Tag Archives: Skoll World Forum

Sally Osberg, Skoll Foundation, on Effective Social Entrepreneurship

Sally Osberg, President and CEO of the Skoll Foundation, is an expert on social entrepreneurship, has led ground-breaking work with the Skoll Foundation since 2001, and is co-author of “Getting Beyond Better: How Social Entrepreneurship Works.”  We’ve captured key insights …

Building an Impact Industry: Best Practices from Microfinance

This post was written by Grace Webster, a second year Duke MBA student, CASE Fellow and CASE i3 Fellow.  The Skoll World Forum brings together the brightest minds leading the way for social entrepreneurship, impact investing, sustainability, and much more.  …

Best Practices in Impact Investing Emerge at Oxford

This post was written by Greg Payne, a second year Duke MBA student as well as a CASE and CASE i3 Fellow. The overcast sky and 45’F weather in Oxford could not dim the excitement and anticipation of the Impact …

The Impact Investing Wave

I attended the Skoll World Forum last week and had a realization. Yes, social entrepreneurs are working constantly to refine their business models, but right now, many are worried about very specific business model challenges. Forming a social business. Creating business models …