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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. Social enterprises driven by a desire to improve lives can also get mired in ideological conflict.

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In Search of Inclusive Social Entrepreneurship

Stanford Social Innovation Review

After some years, DJ Bola found out about the Artemisia accelerator program, the first social enterprise accelerator in Brazil. DJ Bola could fully realize the potential of his venture and started to attend events and form connections within the social entrepreneurship ecosystem.

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Scaling a Nonprofit: Lessons from Southside Blooms’ Rapid Growth

The Charity CFO

As the organization grew, they needed to implement formal policies, handle compliance issues, and professionalize their approach to managing employees. Financial Management Moving from basic bookkeeping to GAAP-compliant accounting became necessary as the organization grew. Having legal counsel on retainer became essential.

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When It Comes to Promoting Prosperity, Production Beats Consumption

Stanford Social Innovation Review

For all that entrepreneurship has spread across the world, the kind of “survival entrepreneurship” so prevalent in developing countries today—in which people have no choice but to run a small business, and make just enough to survive—has not been transformative at the level of a country.

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Putting Health at the Center of Climate Change

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Meanwhile, Better Life Farming , a program developed by life sciences company, Bayer, supports smallholder farmers in low-and-middle-income countries by providing high-quality agricultural products like seeds and crop protection; educational training in farm management, market access, and entrepreneurship; and environmental consulting.

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Higher Education Funding & Grant Resources

Bloomerang

Grant writing tip: While the task of writing a proposal often falls on the shoulders of a project manager or grant writer, anyone—even an outside consultant—with the proper skills could write the proposal. Areas served: US. First Book. Areas served: US. Areas served: US. The Victor C. Clark Youth Incentive Program. The Victor C.

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The Social Impact Investment Mirage

Stanford Social Innovation Review

.” Due to the persistent idea that only nonprofits can and should solve pressing societal issues, many social entrepreneurs feel they are in a bind. We pitched at numerous events sponsored by big brands who gain free marketing exposure from social impact “ambassadors” for their brands. The Investment Mirage.