In February, Duke and Ashoka U hosted a national conference on social entrepreneurship education. It was a wonderful weekend with over 300 participants representing 70 universities and 10 countries. Included in the weekend’s activities was a TEDx event that was …
Greg Dees was quoted in an interesting NY Times piece on social business, “The Path from Charity to Profit”: For a social business, “the obstacles are similar to those of starting and running any new business,” said J. Gregory Dees, …
This article was originally published by the Duke Divinity School’s Faith & Leadership online magazine and is bring reprinted with their permission. The first time Paul Bloom tried to complete a triathlon, he wasn’t prepared. He didn’t have a wet …
We blogged in a previous post about the nonprofit vs. for-profit decision that social entrepreneurs make as they are starting up their new venture. But even that difficult choice between nonprofit and for-profit is overly simplified. On the spectrum of …
Announcing a new publication from Greg Dees: “Social Ventures as Learning Laboratories” in Tennessee’s Business (Vol 20, No 1, May 2011). This publication was originally written for a special edition of Innovations distributed at the 2009 World Economic Forum meeting …
For entrepreneurs, the start-up phase is an exciting but challenging time. For social entrepreneurs, a major decision that needs to be made during this start-up phase is whether to launch as a for-profit or nonprofit (or hybrid in between)? Many …
Clark and Dees have posted their latest profile on the Social Edge, this time highlighting Simpa Networks. Simpa is a fascinating profile – a sophisticated business model, inserted in to a complex ecosystem, a bold mission (to expand clean, safe, …
We posted several weeks ago about Greg Dees and Cathy Clark’s new Social Edge blog on business models for social impact. Their blog starts with discussion of several start-ups and the questions that these start-ups are struggling with as they …
Dees and Clark’s next post on the Social Edge is live! The first set of posts will be focused on Start-Ups. We often talk about Social Entrepreneurs’ passion, their stories and their unique ideas. But what happens when they take …
Social entrepreneurs don’t just have to create a business model that works, but that business model must balance financial viability and social impact. It is a difficult challenge and leads social entrepreneurs to constantly refine or redesign their business models …
