The Social Entrepreneur’s Guide to
Early Childhood
Promise’s guide below provides key resources that can support you in having a transformative impact on families, children, and caregivers including those most impacted by systemic racism and oppression.
These resources for early childhood leaders and social entrepreneurs speak to some of the questions we hear most often from our network of ventures. Click on each question below for additional guidance and key resources.
How can I evaluate if my venture is having an impact?
The Impact Business Model Canvas (IBMC) is a tool that prompts deeper thinking around your model, and how you can create your intended impact.
- Step 1: Spend 5 minutes watching this video to learn about the IBMC. [from 1:20 - 6:10]
- Step 2: Spend 20 minutes completing an initial draft of your IBMC. You can find an early childhood development specific example here, and download a blank template here.
- Step 3: Book an office hours session for feedback on your IBMC, and how you can continue to refine it.
How do I get started with centering racial equity in my work?
Promise has created a tool that borrows from existing frameworks with several provocations that will help you begin your journey.
- Step 1: Spend 10 minutes reading through this tool
- Step 2: Spend 30 minutes reflecting on these provocations and resources. You can make a copy of this reflection template to your drive and take notes here.
- Step 3: Book an office hours with us to go deeper
How do I communicate how my venture adds value?
- Step 1: Spend 3 minutes on the this ad lib exercise
- Step 2: Spend 10 minutes filling out the Value Proposition canvas
- Step 3: Spend 20 minutes looking through this value proposition presentation or watching the video depending on how you prefer to learn.
- Step 4: Update your draft
- Step 5: Book an office hours with us to get feedback on your draft value proposition
How to get pitch ready?
- Step 1: Spend 20 minutes watching this video on the anatomy of a 3-minute pitch [beginning to 18:42]
- Step 2: Spend 30 minutes crafting your initial 3-minute pitch using this template or this slide deck
- Step 3: Spend 1 hour drafting a deck to accompany your pitch
- Step 4: Book office hours to workshop your pitch and deck, and talk to us about next steps.