Social entrepreneurs are not content just to give a fish, or teach how to fish. They will not rest until they have revolutionized the fishing industry.
- Bill Drayton (Founder, Ashoka: Innovators for the Public)
Funds and Foundations
Ashoka – Innovators for the Public
Acumen Fund – Building Transformative Businesses to Solve the Problems of Poverty
Skoll Foundation – Connecting and Celebrating Social Entrepreneurs
Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship – The Voice of Social Innovation
Unreasonable Institute – Giving high-impact social entrepreneurs wings
Blogs
Tactical Philanthropy – chronicling the second great wave of philanthropy (probably my favourite blog in this industry)
Acumen Fund Blog – Building Transformative Businesses to Solve the Problems of Poverty
Skoll Foundation – Latest news / blog
The GiveWell Blog -Exploring how to get real change for your dollar
Google.org blog – News and notes from Google’s philanthropic arm
SocialROI – A blog about how social entrepreneurship is making this world a better place
FLiP – Future Leaders in Philanthropy
Social Entrepreneurship – Change.org
WorldChanging – Change Your Thinking
Social Enterprise Reporter – Innovative Business Solutions for Social Entrepreneurs
Compassion in Politics – Christian Social Entrepreneurship, Education Innovation, Base of the Pyramid/BOP Solutions
Top 50 Social Entrepreneurship Blogs to watch in 2009 – Evan Carmichael
Unreasonable Blog – Exploring how to Create Unreasonable Impact
Social Enterprises
Grameen Bank – Banking for the Poor
Magnus IT Consulting – A Nepal-based social enterprise specializing in rural ICT
d.light – A brighter future
Digital Divide Data – Digitization and IT Services with a Social Impact
Social Edge – By Social Entrepreneurs, for Social Entrepreneurs
The Extraordinaries – On-Demand Volunteerism by Mobile Phone
Social Entrepreneur Corps – Impact through Opportunity
Echoing Green – Social Change Starts Here
Ned – Social network for social entrepreneurs, activists, artists, social enterprises, etc.
Research and Education
Social Entrepreneurship – Wikipedia Entry
Social Enterprise Insitute – Leaders Supporting Leaders
Social Earth – Promoting social entrepreneurship, business and ideas
GiveWell – Real Change for Your Dollar – A site that reviews and rates various charities
Social Entrepreneurship Program @ INSEAD
Center for Social Innovation @ Stanford
Canadian Centre for Social Entrepreneurship @ University of Alberta
Social Enterprise Initiative @ Harvard
Program on Social Enterprise @ Yale
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