Prior to Trico, Dan served as Director of Policy and Communications for the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce (MCC). include overseeing Canada’s hosting of the Social Enterprise World Forum in 2013 (over 1,000 attendees from over 30 countries and over 100 speakers) organizing the first official “social entrepreneurship day” in Calgary in 2016 overseeing the funding of key social enterprise infrastructure projects like the Changemakers Studio at Mount Royal University and the Social Entrepreneurship Centre at Haskayne and publishing numerous case studies and blogs on social entrepreneurship. Neil served on the board of Impact Arts, Scotland’s largest arts-based social enterprise and recently chaired the group creating the Social Enterprise Strategy for Edinburgh, and serves on the board of Social Enterprise Scotland.ĭan Overall, Executive Director, Trico Charitable Foundationĭan is Executive Director of the Trico Charitable Foundation, which seeks to leverage social entrepreneurship to reimagine how we can use the power of business models to close gaps in society. Neil’s early career in the private sector led to an MBA at the University of Stirling where he developed the social enterprise he founded in 2004. The Academy was tasked by the Government of Scotland to deliver Scotland's social enterprise education program to over 850 primary and secondary schools and was recently tasked with expanding that to every Scottish schoolchild by 2024. The Academy now supports over 3,000 people worldwide each year to develop their leadership and entrepreneurship.
During this time, SEA has become the largest Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) Centre in Scotland, and has shared its model internationally, with partner hubs established in 12 countries including South Africa, Australia, Malawi, Malaysia, Pakistan, India and China. Neil has been Chief Executive of the Social Enterprise Academy (SEA) for over 14 years. Neil McLean, Chief Executive, Social Enterprise Academy Jonathan led the team behind Scotland’s Social Enterprise Census in 2015, 20, and supported the development of Scotland’s 10-year Social Enterprise Strategy and associated action plans.
He is Founding Director of Social Value Lab (a centre for social impact research based in Scotland) and Social Shifters (an international charity helping young social entrepreneurs make a difference in the world). He started his career in community economic development, working in low income communities, helping new social enterprises get off the ground and supporting established nonprofits to develop a more enterprising culture and impact. Jonathan has worked in the social enterprise field for over 20 years as an advisor, trainer, policy advisor, evaluator and impact measurement specialist. Jonathan Coburn, Director, Social Shifters