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Impact Without Imposition: What Role for Northern Academics in the Global South?

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Georg von Richthofen & Ali Aslan Gümüsay This year, our institute published several studies as part of the research project Sustainability, Entrepreneurship, and Global Digital Transformation (SET) based on activities in seven countries in the Global South. In Benin, for example, we focused on sustainable entrepreneurship.

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Innovating to Address the Systemic Drivers of Health

Stanford Social Innovation Review

One example is human activity causing climate change and contributing to poor health outcomes (e.g. A Call for Entrepreneurship Many entrepreneurs choose health care as a venue for innovation because it is one of the sectors where one can do well by doing good.

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Taking Steps Toward Disability Inclusion in China

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Each member company of B in Action commits to taking at least one actionable measure toward disability inclusion and assigning one individual to active involvement within the consortium. Entrepreneurship and self-employment are also emerging as promising avenues for individuals with disabilities.

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Building Community Capacity in Rural East Texas: The Long Lift

NonProfit Quarterly

Combined with other data that reveal our rural communities to be sicker and poorer than the state and nation, these facts have by necessity moved the search for solutions from activities and projects to systems and structures. The barriers to change are real and persistent. Notes: In keeping with NPQ style, we use “Latinx” here.

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The Social Impact Investment Mirage

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Either we rely on grant and donor funding, or must continually justify to investors and the public that our entrepreneurship is relevant to solving some of the most pressing issues of our time. Let’s bring together entrepreneurs with promising solutions, give them a few million dollars, and encourage them to work collaboratively.

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The Future of Family Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

And how many families will choose to be bolder, to activate more of their resources with intention? Families are increasingly taking a portfolio approach that combines traditional grantmaking with values-aligned investing, advocacy strategies and political giving, social entrepreneurship, and more.

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Exploring Alternatives to College and Unleashing Online Business Ideas for Teens

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

These alternatives empower them to pursue their passions, gain practical skills, and embrace entrepreneurship at a young age. While traditional education often emphasized memorizing facts and knowledge retention, there is now a greater emphasis on critical thinking, problem-solving, collaboration, and creativity.