article thumbnail

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? Target narrative reporting.

article thumbnail

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.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How do Nonprofits make money

Affnetz

Short answer – philanthropy from individuals, foundation grants, government grants, events, earned revenue, membership dues, social entrepreneurship, investments (endowments), and probably a few more things! Just take a look at churches and universities which often have thriving planned gift programs. Let’s unpack!

article thumbnail

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. According to Haselmayer, these principles can be practiced universally; there is space for everyone in the slow lane.” Dorff, reviewed by J. Open to nonsubscribers for a limited time.

article thumbnail

Can Nonprofits Escape Corporate Capture?

NonProfit Quarterly

We have watched the nonprofit sector, which ranges from large hospitals and universities to the small magazine that’s being folded in someone’s living room, being ever more caught up in the matrix of what we might call late-stage capitalism. They give money to get their name on the university. Caroline Crumpacker: Hello everyone.

article thumbnail

Nonprofit Professional Development | Resources for Success

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Worth covers the scope and structure of the nonprofit sector, leadership of nonprofits, managing the nonprofit organization, fundraising, earned income strategies, financial management, nonprofit lobbying and advocacy, managing international and global organizations, social entrepreneurship, and social innovation.

article thumbnail

Lessons Learned in the First Year of My Social Venture

NonProfit Hub

I was at the tail-end of a grad program at the University of Kansas, and amazingly frustrated with the complete lack of action at a larger university like mine. And not because I’m some heartless bean counter, to the contrary, I’m a firm believer in Social Entrepreneurship and want it to spread. Quarter 1, 2014.