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Compiling and curating resources on social enterprises for individuals interested in learning about this field

πŸ“—Resources to dive into the world of social enterprises 🌼

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Awesome Social Enterprise / What to Read / News πŸ“°

Pioneers Post The Social Enterprise Magazine
Impact Boom Social impact blog and podcast
Articles tagged "social enterprise" Harvard Business Review - are infrequent but high quality
social enterprise Stanford Social Innovation Review - Great publication with many articles tagged
The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship Content about the foundation's activities and opportunities
social enterprise Medium - Content from all around about and
YouTube Galileo Impact Stories | | |

Awesome Social Enterprise / What to Read / News πŸ“° / YouTube

Here A small but growing organization dedicated to covering impact investing. Content is often Russia oriented and not always directly about social enterprises but much of the content is relative. is a video summarizing their work in 2019

Awesome Social Enterprise / What to Read / News πŸ“°

Journal of Social Entrepreneurship academic journal for the topic
The Straits Times Singapore based newspaper with articles about social enterprise
State of Social Entrepreneurship 2020 Overview of SE in 2020 by Echoing Green

Awesome Social Enterprise / What to Read / News πŸ“° / State of Social Entrepreneurship 2020

Echoing Green 2020 Fellows

Awesome Social Enterprise / What to Read / News πŸ“°

90+ Inspiring Books For Impact-Driven Doers and Entrepreneurs

Awesome Social Enterprise / What to Read / Papers πŸ“ƒ

Evolution of the social enterprise industry (2008) by the Institute for Social Entrepreneurs

Awesome Social Enterprise / What to Read / Books πŸ“š

Ladderworks books

Awesome Social Enterprise / Podcasts 🎧

The Tech Matters Podcast Talking about social enterprise structure and interviewing folks running them. Hosted by social entreprenur and engineer

Awesome Social Enterprise / Courses πŸŽ“

Social Enterprise Program

Awesome Social Enterprise / Courses πŸŽ“ / Social Enterprise Program

this According to paper, the courses were quite impactful and helped start many social enterprises

Awesome Social Enterprise / Courses πŸŽ“

Business and Impact Planning for Social Enterprises By MIT
Disciplined Approach to Social Entrepreneurship By Curtin University
Social Entrepreneurship By Wharton Business School. One course, approximately nine hours of work
Social Entrepreneurship Specialization By Copenhagen Business School. Three courses to complete over four months
Becoming a Social Entrepreneur: Getting Started By University Of Michigan

Awesome Social Enterprise / Fellowships

Year Here One year social enterprise fellowship to build an organization based in London
Acumen Academy Fellowship One year fellowship with the goal of equipping individuals with the tools to tackle issues in their communities
Echoing Green Fellowship 18 month fellowship including possible funding
Miller Center Accelerator Six month program, 4-6 hours a week. Geard towards senior leaders
MIT Solve's Global Challenges Program Nine month program with funding available. Geared toward specific themes
Fast Forward Accelerator Startup accelerator for nonprofit tech companies
100x Impact Accelerator 12 week program with 150k for social enterprises
Fashion for Good Accelerator Nine month program to solve fashion sustainability problems
Social Enterprise Academy Accelerator 20 week program to foster social enterprises. Up to 30k in funding available
Radical Partners Miami-based social impact accelerator
Seaworthy Collective Miami-based BlueTech entrepreneur support organization

Awesome Social Enterprise / Institutions 🏫

Middlesex University Business School
Jindal Centre for Social Innovation + Entrepreneurship program
Wharton Social Entrepreneurship
Copenhagen Business School Social Entrepreneurship
USC Marshall Masters in Social Entrepreneurship
The Elisabeth Bruyère School of Social Innovation Canada's first school of social innovation
Pepperdine's MA in Social Entrepreneurship and Change
Centre for Social Impact Swinburne
VUB Chair Social Entrepreneurship

Awesome Social Enterprise / Tools πŸ”¨

GuideStar Reporting on U.S. nonprofit companies
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer Easily access any U.S. nonprofit's tax documents
Social Bearing Useful to determine how popular/active any Twitter account is

Awesome Social Enterprise / What to Watch / Videos πŸ“½

Social Entrepreneurs: Pioneering Social Change Skoll Foundation video about social entrepreneurs
Muhammad Yunus's Nobel Prize Speech Yunus built Grameen Bank, the poster child for social enterprises
Social Enterprise 101 Quick and easy overview oof social enterprise
How social entrepreneurship will change the world Inspiring TEDx talk by Erica Wenger about social enterprises

Awesome Social Enterprise / Communities 🀝 / Online / Facebook

Social Entrepreneurs 2k members many posts each day

Awesome Social Enterprise / Communities 🀝 / Online / Quora

Social Entrepreneurship 375k followers, great for asking questions

Awesome Social Enterprise / Communities 🀝 / Online / United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE)

Social Entrepreneurship Focused on social entrepreneurship education

Awesome Social Enterprise / Communities 🀝 / Conferences

Skoll World Forum Large annual conference for Skull Foundation
Harvard Social Enterprise Conference Student run annual social enterprise conference
Indiana University Social Entrepreneurship Conference Two day conference focused on social entrepreneurship research
Social Enterprise Summit Annual social enterprise conference based in Hong Kong

Awesome Social Enterprise / Communities 🀝 / Finding Local Communities

SEA Chapters Groups all over US focused on social enterprises
Meetup Popular group meeting site
Eventbrite Easy site for discovering events near you

Awesome Social Enterprise / Communities 🀝 / Networks

senco (social enterprise network of central ontario) Canada group promoting social enterprises
Social Enterprise Alliance US social enterprise advocates
enactus Worldwide organization fostering student social entrepreneurs
Buy Good. Feel Good. North American expo dedicated to brands that are changing the world
SocialVentures Ohio nonprofit to advocate for, develop, and fund businesses that solve social problems

Awesome Social Enterprise / Communities 🀝 / Foundations

Skoll Foundation Large foundation investing in social entrepreneurs
Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship Advocates for social entrepreneurss on a global level
The Audacious Project A TED project funding social entrepreneurs and nonprofits

Awesome Social Enterprise / Communities 🀝 / Consultants

CSED Canada based nonprofit helping develop, launch, and grow social enterprises
Common Good Solutions Canada based B-corp helping governments, community organizations and entrepreneurs

Awesome Social Enterprise / People πŸ§‘ / Authors

Susan Davis Co-authored books on on social enterprise and highly active in community
David Bornstein Wrote several popular books on social entrepreneurship

Awesome Social Enterprise / People πŸ§‘ / Social Entrepreneurs

Muhammad Yunus Nobel Prize winner, founder of Grameen Bank, considered father of social enterprise

Awesome Social Enterprise / People πŸ§‘ / Twitter Accounts 🐦

Ken Banks Founder of Kiwanja
Tech Jobs for Good Posts about tech jobs with social impact
Centre for Social Innovation Toronto A coworking space, community, and launchpad for people who are changing the world
Ashoka
Echoing Green
Social Good News
HBS SocialEnterprise
Social Enterprise Alliance
senco
Pioneers Post
Year Here
The Audacious Project
enactus
Impact Boom
Acumen

Awesome Social Enterprise / Miscellaneous

WorldShapers An abundance of resources related to social entrepreneurship education
Benefit Corporation A type of for-profit corporate entity, authorized by 35 U.S. states
B Corp Certification Certificate issued for existing for profit organizations demonstrating social responsibility

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