Bay Area social entrepreneurs' hopes for Obama

San Francisco Chronicle | Nov 10, 2008

... a Bay Area-based nonprofit that helps new Americans launch socially responsible micro-businesses. "After eight years of cutbacks to social enterprise... More »

Social entrepreneurs: green and good

BBC News I October 6, 2008

Some of the carpenters here are former prisoners given a chance to retrain, the foundations of the social enterprise. Helping people from marginalised communities, the homeless and long-term unemployed, as well as looking after the environment, are Mr Crook's founding goals... More »

The Coming Transformation of Social Enterprise

HBS, Working Knowledge I September 15, 2008

A new generation of business leaders and philanthropists are experimenting with hybrid forms of social enterprises while demanding more transparency and accountability from the organizations they are funding. Harvard business School professor Kash Rangan discusses what he sees as a sector on the brink of transformation. ... More »

Desperately Seeking Hybrid Funds

Social Edge | August 26, 2008

Enter the world of the hybrid nonprofit social enterprises, which creates the need for hybrid business models, hybrid funding, and thus hybrid professionals.

Specifically when it comes to raising money, even the vocabulary “fundraising” or “development director” versus “investing” or “investment relations manager” connotes different processes and personnel with different skill sets. What really is the difference between writing a grant and a business proposal in the world of the hybrid nonprofit social enterprise? ... More »