Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship / Edition 1

by Teresa Chahine

Overview

Social entrepreneurship is a revolution occurring around the world today. People from all walks of life are developing and implementing innovative, effective, and sustainable solutions in response to social and environmental challenges. These solutions include products, services, and interventions brought to market by new startups and existing organizations, both for-profit and non-profit.

Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship summarizes the basic steps and tools needed to understand the challenge you are tackling, develop potential solutions, build a business model, measure, and grow your impact. Featuring case studies and interviews with leaders in the field, this comprehensive guide spans multiple sectors, including health, the environment, education, agriculture, commerce, finance, and retail. Designed for readers of all backgrounds, this book will change the way you look at today’s world and what you do about it.

Further resources and information can be found at http://teresachahine.com/

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781498717045
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/03/2016
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	314
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Dr. Teresa Chahine is the Social Entrepreneurship Program Leader at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Center for Health and the Global Environment. She teaches social entrepreneurship at Harvard Chan School and Harvard Extension School, and trains social entrepreneurs worldwide. Dr. Chahine is also the Director of Alfanar Lebanon, which she launched in 2012. Alfanar is a venture philanthropy organization supporting social entrepreneurs in Lebanon and Egypt since 2004. To learn more about her work and how you can get involved, visit www.chgeharvard.org and www.alfanar.org. Connect with her on Twitter @teresachahine.

Table of Contents

Preface: A Letter to the Reader

Acknowledgements

Author

1. Introduction

2.Characterizing Your Challenge

3. Co-Creating with the Community

4. Designing Your Solution

5. Market Strategy

6. Delivering Your Solution

7. Measuring Impact

8. Completing the Business Model

9. Pitching and Networking

10. Funding Your Venue
11. Building the Organization

12. Communications

13. Managing Growth

Index

Editorial Reviews

"Everybody is a changemaker! We can teach and learn skills that help us make more effective and lasting changes. This textbook is a valuable guide to get that journey started. What are you waiting for?"

Bill Drayton, Founder and CEO, Ashoka, USA

"Social Business is a special form of social entrepreneurship where the entrepreneur is not interested in making personal profit, the business is devoted entirely to solving human problems. Chahine's book will make it easy to understand the whole spectrum of social entrepreneurship."

Muhammad Yunus, Yunus Centre & Grameen Bank, Bangladesh

"This book stands out as a landmark publication in the social enterprise literature. We had been waiting for it and now it is here! Whether you are a youth grassroots leader or a senior government official, you need the tools and the mindset to slowly but surely make cutting-edge change. This book can help you organize your thoughts and your steps towards action."

HE Dr. Laila Iskandar, Founder, CID Consulting, Egypt, former Minister of State for Environment Affairs and Minister for Urban Renewal and Informal Settlements, Egypt, Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year, Goldman Environmental Prize winner

"This book is like an encyclopedia of insight on social entrepreneurship. Each person will go through it in a different way depending on their needs...there are many different pathways."

David Bornstein, CEO, Solutions Journalism Network, USA

 

"A great addition to the field and extremely well constructed."

Susan Davis, former President & CEO, BRAC, USA

"A thoughtful, comprehensive book teeming with case studies and practical guidance to set any aspiring social entrepreneur on the right path. Chahine has adeptly distilled many valuable lessons into a book that inspires and educates with every page. If only it had been around 15 years ago when I began my own journey into the world of social entrepreneurship!"

Willy Foote, Founder and CEO, Root Capital, Cambridge, USA

"Everybody is a changemaker! We can teach and learn skills that help us make more effective and lasting changes. This textbook is a valuable guide to get that journey started. What are you waiting for?"

Bill Drayton, Founder and CEO, Ashoka, USA

"Social Business is a special form of social entrepreneurship where the entrepreneur is not interested in making personal profit, the business is devoted entirely to solving human problems. Chahine's book will make it easy to understand the whole spectrum of social entrepreneurship."

Muhammad Yunus, Yunus Centre & Grameen Bank, Bangladesh

"This book stands out as a landmark publication in the social enterprise literature. We had been waiting for it and now it is here! Whether you are a youth grassroots leader or a senior government official, you need the tools and the mindset to slowly but surely make cutting-edge change. This book can help you organize your thoughts and your steps towards action."

HE Dr. Laila Iskandar, Founder, CID Consulting, Egypt, former Minister of State for Environment Affairs and Minister for Urban Renewal and Informal Settlements, Egypt, Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year, Goldman Environmental Prize winner

"This book is like an encyclopedia of insight on social entrepreneurship. Each person will go through it in a different way depending on their needs...there are many different pathways."

David Bornstein, CEO, Solutions Journalism Network, USA

 

"A great addition to the field and extremely well constructed."

Susan Davis, former President & CEO, BRAC, USA

"A thoughtful, comprehensive book teeming with case studies and practical guidance to set any aspiring social entrepreneur on the right path. Chahine has adeptly distilled many valuable lessons into a book that inspires and educates with every page. If only it had been around 15 years ago when I began my own journey into the world of social entrepreneurship!"

Willy Foote, Founder and CEO, Root Capital, Cambridge, USA

"Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship is a comprehensive manual for the (potential) beginner social entrepreneurs that guides them step-by-step in developing and implementing a social venture."

Nicolae Cuta, Social Economy Development Foundation, Craiova, Romania

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