Social Entrepreneurship Links

Corporate Social Responsibility Business Ethics Magazine has compiled an excellent list of links that include: Best Practices and Company Profiles, Social Investing, Corporate Watchdogs, Sustainability, Ethics, Labor and Human Rights, Progressive Economics and Employee Ownership.

The Denali Initiative - I am a Regional Coach for this innovative program. My "Fellows" are all nonprofit executives who are developing for-profit ventures to support their organizations and further their mission.

Corporation for Enterprise Development - The Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED) fosters widely shared and sustainable economic well-being. CFED promotes asset-building and economic opportunity strategies, primarily in low-income and distressed communities, that bring together community practice, public policy, and private markets in new and effective ways.

Changemakers - Changemakers.net is a web guide to the rapidly growing profession of social entrepreneurship. Changemakers.net provides resources, inspiring ideas and opportunities for social entrepreneurs and those interested in learning more about innovative social change.

The New Economics Foundation - NEF is a think tank. It is unique in bringing together the ideas, people, resources and influence to challenge business-as-usual. They create practical and enterprising solutions to the social, environmental and economic challenges facing the local, regional, national and global economies.

Training for Strength A Community Self Management Training Methodology - Phil Bartle, PhD has prepared a document with related documents that explains the purpose and content of management training for low income communities and community groups, aimed at empowering those communities to engage in their own, self-directed development.

The National Congress for Community Economic Development (NCCED) is the trade association and advocate for the community-based development industry. Founded in 1970, NCCED represents over 3,600 community development corporations (CDCs) across America. CDCs produce affordable housing and create jobs through business and commercial development activities. NCCED services the community development industry through public policy research and education, special projects, newsletters, publications, training, conferences, and specialized technical assistance.

Entrepreneurs Foundation (EF) is a San Francisco nonprofit organization. Through its corporate community involvement program, EF tries to change the culture of early-stage companies by making community involvement an integral part of their corporate responsibility

Stanford Business School Center for Social Innovation (CSI) - CSI's primary goal is to inform, shape, and accelerate a growing movement aimed at bringing general management, entrepreneurship and social science to the social arena. CSI pursues this goal by promoting rigorous, practice-oriented research, adopting an interdisciplinary approach, and reaching out to engage academics and leading practitioners in a process of mutual education.

Cause Marketing is a marketing-based cooperative effort designed to enhance the profitability, competitive position and growth of corporations, media, educational institutions, and community organizations through associations and partnerships.

The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) is a national, not-for-profit organization founded in 1994 by Harvard Business School Professor Michael E. Porter. ICIC's mission is to spark new thinking about the business potential of inner cities, thereby creating jobs and wealth for inner-city residents.

Philanthropy Links from the Center on Philanthropy Affiliates - lots of statistics on charities and links to specific charitable organizations.

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to apply knowledge to solve the problems of people. Its founder W.K. Kellogg, the cereal industry pioneer, established the Foundation in 1930. Since its beginning the Foundation has continuously focused on building the capacity of individuals, communities, and institutions to solve their own problems.

Geekcorps provides access to the Internet and the economic opportunities it provides for low-income people. Their mission involves helping people in communities around the world to gain access to information technology and to build businesses on the web.

Public Allies envisions communities where people of different backgrounds, beliefs and experiences work together and share responsibility for improving their own lives and the lives of those around them. Public Allies advances diverse young leaders to strengthen communities, nonprofits and civic participation.

Volunteers in Technical Assistance - VITA works with the poor in developing countries by providing access to information and knowledge, strengthening local institutions and introducing improved technologies. Its particular focus is on support to entrepreneurs in the private, public and community sectors and on facilitating connectivity and technical information exchange between and among individuals and organizations.

Business Ethics Magazine - Corporate Social Responsibility Report

The Radical Philanthropist - An article from Forbes Magazine about wealthy entrepreneurs like Bill Gates and Pierre Omiydar, who are trying to change the way corporations support social causes.

Social Venture Technology and Consulting - SVT Consulting offers consulting services in business strategy, fundraising, and social return on investment analysis. One of the principals, Sara Olsen, is Professor Soren Hauge's cousin.

Network for Good - A site funded by technology giants that has good general information on nonprofits, and a lot of specific information about e-commerce strategies for nonprofits.