreneurship. But, as I look back on these events five
years later with an awareness of social entrepreneurship, I can
definitely say that our Vision Conference program could have been
listed under the social entrepreneurship umbrella because it made
money by itself, impacted the lives of many people who were involved
with our project, and addressed a social problem that was evident on
our college campus at the time.

After pondering on the impact and success of this incredible college
experience mixed in with the large amounts of research that I have
personally discovered about young men and women of Generation Y, I
strongly believe that social entrepreneurship will be a growing trend
that we can expect to see more and more of from Generation Y in the
future as young men and women of this generation become more educated
on this profession. One of the main reasons why I have this strong
conviction about this emerging trend in America in relation to
Generation Y is because social entrepreneurship connects with the
belief system and desire of many individuals of this generation by
providing them with the opportunity to become entrepreneurs, make
money, love what they do, impact the world, and be a catalyst of
positive change.

Already there are many young men and women across America that fall
into this category of social entrepreneurship and many organizations
that support young men and women that have a desire to become a social
entrepreneur. As more and more social entrepreneurs from Generation Y
begin to make their impact on our culture and society, this could be
the silent group of people who could emerge as the next great leaders
of Generation Y!