Philanthropy & Funding
Dump the Prizes
Contests, challenges, awards—they do more harm than good. Let’s get rid of them.
Tag: Social Entrepreneurship
Social Entrepreneurship
Iraq’s Entrepreneurial Awakening Needs Women
Building stronger nations through social entrepreneurship education.
Podcast
Food
Supply Chain Environmental Sustainability, Responsible Corporate Citizenship
Employing social enterprise to improve packaging, Coca-Cola uses renewable resources and recycling projects to enhance environmental sustainability and international development.
Social Entrepreneurship
Eight Social Entrepreneurs Tell Their Personal Stories
SSIR editors select eight books by leading social entrepreneurs about their personal journeys along the path to social change.
Social Entrepreneurship
By Youth, for Youth
Through the Global Changemakers program, people under the age of 25 are developing solutions to problems that directly affect them.
Excerpt
Social Entrepreneurship
Startup Rising: The Entrepreneurial Revolution Remaking the Middle East
Looking beyond the region's prominent conflicts, Startup Rising instead examines a quieter development in the Middle East: a surprising, burgeoning entrepreneurship.
Economic Development
India 2050: A Global Manpower Hub
Is India the answer to the global unemployment crisis?
Social Entrepreneurship
Bay to Bei: Fostering the Tech Ecosystem in Lebanon
Lessons from Silicon Valley on how to establish a business culture that rewards innovation and propels Lebanon into the digital age.
Philanthropy
Thinking About the Future of the US? Think Latinos
Fomenting growth and prosperity for the nation through philanthropy includes getting behind Latino success.
Foundations
Six Ways Contests Improve Philanthropy
Insights from Knight Foundation after years of funding open contests.