Echoing Green

Heroic vs. Homegrown Entrepreneurs?

Tanyella Evans | Posted 04.11.2012

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Tanyella Evans

We have become intoxicated with "heroic entrepreneurs" that have set a course to the moon, but I believe that groups focused at the community level are just as deserving of our attention.

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Social Entrepreneur Shortage? Look Under-the-Radar

DeronTriff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Change, Social Change, Echoing Green, Social Entrepreneurship, Changents, Changemakers, Ashoka, Impact, Social Media, Philanthropy, Globalization, Impact News
DeronTriff

For every Ashoka Fellow, there are countless social entrepreneurs working outside the esteemed incubators who are moving the needle in unprecedented ways.

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How Cause-Integrated Businesses are Working to End Poverty

Auren Kaplan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Auren Kaplan

As the movements of social enterprise and cause-integrated business mature, a new funding model is proving that scaling innovations for poverty alleviation in the developing world can be both possible and profitable.

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The Business of Hope

Paul Lamb | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Enterprise, Women's Bean Project, Social-Enterprise, Ashoka, Mission, Echoing Green, Social Capital Markets, Social Enterprise Alliance, Social Innovation, Triple Bottom Line, Double Bottom Line, Business, SEA Socialenterprise, B Corp, Impact News
Paul Lamb

Instead of begging for grants, why couldn't nonprofits become self sustaining and simultaneously meet their mission by launching their own businesses?

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It's the Holiday Season: Turning the 'Gimmes' Into Giving and Having 'Good Fun'

Ellen Galinsky | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Charity, Lara Galinsky, Family, Ellen Galinsky, Echoing Green, Philip Galinsky, Darell Hammond, Holidays, Samba New York, Volunteering, Karen Duncan, Kate Hannigan Issa, Healthy Living News
Ellen Galinsky

Holiday season is upon us, and what is meant to be a time of family connections can turn into a time of family divisiveness, especially when children ...

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Got a Sec? Get Sparked and Help Change the World

Katherine Gustafson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Katherine Gustafson

Chances are you'd like to do volunteer work, but you don't. While many Americans intend to volunteer, only about a quarter of us actually do it.

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Service is up to You: Reflections from the 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service

Shannon Schuyler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Shannon Schuyler

Bolunteer time and passion must be effectively leveraged to expand learning opportunities for students. We must ensure that students are receiving increased learning time, both in and out of the classroom.

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Start-up Capital for For-Profit Social Entrepreneurs - Where the heck is it? Part 1.

Rachael Chong | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Office of Social Innovation, Social Enterprise, Ashoka, Socially Responsible Investing, Echoing Green, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Investing, Start-Ups, Investor's Circle, Social Entrepreneur, Cheryl-Dorsey, Impact News
Rachael Chong

With all the recent attention given to social entrepreneurs, when will we actually begin to see an acceptable level of investment directed towards these leaders of social change?

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