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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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Innovating to Address the Systemic Drivers of Health

Stanford Social Innovation Review

For example, a solution to help Elisa manage her diabetes might not work in her community because of the cultural or economic barriers that are present. 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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Triple Win: 3 Ways to Succeed Owning Multiple Businesses as a Female Entrepreneur

Fundraising Leadership

Entrepreneurship is a dream that many individuals desire to pursue for a variety of reasons, from acting on a passion project to leaving a job that no longer aligns with their career goals. After the pandemic, entrepreneurship boomed – with women having a major part in leading that charge.

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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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Making The Best of It All: Founder, CEO, Entrepreneur On Leading With Energy, Intention

Fundraising Leadership

It can also give you the energy you need to find and fulfill your entrepreneurship goals and “do it without being exhausted,” says Amy Leigh Looper, founder and CEO of Leading Motherhood. “ There is so much power in creation, that is the blessing of entrepreneurship,” Looper says.

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What Would an Economy That Loved Black People Look Like?

NonProfit Quarterly

We must invest in the Southern Black creatives, innovators, and leaders who are the biggest exporters of culture around the world and on the frontlines of change and community power building. It takes long-term, non-extractive, reparative investments. to undo the systemic design of racial hierarchy and imagine new possibilities.

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A Modern Nonprofit Podcast: What it Takes to Start a Nonprofit Organization

The Charity CFO

Entrepreneurship is a difficult career path because of the short term sacrifices required to get the ball rolling. In our culture today, so many newcomers are creative and motivated, but may hit burnout or give up too quickly. Overall, when it comes to starting a nonprofit organization, there are many things to consider.