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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. How can social entrepreneurship overcome these obstacles? To drive impact and build trust, provide clear guidelines based on normative principles to evaluate social entrepreneurship.

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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. Furthermore, our research revealed that the unequal structure of Brazilian society is reproduced in the field of social entrepreneurship through two mechanisms.

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A Nonprofit Partnership: How One Board Member Connected Two Organizations and Boosted Both

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Board members are a vital resource for nonprofits: In addition to their responsibility for governance, they each bring unique perspectives and experiences to enrich the growth of nonprofit organizations and partnerships. She then received her graduate degree in higher education, student affairs, and international education policy.

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Move, Stay, or Pivot? Uncertain Times Make Career Choices Different For Many

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While some fields suffered sudden layoffs, that stretch of time also enveloped many with a positive sense of possibility for entrepreneurship rallies and pivots into daring careers. But it is remarkably different from the Great Resignation sparked by COVID-19. Most all these moves are completely unexpected.

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Doing More About Less: A Targeted Approach to Workforce Readiness

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Kamanda Kamiri , Rogers Patrick Kamugisha & Boris Bulayev Education systems tend to be labyrinthine bureaucracies, comprising countless stakeholders and moving parts. Our youth employment and skill-building organization, Educate! , This is perhaps especially true in Africa.

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When It Comes to Promoting Prosperity, Production Beats Consumption

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Between 2016 and 2019 , nearly half of global giving by US foundations went to health, while environment and human rights accounted for roughly 11 percent each, followed by agriculture and education. There are many reasons why foundations structure their giving in this way.

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Innovating to Address the Systemic Drivers of Health

Stanford Social Innovation Review

How can health innovations help people like Elisa whose health is dramatically impacted by factors like clean air, healthy food, a safe home, and access to health care, education, and a job that can sustain her family? Lack of access to education can make the difference between good and poor health.

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