Special Report on
Top Social Entrepreneurship News
Photo by info.emeraldinsight.com
The newest breed of superheroes are not on the big screen, but in the small business community! People have long been awaiting for a �hero� or social entrepreneur to arrive with the special ability to recognize society�s problems and bring about global changes. Entrepreneurs who have the burning desire to create �social value� and develop long-term solutions are real life Supermen/Wonderwomen. So if you wish to help the disadvantaged by empowering them with tools for success, check out EvanCarmichael.com�s �The Top 50 Social Entrepreneur Blogs To Watch in 2009� to start improving the lives of others right now! The ...
Top Social Entrepreneurship News - Trends
Latest Trending Story:
The Top 50 Social Entrepreneurship Blogs To Watch in 2010
They seem to have found the best of both worlds: they are making a profit in their business while also giving back to their communities. Who are they? They're the social entrepreneurs who are carving out unique niches in the business world by responding to the social, economic, and environmental problems that affect us all. From producing environmentally-friendly products, to employing the disadvantaged, these entrepreneurs are not afraid to take a little risk and reap the great rewards. To learn more about how you too can use your business for good, check out "The Top 50 Social Entrepreneur Blogs to Watch in 2010" below. ...
Wikipedia
They describe their mission as to "develop and disseminate new ideas that foster greater economic choice and individual responsibility". The Institute, known for its advocacy of free market-based solutions to policy problems, supports and publicizes research on the economy, energy, education, health care, welfare reform, the legal system, crime reduction, and urban life, among others. Their message is communicated through books, articles, interviews, speeches, op-eds, and through the institute's quarterly publication City Journal , targeted at policymakers, politicians, scholars, and journalists. Cite error: There are
FEATURED BLOG
I like to use the phrase ‘the emerging marketplace’ to describe the niche that WISELY WOVEN exists to serve and promote. But like all good labels , it only has value as long as it is easily understood. In a nutshell the Emerging Marketplace is made up of values-driven & social business innovators . A great example of this emergence can be seen in the new organizational structures being built to facilitate this evolution. The B Lab’s development of the B Corporation is a great example: Today, like never before, the world of business is being turned on it’s ear in a ... Read More
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
REVIEWS AND OPINIONS
A privately-owned venture capital company with a social mission. All the funds raised aim to achieve a social purpose as well as financial returns to investors. Business Action for Africa Business organisations working to accelerate growth and poverty reduction in Africa. Cafe Direct The UK’s largest Fairtrade hot drinks company Carbon International Provides communications solutions for the environmental economy Catalyst Fund Management & Research Limited Catalyst is a research, investment and consultancy firm, focused on the social business sector Catalyst Strategy Advisors Provides consultancy, advisory and ...
market research, surveys and trends
Millions of girls and women in developing countries miss up to 50 days of school or work per year because they do not have access to affordable sanitary pads. The Solution: In order to change the economy of menstruation, the first step, of course, is to de-stigmatize menstruation. Step number two: make sanitary pads safe, available, and affordable. In exciting news, we’ve just learned of another great initiative in this space. In 2006, A Muruganantham, a high school dropout from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, perfected a machine for making low-cost sanitary napkins. According to Global Post, along the way he taught himself ...
market research, surveys and trends
SURVEY RESULTS FOR
TOP SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NEWS
Towards the end of my trip in Amsterdam to attend the Global Reporting Initiative Conference, I toured the city’s waste fired power plant (WFPP), which is a cornerstone of Amsterdam’s long-term sustainability plan. On a sunny Friday morning, I biked to the incineration plant, which is in the western dockyards of Amsterdam. Just like anywhere else in [...] I was just recently added to Alltop, the social media site that aggregates the top blogs on a plethora of topics. Catch me on the Social Entrepreneurship & Good channels! Image: American Bird Conservancy Deepwater Horizon Spill + Birds = Catastrophe The American Bird ...
industry trends, business articles and survey research
I’m hoping to post a presentation on Slideshare which better communicates these ideas (including ideas like play, story, design, back of the napkin, transparency, privacy and identity) I’ll also have to add these business trends from Trendwatching like perpetual beta. Elearning Magazine recently featured several prognostications from education technology and e-learning industry experts for 2010 and beyond: 2009 will be “The Year of Implementing 2.0.” Previous years have been spent getting our industry to see new Web technologies as having powerful learning applications. Early adopters have experimented ...
