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Africa Rising
With an eye for building relationships with effective, grassroots African organizations, Africa Rising identifies grassroots African organizations that meet high standards of integrity and effectiveness.
The Bridgespan Group
A Bain-affiliated nonprofit consulting firm, The Bridgespan Group serves nonprofit organizations and foundations. In an effort to extend impact beyond their direct clients, Bridgespan is dedicated to sharing what they learn with the broader nonprofit community, to help other organizations pursue their own missions more effectively.
Changemakers.net
Changemakers is an initiative of Ashoka: Innovators for the Public that focuses on the rapidly growing world of social entrepreneurship. Its mission is to provide inspiration, resources, and opportunities for those interested in social change throughout the world.
Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship
A research and education center based at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) promotes the entrepreneurial pursuit of social impact through the thoughtful adaptation of business expertise.
Home of Hope (Prathyasha Bhavan)
Home of Hope (Prathyasha Bhavan) is an orphanage for 80 abandoned, neglected, abused girls in Kochi, India. These are the poorest of the poor, whose past lives have seen horrible suffering and deprivation. Please come into our website so that we might tell how YOU can be their bridge to a brighter future. Paul and Tracy Wilkes, of Wilmington NC, discovered Home of Hope on a trip to India and serve as US coordinators for all those who want to help these precious girls.
Innovations That Change the World
Explore FRONTLINE's set of classroom activities that feature creative thinkers – called social entrepreneurs – whose ideas and organizations leap beyond charity to find systemic solutions to poverty, education, health, and social justice.
Juicy Ideas
Juicy Ideas is a collegiate competition which will challenge student teams to create value while communicating a message of environmental responsibility through the use of imagination, innovation and creativity around the use of a "throw-away" item. Teams will record their experience via video and upload to YouTube for judging.
The New Heroes: Engage
Becoming a social entrepreneur takes both a vision for revolutionary change and the gumption to do something about it. Try these games and activities to learn more about the characteristics of a successful social entrepreneur and find out if you might have what it takes to transform a vision to reality.
NOW: Enterprising Ideas
Do you want to know what you can do to help organizations like those profiled on Enterprising Ideas? From volunteering to in-kind donations to financial contributions, these innovative efforts to improve our world welcome outside help. Use the resources here to get involved with existing social entrepreneurial projects.
The McKinsey Quarterly
A publication of global consulting firm McKinsey & Co., the McKinsey Quarterly is a print and online publication that draws on the experiences and expertise of the firm to produce articles that aim to offer new ways of thinking about management in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. Access to some articles requires membership.
Root Cause Institute
Root Cause develops and supports enduring solutions to social problems through strategy consulting, knowledge sharing, and the building of sustainable social enterprises.
Social Edge: Captial Ideas Blog
This "by social entrepreneurs – for entrepreneurs" site from the Skoll Foundation features "Finance 101 for Social Entrepreneurs" through a combined offering of blog-style basic finance knowledge, practical advice and case studies.
Social Entrepreneurs in North Carolina on Facebook
Explore how social entrepreneurs craft innovative approaches to social problems in UNC-TV's all-new Facebook group, designed to provoke discussion and commentary about the concept of social entrepreneurship and projects close to your heart.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Published by the Center for Social Innovation at Stanford Business School, the Stanford Social Innovation Review’s mission is to share substantive insights and practical experiences that will help those who do the important work of improving society do it even better. Access to some articles requires subscription.
University Network for Social Entrepreneurship
aims to develop and legitimize social entrepreneurship as a vocation and a field of intellectual endeavor. The network is designed to be a resource hub and an action-oriented discussion forum to expand social entrepreneurship education and participation around the world. The network's website includes teaching materials, research materials, and information on action opportunities.
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