Stanford Social Innovation Review

Stanford Social Innovation Review is an award-winning magazine covering best strategies for nonprofits, foundations, and socially responsible businesses. Published quarterly by the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Social Innovation Articles: Social Entrepreneurship

Date Author Category Title
Spring 2010
Suzie Boss
Social Entrepreneurship What’s Next: Leap Forward for Social Enterprises

Designing social enterprises that can succeed on a national scale

Spring 2010
Carl Schramm
Social Entrepreneurship All Entrepreneurship is Social [Free!]

Let’s not overlook what traditional entrepreneurs contribute to society

Winter 2010
Kim Jonker
Education • Social Entrepreneurship • Government Strength Through Flexibility

Development experts have long known that educating girls is one of the surest ways to improve life for everyone in poor countries. Yet the path to school has not been smooth for many girls—especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Over the past 17 years, however, the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) has delivered high-quality education to millions of girls across 35 African countries. The secret to FAWE’s scale and impact, say its leaders, is its flexibility.

Winter 2010
Jenna Nicholas
Social Entrepreneurship Last Look: Dive Right In [Free!]
Fall 2009
Amy Wilkinson
Social Entrepreneurship The Entrepreneurial Union [Free!]

How the Freelancers Union is modernizing the labor movement for independent workers. —By Amy Wilkinson

Fall 2009
Suzie Boss
Education • Social Entrepreneurship Funding the Future in China

Now anyone can lend money to students.

Fall 2009
Sally Osberg
Economic Development • Social Entrepreneurship The House That BRAC Built [Free!]
Fall 2009
Maria Shao
Environment • Social Entrepreneurship • Corporate Social Responsibility A Fine Green Niche

Maria Yee established her eco-friendly, high-end furniture company long before going green was the done thing. Two decades later, her company’s environmentally sound practices not only reflect a planet-friendly ethos, but also drive a market-friendly creative edge. Here’s how and why Yee stays green in a brown industry.

Fall 2009
Jacqueline Novogratz
Social Entrepreneurship • Book Reviews Staying Vibrant and Curious [Free!]
Summer 2009
Paul C. Light
Social Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship Revisited [Free!]

Social entrepreneurship is one of the most alluring terms on the problem-solving landscape today. The question is not whether social entrepreneurship is a term in
good currency, but what it actually means. —By Paul Light

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