industry trends, business articles and survey research
RELATED NEWS
Investigating investment, we call it “invest-igation,” can be one of the most important activities for a startup small business owner or an entrepreneur looking to expand a small business into new markets. Always remember, however, to have a look at the changing economic and policy climate as well in order to figure out how available money will be when you approach investors or lenders with your big idea: Big money for small business. In a sense, even some of the largest companies have started as small businesses, mere ideas or small business models in the mind of the entrepreneur. If a business cannot be ...
market trends, news research and surveys resources
Every administration has its own distinctive policy fix on the nonprofit sector. With the Bush Administration, it was faith-based organizations. With the Obama Administration, the nonprofit credo centers on nonprofit social entrepreneurs. The “news” is more than money, as the director of the Social Innovation Fund, Paul Carttar, takes pains to point out. Photo: Sister72 Last Thursday’s news event was an announcement by First Lady Michelle Obama and the Corporation for National and Community Service CEO, Patrick Corvington,of $50 million in grants from a number of foundations to or for the Social ...
market trends, news research and surveys resources
INFORMATION RESOURCES
New Tang Dynasty Television, global satellite broadcasting, news and programs ... "The Art of Connecting, Building Networks & Social Entrepreneurship" ...
technology research, surveys study and trend statistics
Washington — Sekem Holding’s managing director, Helmy Abouleish, does more than run a business. He brings vital environmental and social change to the lives of Egyptians. Sekem, named for the hieroglyph that means “vitality of the sun,” embodies its name. Founded more than three decades ago, Sekem continues to flourish in its mission to promote sustainable development through organic agriculture. An internationally recognized social entrepreneur, Abouleish oversees eight companies under the Sekem umbrella. These enterprises — Sekem for Land Reclamation, Atos, Isis, Libra, Conytex-Naturetex, Lotus, Hator, and Mizan — contribute ...
technology research, surveys study and trend statistics
NYU Reynolds & Youth Venture are proud to announce the 2009-2010 BAC Challenge Best Overall Venture and recipient of the $10k Grand Prize Award:
Cycles from Michelle Dugan, Co-founder (CAS) and Ashley Seiver, Co-founder (CAS). Cycles is a bicycle-run delivery service based in urban
farmers markets. Co-founders Michelle Dugan and Ashley Seiver have formed an alliance with Greenmarket to set up the initial operation in the
Union Square farmers market. Greenmarket, an organization that runs 49 farmers markets within the five boroughs, is a program of the Council
on the Environment of New York City. The ...
REAL TIME
TOP SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NEWS
FEATURED VIDEOS
Watch these videos to learn more about industry trends, latest news and technologies.
-
Muhammad Yunus: Building Social Business Ventures (preview) -
Best (Home Based Business) For Today's Economic...
- Webcast: Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship (... - Community Home
- Free Webinar on California's New Mandatory Recycling Measure : The ...
Join these Webinars to learn more about current research, trends and surveys.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Social entrepreneurs have existed throughout history. St. Francis of Assisi,
the founder of the Franciscan Order, would qualify as a social entrepreneur --
having built multiple organizations that advanced pattern changes in his
"field." Similarly, Florence Nightingale created the first professional school
for nurses and established standards for hygiene and hospital care that have
shaped norms worldwide. What is different today is that social entrepreneurship
is developing into a mainstream vocation, not only in the United States, Canada,
and Europe, but increasingly in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. In fact, ...
Non-profit Management (27), Social Enterpreneurship (16), Non-profit Fundraising (14), Philanthropy (9), Staffing and Recruiting (3), Professional Networking (2), Education and Schools (1), Job Search (1), Conference Planning (1), Venture Capital and Private Equity (1), Environmental Health (1), Public Health and Safety (1), Internationalization and Localization (1), Internet Marketing (1), Public Relations (1), Professional Organizations (1) This was selected as Best Answer * Email and fax the traditional media regularly regarding what your organization is doing. This can be in the form of a traditional press release or just a ...
