Sustainable revenuedifferentiates a social enterprise from a traditional charity that relies on outside funding to fulfill its social mission. This goal doesn't mean social enterprises can't be profitable. Instead, it's simply that their priority is to reinvest profits into their social mission rat...
What is a social enterprise? A social enterprise is an organization that employs a business model to tackle the world’s social and environmental challenges. There are only three ways that a social cause can garner income: donations, government grants and earned income. This third avenue is at...
What Is a Social Enterprise? Revising Old Concepts and Interviewing Social EntrepreneursSocial enterpriseorganizational theorydefinitionThe concept of social enterprise (SE) has been developed by an emerging and collective effort of scholars over the world. However, a comprehensive meaning of 'SE,' ...
The concept of social enterprise (SE) has been developed by an emerging and collective effort of scholars over the world. However, a comprehensive meaning of 'SE,' which embeds traditional knowledge of organizational management has potential to be explored further. Due to the relevance of 'SE' ...
An excellent example of a social enterprise isThe Empowerment Plan—an organization that hires people currently living in homeless shelters to create a combination winter coat, sleeping bag, and over-the-shoulder bag, which is then distributed to the homeless of Detroit free of charge. This incorp...
Similarly, in the context of improving the lives of the poor, when evaluating the impact created by your social enterprise or impact-driven business, it’s important to have a clear view of how the impact is generated (your “theory of change”), and the realised breadth and depth of the...
Cotopaxi is a social enterprise that sells durable gear for the outdoor explorer, while also contributing to initiatives to fight global poverty. Sustainability is built into its product development and carbon neutral supply chain, which has earned the business its B Corp status as a social enterpr...
Work becomes more meaningful when you have a larger purpose. Four undergraduates share their internship experience at social enterprises What is it like to work at a social enterprise? How does it differ from a typical business – or is there even a difference?
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Social Conscious Did you know that some 10% of the population is left-handed? Despite this, left-handed people often struggle to perform basic daily tasks in a world designed for right-handed people. Things like measuring cups, tapes, rulers, household equipment, and devices are all designed ...