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
• Beyond Grey Pinstripes
• B Corp
• CASE Knowledge Center
• 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
• New York Times: Faces of Social Entrepreneurship (slideshow)
• 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

• FAACU: Everyone a Changemaker (PDF)
• MSNBC: 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 Straight Up Toolkit
• 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

Careers for Changemakers

• B Work: Job Board for B Corporations
• Net Impact: Careers in Social Impact
• Idealist
• Unreasonable Group: Careers
• Global Impact Investing Network Career Center
• Business for Social Responsibility: Jobs
• Climate Change Jobs
• Listing of even more career sites