Social Entrepreneurship
Unreasonable and Ready
A new social enterprise incubator fills two critical gaps facing social entrepreneurs: mentoring and access to capital.
Tag: Social Entrepreneurship
Business
A Good Business for Poor People
Microfranchising poses fewer risks and offers greater benefits than does creating a new business from scratch.
Review
Socially Responsible Business
A Mandarin’s Lament
SMALL CHANGE: Why Business Won't Save the World by Michael Edwards
Philanthropy
Catalytic Philanthropy Forces Collaboration in Leadership
A look at leadership in the social sector.
Podcast
Civic Engagement
Hayagreeva Rao - Market Rebels: How Activists Make or Break Radical Innovation
Do you identify as an activist, a social entrepreneur, or both? What do they have in common? In this audio lecture sponsored by the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, Hayagreeva Rao, explores how the joined hands of activists, or "market rebels," shape markets, and how this promotes or blocks innovation. Rao's lessons are applicable to leaders in the nonprofit and for-profit spheres, marketers, and activists who harness collective action for institutional and social change.
Fundraising
Professional Altruism Is Harder than It Looks
Foundation program officers—a case for empathy.
Social Entrepreneurship
Voices from the Skoll World Forum
A report from the opening plenary at the Skoll World Forum, featuring Paul Farmer.
Social Entrepreneurship
Skoll World Forum 2010 Kicks Off in Oxford
The Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship focuses on “catalyzing collaboration for social change.”
Philanthropy
Kiva.org: Made to Stick
A look at how Kiva created a compelling model that hooked everyday donors into their social impact world.
Social Entrepreneurship
Less What, More How: A Review of Nilofer Merchant’s The New How
A review of The New How: Creating Business Solutions through Collaborative Strategy , a book on how to create and implement high-impact strategies for social entrepreneurship.