I have received lots of great tips from readers of Part 1 of this post pointing me to resources for both nonprofit and for-profit start-up social entrepreneurs. Below is my list of investors, incubators, networks and other resources that support start-up social ventures in the United States (some also...

Last week, Echoing Green President Cheryl Dorsey was named one of US News and World Report's "America's Best Leaders" for her important work breathing life into both nonprofit and for-profit, start-up social entrepreneurs.

Since 1987, Echoing Green has awarded more than $27 million in start-up capital to...

I am starting a social enterprise that provides skills-based volunteer opportunities for professionals. These busy individuals, who will volunteer their professional skills from 2-5 hours a week, on average, include marketing experts, publicists, strategy consultants, hedge fund managers and even nonprofit development staff. We recently launched our pilot program in...

My Saturday night was spent enthralled by Audrey Tautou's rendition of Gabrielle (Coco) Chanel's incredible rags to riches story. After hours of my afternoon had disappeared in frustration as a result of entrepreneur's block (like writer's block, except worse because there's just no time to wait for creative genius to...

All volunteers are not created equal. Certainly three people may be equally able to read to a child, plant a tree, or serve in a soup kitchen. But what if you knew this group included a marketing executive, an editor for a publishing house, and a software engineer? Surely the...