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Tag: Social Entrepreneurship
Impact Market Failure
It comes down to this: We’re all operating in a dysfunctional market for impact.
“L3C” Spells “Caveat Emptor”
The notion of L3Cs is that they’re a vehicle for doing well by doing good and therefore an improvement over the typical nonprofit structure.
Social Innovation Fund Moves Swiftly Forward Despite Funding Threat
Takeaways from an interview with SIF Director Paul Carttar after his keynote panel discussion at the 2011 Social Enterprise Conference this past weekend.
Lagging Imperialists in Social Entrepreneurship and How to Avoid Them
What is the proper role of the haves in helping the have-nots? That age-old debate is only recently coming into focus in the world of social entrepreneurship. A few weeks ago I wrote a post for Harvard Business Reviews blog asserting that the US is a laggard and not a leader in social innovation. With remarkable synchronicity, Bruce Nussbaum, a leading light in the design world wrote a post for Fast Company Design asking, “Is Humanitarian Design the New Imperialism?” a few weeks later.
Our posts, similar in nature, obviously touched a nerve, as evident in the comments (there’s also a good round-up of various blogosphere reactions here). While many people agreed, dissenters accused both Bruce and I of ignoring positive examples... (continue reading this blog post)
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