Links

Social Entrepreneurship is dynamic, innovative and far-reaching. In this overview we offer some references for more information about it:

Further readings:

  • Adam, S. M.: Die Sozialfirma. Wirtschaftlich Arbeiten und sozial Handeln: Beiträge zu einer sozialwirtschaftlichen Innovation, Bern: Haupt Verlag, 2008
  • Bornstein, D und Kober, H.: Die Welt verändern. Social Entrepreneurs und die Macht neuer Ideen, Stuttgart: Klett-Cotta Verlag, 2005
  • Bornstein, D.: How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007
  • Elkington, J.: The Power of Unreasonable People: How Social Entrepreneurs Create Markets That Change the World, Columbus: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, 2008
  • Nicholls, A. (ed.): Social Entrepreneurship. New Models of Sustainable Social Change, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008
  • Steyaert, C. and Hjorth, D. (eds): Entrepreneurship as Social Change, Cheltenham and Northampton: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2006

English Websites:

  • www.clubofrome.org
    The Club of Rome is an independent not-for-profit organisation. Its essential mission is "to act as a global catalyst for change through the identification and analysis of the crucial problems facing humanity and the communication of such problems to the most important public and private decision makers as well as to the general public."

  • www.worldbank.org
    Official website of the World Bank.

  • www.ashoka.org
    Ashoka promotes social entrepreneurs. The organisation was founded in 1980 by Bill Drayton in Washington, DC.

  • ec.europa.eu
    Definition of the European Commission and information on related activities

  • www.maecenata.eu
    The Maecenata Institute in Berlin, Germany, is an independent political think tank and specializing in issues relating to civil society and philanthropy on a national and international scope.

  • socialentrepreneurship.change.org
    Platform for informing and movements for social change around the most important issues of our time.

  • www.socialplatform.org
    The Platform of European Social NGOs (Social Platform) is the alliance of representative European federations and networks of non-governmental organisations which are active in the social sector.

  • www.sidint.org
    The Society for International Development (SID) is a global network of individuals and institutions concerned with development which is participative, pluralistic and sustainable.

  • www.managementhelp.org
    Definition, resources and links in an online library for nonprofits and for-profits

  • www.socialenterprise.org.uk
    Official website of the Social Enterprise Coalition of the UK

  • www.se-alliance.org
    Official website of the Social Enterprise Alliance of North America

  • www.socialenterprisemag.co.uk
    Monthly magazine on Social Enterprises

  • www.socialenterpriseclub.com
    Social Enterprise Club of Harvard Business School

  • www.gsb.stanford.edu/csi/
    Stanford’s Center for Social Innovation

  • bases.stanford.edu/social-e-challenge
    The Stanford Social E-Challenge is a business plan contest with a three stage selection process

  • Social Impact
    Jacobs University Bremen Social Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics Student Initiative

  • Presentations of Alexander Osterwalder
    Alexander Osterwalder is, among others, sharing his presentation on Business Models Beyond Profit

German Websites:

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