If you are a social enterprise, non-profit, NGO, or emerging social sector franchisor or multi-unit franchisee looking to expand your locations and amplify your impact, our free Advisor program can help you achieve your goals by applying or adapting proven franchising methods.
How Do I Qualify for Advisory Services?
We offer mentoring for existing social enterprises, non-profits, NGOs, and social sector franchisors and multi-unit franchisees that:
What Topics are Addressed in the Advisor Program?
Your Advisor will guide you through the steps which are the gold standard of success in commercial franchising and how they can be applied to scale your unique social enterprise, including:
How are Advisor Services Provided?
How Do I Request an Advisor?
Please email your interest to Sandie Curtis, IFA Vice President of Education and Liaison to the Task Force, or to Marla Rosner, MSA Worldwide Learning & Development Consultant and Chair Emeritus of the Task Force. We look forward to receiving your inquiry and working with you to create a greater social impact.
Who Are the Social Sector Task Force Advisors?
Social Sector Task Force Advisors are experienced and innovative franchise professionals whose mission is to help social sector franchisors and other NGOs become more effective in achieving their goals through the principles of franchising.
For examples of social franchises our Advisors have worked with, please see the Case Studies page on this website.
How Do I Qualify for Advisory Services?
We offer mentoring for existing social enterprises, non-profits, NGOs, and social sector franchisors and multi-unit franchisees that:
- Serve underdeveloped or low-income populations by offering essential services such as healthcare, safe drinking water, sanitation, clean energy, and education;
- Have a minimum of two locations open;
- Provide entrepreneurship and employment opportunities in underdeveloped markets including concepts that may be developed into micro-franchises; and
- Aspire to expand a tested social enterprise and are considering using franchising to do so.
What Topics are Addressed in the Advisor Program?
Your Advisor will guide you through the steps which are the gold standard of success in commercial franchising and how they can be applied to scale your unique social enterprise, including:
- Franchisor and franchisee roles
- Establishing standards for quality and consistency
- Defining territories and franchisee selection
- Consumer marketing
- Training and manual development
- Pricing strategies
- Standardizing your operations and providing operations support to your franchisees
- Legal input including defining compliance standards
- Financial structure including establishing initial and continual fees
- Supply chain management
- Field support and compliance monitoring
- Preparing to launch your franchise initiative
How are Advisor Services Provided?
- After an initial consultation and questionnaire, you will be paired with a qualified franchise professional who will serve as your mentor in monthly hour-long Zoom meetings for six months. You and your Advisor may agree to a different schedule.
- Throughout the program, you will be assigned to watch Explainer Videos that cover important elements of a social franchise.
- Your Advisor will guide you through adapting franchising techniques to your organization, helping you think through the practicalities and benefits of this approach, and mentor you in meeting your goals for integrating franchise methods into your program.
How Do I Request an Advisor?
Please email your interest to Sandie Curtis, IFA Vice President of Education and Liaison to the Task Force, or to Marla Rosner, MSA Worldwide Learning & Development Consultant and Chair Emeritus of the Task Force. We look forward to receiving your inquiry and working with you to create a greater social impact.
Who Are the Social Sector Task Force Advisors?
Social Sector Task Force Advisors are experienced and innovative franchise professionals whose mission is to help social sector franchisors and other NGOs become more effective in achieving their goals through the principles of franchising.
For examples of social franchises our Advisors have worked with, please see the Case Studies page on this website.
