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Social Entrepreneurship Resources

UF’s Innovative Social Impact Initiative:
http://warrington.ufl.edu/fire/entrepreneurship/cei/socialimpact.asp


Definitions of Social Entrepreneurship
http://www.ashoka.org/fellows/social_entrepreneur.cfm
http://www.skollfoundation.org/aboutsocialentrepreneurship/index.asp
http://www.fuqua.duke.edu/centers/case/documents/dees_SE.pdf

General Links Related to Social Entrepreneurship
http://www.ashoka.org
http://www.skollfoundation.org
http://www.socialedge.org
http://www.changemakers.net/
http://www.netimpact.org
http://www.schwabfound.org/sf/index.htm
http://www.howtochangetheworld.org/
http://www.aworldconnected.org/subcategory.php/85.html
http://www.ssireview.org/
http://www.beyondgraypinstripes.org/
http://www.bcorporation.net

Major Media sites featuring Social Entrepreneurship
Fast Company - http://www.fastcompany.com/social/2008/index.html
Business Week - http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/running_small_business/archives/2010/02/poll_test.html
The Wall Street Journal - http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704107204574469602649140462.html
New York Times - http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/03/09/magazine/0309-FACES_index.html
Inc. - http://www.inc.com/ss/30under30/2010/young-entrepreneurs-giving-back
Google - http://www.project10tothe100.com/
Good Magazine - http://www.good.is/departments/the-good-100/

A few key Articles about Social E. at Universities
Everyone a Changemaker http://www.aacu.org/peerreview/pr-sp05/pr-sp05feature2.pdf
Business Schools embrace Do-Gooders http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40589291/ns/business/
Business Schools with Social Appeal http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/24/education/24iht-educLede.html

Books on Social Entrepreneurship
Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs to Know http://www.amazon.com/Social-Entrepreneurship-What-Everyone-Needs/dp/0195396332
How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas http://www.amazon.com/How-Change-World-Social-Entrepreneurs/dp/0195138058
Business Planning for Enduring Social Impact http://www.amazon.com/Business-Planning-Enduring-Social-Impact/dp/0615182844/ref=tag_tdp_sv_edpp_i
Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector http://www.amazon.com/Entrepreneurship-Social-Sector-Jane-Wei-Skillern/dp/1412951372/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b
The Power of Unreasonable People: How Social Entrepreneurs Create Markets That Change the World http://www.amazon.com/Power-Unreasonable-People-Entrepreneurs-Markets/dp/1422104060/ref=pd_sim_b_1
Forces for Good: The six Practices of High Impact Nonprofits http://www.amazon.com/Forces-Good-Practices-High-Impact-Nonprofits/dp/0787986127/ref=pd_sim_b_2
Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism http://www.amazon.com/Creating-World-Without-Poverty-Capitalism/dp/1586486675/ref=ed_oe_p
Stones into Schools and Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortgenson http://www.gregmortenson.com/gregs-books/
Half the Sky by Nick Kristoff http://www.halftheskymovement.org/

Films about Social Entrepreneurs
Skoll Foundation: Storytelling about Social Entrepreneurs http://www.skollfoundation.org/approach/storytelling/
The New Heroes http://www.pbs.org/newheroes & http://www.thenewheroes.org
PBS Frontline Conversations about Social Entrepreneurship series http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/socialentrepreneurs.html
Stanford Social Innovation Conversations (videos & podcasts) http://sic.conversationsnetwork.org/
Social Entrepreneurs on TED http://www.ted.com/profiles/browse/occupations/2389
TEDxYSE (Youth Social Entrepreneurs) http://www.TEDxYSE.com/category/video/
TEDxAshokaU. http://www.tedxashokau.com/
Ashoka Videos http://www.ashoka.org/views/video
Ashoka's Social Entrepreneurship Global Academy Series http://www.ashokastore.org/store_new/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.display&page_id=22
Social Entrepreneur Empowerment Series from the Bioneers http://www.SocialEntrepreneurEmpowerment.com/
NPR Series on Social Entrepreneurs http://www.npr.org/series/130593764/social-entrepreneurs-taking-on-world-problems