About Lucinda
As a catalyst for programs with significant social impact, Lucinda specializes in social entrepreneurship.  Having completed her Masters Degree in Business at Colorado State University's innovative Global Social & Sustainable Enterprise program, Lucinda dedicates her career to enterprises that are in the business of doing good for the world - whether in their own community or in other parts of the world.

Most recently Lucinda has launched the U.S. 501c3 (approval pending) Uhambo which provides support to Uhambo, the Shonaquip Foundation.  Lucinda has provided business support services to Shonaquip CC and the Foundation, both of Cape Town, South Africa. See the Project page for more details. 

Lucinda got started in the social entrepreneurial and mobility aid sector by providing business development services in Lusaka, Zambia where she and her graduate student team improved management approaches for a small social enterprise, a manufacturer of mobility devices serving base-of-the-pyramid populations. 
 
In addition, Lucinda has developed and implemented fee-for-service activities at a local government agency to help build financial sustainability and work towards an enterprising model. 

Lucinda has experience in entrepreneurial support services, small business development, workforce development and corporate coaching/training. Her innate ability to problem-solve, think critically, balance the vision with near term objectives and coach and facilitate others equip her to contribute to team development, strategic direction and program development.

Lucinda provides short and long term consulting or project work with social entrepreneurial ventures.

Lucinda graduated from Bryn Mawr College with a BA in German Studies (1991) and completed her MBA at Colorado State University (2008). As an early contributor in the coaching profession, she graduated from two professional development programs in career and life coaching (1998).

Lucinda enjoys assisting organizations with:
-Social enterprise feasibility
-Strategic planning
-Business plan development
-Program development
-Program implementation
-Developing metrics
-Training & coaching

What is Social Entrepreneurship?
Entrepreneurs are critical  to innovation and progress. Social entrepreneurs tap inspiration, creativity and courage, to create and advance initiatives that challenge and transform established and often fundamentally inequitable systems.

Social entrepreneurs recognize the extraordinary potential in the billions of people living in poverty, and they are committed to helping them use their talents and abilities to achieve their potential. They pioneer innovative and systemic approaches that meet the needs of disadvantaged populations who lack the financial means or social standing to achieve lasting benefit on their own.

While social entrepreneurship isn’t a new concept, it has gained importance in a world facing a growing divide between the haves and the have-nots.  Social entrepreneurs’ actions result in a new equilibrium leading to lasting social benefit and a better future for everyone.

The ever-expanding community of today’s leaders in the field include Muhammud Yunus (the microlending pioneer of Grameen Bank), Greg Mortenson (Three Cups of Tea) and Jessica Jackley, cofounder of Kiva.