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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

Blue Avocado

Staff who collaborate with board members to find the unique strengths and connections of each person are enriching their organization. Collaboration with ESPERA partners allows for various support, including workshops and regular staff visits. A strong, involved board can transform an organization and take its work to new heights.

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Need a Lift? 13 Stories That Inspired Us in 2024

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The Societal Role of Social Entrepreneurship by Theodore Lechterman & Johanna Mair How can social entrepreneurship promote social justice? Universities may be able to help by building opportunities for students to take relevant action beyond the classroom. An unlikely source provides an unambiguous and practical framework.

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Book Review: The Future of Nonprofits

Selfish Giving

This book examines how the future of innovation, internal entrepreneurship, fundraising and social media communications that will radically change nonprofits in five years. The authors offer a number of great resources in Chapter 5 to break the bubble in which many nonprofits exist and to encourage competitive collaboration.

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From Margin to Mainstream: Social Innovation for Systems Change

Stanford Social Innovation Review

We need these folks as champions and collaborators. At a time when government funds are decreasing, collaborating to better coordinate and leverage these funding flows is even more essential. Greater, more intentional collaboration can provide our partners with more predictable funding streams as they scale.

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Weaving Democracy Entrepreneurship Across Borders (Blog)

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The pro-democracy field is no different, and a specific group of innovators are especially primed for and in need of cross-border collaboration. By Yordanos Eyoel & Andrew Clarke Cross-contextual learning has long been a vital tool for innovation.