Social Entrepreneurship

This article from the Stanford Social Innovation Review discusses how to define social entrepreneurship.

"This paper conceptualises social entrepreneurship as a multidimensional construct involving the expression of entrepreneurially virtuous behaviour to achieve the social mission, a coherent unity of purpose and action in the face of moral complexity, the ability to recognise social value-creating opportunities and key decision-making characteristics of innovativeness, proactiveness and risk-taking."

Brief descriptions of the social ventures that have won Skoll Awards with links to web sites.

DVD of PBS New Heroes documentaries offers profiles of social entrepreneurs.

Streaming video about a fair trade company.

This site offers online video profiles of social entrepreneurs solving problems in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

This site offers online video stories from the PBS program NOW about social entrepreneurs with innovative solutions for tough problems, such as: using a franchise model to improve health care in Kenya, professional training for unemployed youth in the Middle East, alternatives to sub-prime loans, ads to fight methamphetamine use, microcredit for developing world entrepreneurs, and more.

Includes video profiles of Skoll Award winners and other online videos related to social entrepreneurship.

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This DVD profiles several social entrepreneurs who found innovative ways to tackle tough problems such as child labor in South Asia, garbage in Peru and AIDS orphans in Zambia. Also, learn about social entrepreneurs who have found sustainable ways to improve sight and hearing for the poor, educate homeless children in India, provide preschool education in the Middle East, empower third world farmers and small business, and rehabilitate U.S. addicts.

This is an eight-episode podcast series featuring conversations on giving, innovation, and social change- unfiltered. Introduced by our founding executive director Katherina Rosqueta and hosted by Ubuntu Education Fund founder and CEO Jacob Lief, the series highlights innovative practices in the field, debunks myths about the nonprofit sector, and addresses some of the most controversial issues related to giving and social change, including overhead, sustainability, and impact. Episodes feature leading voices in the field who draw their expertise from a variety of backgrounds- including social entrepreneurship, advocacy, journalism, and more- to challenge the status quo dialogue. All episodes are available for free and on iTunes and YouTube.