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I look forward to attending tomorrow’s (Feb 24th) informal chat with JED EMERSON on social enterprises at South Beach Harbor building at Pier 40, from 6-8 PM in San Francisco. Who is Jed Emerson? Jed Emerson has a long history in the field of social enterprise and impact investing, all of which started right here […]

By Andy Powell, Times Staff Writer Marie Johnson, director of the Family Success Center, is pictured Wednesday at the center in Gadsden. Johnson will be honored this week at the University of Alabama as the state’s Social Entrepreneur of the Year for her work in developing the Family Success Center. While an entrepreneur focuses on […]

There is one constant in life and that is: change. Change is a necessary part of the human condition. It challenges you and makes you grow. Importantly, change enables you to transcend your previous limits in order to reach new heights. You are able to overcome new obstacles that you once believed impossible. In essence, […]

Eight trends in social entrepreneurship to watch for in 2011 January 27th, 2011 2:37 PM By Tamara Schweitzer We thought we’d kick off the year with a look at some of the trends currently shaping the movement. What follows is the culmination of a series of interviews with a diverse group of experts. Each trend […]

SSIR[1]_ a feature story from The Stanford Social Innovation Review “Freeing The Social Entrepreneur” Chantal Laurie Below & Kimberly Dasher Tripp Social entrepreneurs are often reluctant to relinquish control and create strong leadership teams. Unless they make this important transition, the organizations entrepreneurs worked hard to create are unlikely to scale or have the desired […]

In many areas of rural Senegal, West Africa, most girls are encouraged to stay at home and work to support their brothers as they get an education. An education in most of Africa costs a high percentage of the total family income. They must pay for all school supplies, uniforms and fees. Consequently, if the […]