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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? Support normative clarity.

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In Search of Inclusive Social Entrepreneurship

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DJ Bola could fully realize the potential of his venture and started to attend events and form connections within the social entrepreneurship ecosystem. There are still only a few examples of successful social enterprises serving poorer people at scale that were created by entrepreneurs from those communities.

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SSIR’s 2023 Social Innovation Reading List

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Liptrap “While Dorff admits he is ‘inspired’ by the social-entrepreneurship movement, he has no illusions about the benefit corporation. Again, governments are not businesses, and universities are not automobile manufacturers. Dorff, reviewed by J.

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The Future of Family Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Families are increasingly taking a portfolio approach that combines traditional grantmaking with values-aligned investing, advocacy strategies and political giving, social entrepreneurship, and more. Two great examples of foundations who are confronting power and reimagining partnerships are the Kataly Foundation and Chicago Beyond.

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Nonprofit Professional Development | Resources for Success

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Worth’s student-friendly best-seller, Nonprofit Management: Principles and Practice , provides a broad, insightful overview of key topics affecting the governance and management of nonprofit organizations. This journal covers the latest in nonprofit management, governance, and leadership for private nonprofit organizations.