Post-Conference Global Health Idea Incubator Workshop
Monday, April 19 Workshop Overview
This workshop will be held the day after the Unite For Sight Global Health & Innovation Conference at Yale University in New Haven. Those attending the Global Health & Innovation Conference (Saturday, April 17 - Sunday, April 18) are encouraged to apply to participate in the Global Health Idea Incubator Workshop on Monday, April 19.
Do you have an idea for a program, project, or organization? Unite For Sight's Founder and CEO will hold a 1/2-day workshop to help you develop and launch your idea. The workshop will focus on effective healthcare delivery and the importance of best practices in global health, successful strategies of social innovation and social entrepreneurship, and mentoring and guidance on how to establish new initiatives and organizations. The workshop will be a small, intimate roundtable forum.
- Who: Students and professionals are eligible to apply. Successful applicants will have demonstrated an interest in global health.
- When: Monday, April 19 (8:30am-1:00pm)
- Where: Unite For Sight headquarters in downtown New Haven (across the street from Yale's Whitney Humanities Center)
- How to Apply: Please see application instructions for the post-conference workshop below.
Workshop Schedule: 8:30am-1:00pm on Monday, April 19
This is the preliminary schedule, which may be subject to change.
- 8:30am-10:30am - The Realities and Complexities of Global Health: Best Practices, Worst Practices, Ethics, and Strategies
- A comprehensive discussion about the principles and strategies of global health. What are best practices, and what is the significant harm of worst practices in global health? How does one look beyond good intentions and ensure that they avoid the pitfalls? During this session, participants will learn from the lessons of successful and unsuccessful models, programs, and organizations.
- 10:30am-11:30am - Social Entrepreneurship
and Innovation
- This session will discuss successful strategies and models of social entrepreneurship. How do social enterprises operate, and what is the difference between charity and social entrepreneurship? What makes a healthcare strategy work, and what are models of innovation? Why is social entrepreneurship important in global health endeavors? Who are "invisible entrepreneurs", and how can they be supported?
- 11:30am-12:00pm - Evidence-Based Design and Measuring Outcomes
- What are metrics, and how are outcomes measured? What is the difference between outcomes and outputs? What evaluative frameworks are used to evaluate global health programming?
- 12:00-1:00pm- Idea Incubator
- Participants will learn how to start and expand new global health ideas and initiatives. What makes a great idea, and how does one transform ideas into action? What are some financial and other practical considerations? What are ideas for funding sources and funding models? This session includes a round-table discussion about the ideas of the workshop participants. The workshop participants are an impressive, diverse group who are committed to improving health and development worldwide. They are encouraged to network and collaborate.
About The Instructor
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Unite For Sight, Jennifer Staple-Clark founded the organization in her dorm room while a sophomore at Yale University in 2000. Under Jennifer's leadership and with her focus on entrepreneurial innovation, Unite For Sight has developed into a highly successful social enterprise that will soon have provided eye care to more than one million people worldwide. A visionary leader and social entrepreneur, Jennifer Staple-Clark was featured in Nicholas Kristof's "The Age of Ambition" article in The New York Times, and she was also featured weekly on CNN International in 2007 and 2008. Jennifer is the recipient of the American Institute of Public Service's 2009 National Jefferson Award For Public Service, which is regarded as the "Nobel Prize For Public Service." A cum laude graduate of Yale University, Jennifer frequently gives presentations and keynote addresses about social entrepreneurship, global health, and international development. Her most recent audiences have included Harvard School of Public Health, Yale Law School, Yale College, Yale School of Public Health, Duke University, MIT, University of Virginia, Stanford University, York University, University of Miami School of Medicine, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, New York University School of Medicine, Loyola Marymount University, Loyola University, Lehigh University, Northwestern University School of Medicine's American Medical Student Association Conference, Brigham Young University's Global Maternal and Child Health Conference, and American Academy of Ophthalmology's Women in Ophthalmology Leadership Institute.
How To Apply
Unite For Sight accepts applications on a rolling basis, and the first qualified applicants were accepted. The post-conference workshop is now filled to capacity.
You may see details about Unite For Sight's next global health event online at http://www.uniteforsight.org/global-health-university/global-health-institute