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The Societal Role of Social Entrepreneurship

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Theodore Lechterman & Johanna Mair The field of social entrepreneurship often takes its normative foundations for granted. Social enterprises seek to address social problems using business strategies. How can social entrepreneurship overcome these obstacles?

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The Future of Family Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

And how many families will choose to be bolder, to activate more of their resources with intention? Families are increasingly taking a portfolio approach that combines traditional grantmaking with values-aligned investing, advocacy strategies and political giving, social entrepreneurship, and more.

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Lessons Learned in the First Year of My Social Venture

NonProfit Hub

I had to learn them, so I swallowed my pride and started my education over again (not really, but sort of). The minute I started actively watching my email signups (my lifeblood) and my podcast downloads (my other lifeblood) I started taking the action steps I needed to take to get them ticking up.

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5 Things to Look Forward to at MCON 2015

NonProfit Hub

Daniel Lubetzky , the founder of KIND Snacks, will share the story of how KIND became the fastest-growing snack company in the country—a can’t-miss for anyone interested in social entrepreneurship and combining business with social good.

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From Margin to Mainstream: Social Innovation for Systems Change

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Further, were increasingly seeing proximate social innovatorsthose who are either based in affected communities and/or have lived experience of the challenges at handgaining more visibility in media, higher education, and other arenas. So, whats the next step?