Social Entrepreneurship Resources
Definitions of Social Entrepreneurship
- Ashoka Fellows
- Skoll Entrepreneurs
- CASE at Duke
- Social Entrepreneurship from the Stanford Social Entrepreneurship Hub
General Links Related to Social Entrepreneurship
- Ashoka
- The Skoll Foundation
- Ashoka Changemakers
- Net Impact
- Schwab Foundation: Social Entrepreneurs
- Stanford Social Innovation Review
- B Corp
- Duke Fuqua CASE
- Social Change Innovators Educational Database
Organizations & Foundations
- Net Impact
- Ashoka
- Echoing Green
- The Skoll Foundation
- Schwab Foundation
- Omidyar Network
- Unreasonable Group
News & Articles
- The Wall Street Journal: Social Entrepreneurship Gains Ground at Business Schools
- Stanford Social Innovation Review
- B The Change
- Unreasonable’s Storytelling Engine
- UF Center for Public Interest Communications
- Solutions Story Tracker
- The New York Times: “Fixes” Column
- GOOD
- Real Leaders
- Daily Good: News That Inspires
- This Changes Everything: “Beautiful Solutions”
- Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility Newsletter
Social Entrepreneurship at Universities
- NBC News: More business schools embracing do-gooders
- The New York Times: Business Schools With a Social Appeal
Books on Social Entrepreneurship
- David Bornstein: “Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs to Know” (Amazon)
- David Bornstein: “How to Change the World” (Amazon)
- Andrew Wolk: “Business Planning for Enduring Social Impact” (Amazon)
- Wei-Skillern et. al.: “Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector” (Amazon)
- Elkington et. al.: “The Power of Unreasonable People” (Amazon)
- Crutchfield and Grant: “Forces for Good” (Amazon)
- Muhammad Yunus: “Creating a World Without Poverty” (Amazon)
- Kristoff and Wudunn: “Half the Sky”
Films about Social Entrepreneurs
- Skoll Foundation: Storytelling
- Frontline: Heroes from a Small Planet
- TEDxYSE (Youth Social Entrepreneurs)
- TEDxAshokaU
- Ashoka Video & Press Room
- The Social Entrepreneur Empowerment Series
- NPR: Social Entrepreneurs: Taking on World Problems
Venture Planning Resources for Social Entrepreneurs
- The Impact Business Model Canvas
- Stanford Social Entrepreneurship Hub
- Straight Up Business Institute: The Idea Maker Course
- Strategyzer Business Canvas
- The Lean Startup Book
- The Lean Startup Series
- Lean Startup vs Business Model Canvas
- Design Kit: Business Model Canvas
- Design Kit: Resources
Crowdfunding for Social Entrepreneurs
- Kiva: Loans that Change Lives
- Wefunder: Invest in Startups
- Kickstarter
- GoFundMe
- StartSomeGood
- UpEffect: Social Enterprise Crowdfunding
- Fundly
- FundRazr: Next Generation Crowdfunding for Positive Impact
- Patreon: Artist and Creator Crowdfunding
- Republic: Invest in Startups
- Forbes: 8 Keys to Crowdfunding
Incubators & Accelerators
- Rally Social Enterprise Accelerator
- Halcyon Incubator
- Techstars
- Y Combinator
- Hult Prize Foundation
- Conscious Venture Lab
- Lift Economy: The Force for Good Fund
