Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 2, 2024

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.

Social Entrepreneurship 130

Social Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Social Enterprise Social Enterprise 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 10, 2023

And how can philanthropies fund it? In this sense, many international development philanthropies are neglecting the most powerful route to prosperity: productive employment in a thriving economy. In the social enterprise and impact investment space, reliance on the “individual as consumer” frame can perhaps be traced back to C.K.

Production 132

Production Entrepreneurship Agriculture Education 132

Care2

OCTOBER 7, 2009

And it has profound consequences for philanthropy. This single snapshot speaks volumes about the challenges facing the philanthropic landscape in a world that’s adapting to radical social and economic change. Trust in our institutions has eroded while a spirit of entrepreneurship has soared. www.bbmg.com

Philanthropy 40

Philanthropy Entrepreneurship Leadership Social Enterprise 40

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

.” Due to the persistent idea that only nonprofits can and should solve pressing societal issues, many social entrepreneurs feel they are in a bind. Corporate promises of “partnership” and leveraging their buying power from social enterprises can also be elusive. The Investment Mirage.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Non-Profits 119