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Social Entrepreneurship

Further Resources

This is a non-exhaustive list of additional resources related to social entrepreneurship, including movies, newsletters, articles and books. You will also find information on current Tippie and University of Iowa social entrepreneurship resources.

What to Watch

  • How to be a social entrepreneur - Andy Stoll
  • How to create a successful social enterprise - Marquis Cabrera
  • Changing the world through social entrepreneurship - Willemijn Verloop
  • Social Innovation in Business - Tatjana Brkic // Researcher and professor Tatjana Brkic, discusses the role of SMEs in addressing social challenges. In her research, she identified 3 main criteria to define a business as social innovative and discovered that the worldwide network of social enterprises is greater than we thought.
  • Social Innovation In the Real World - From Silos To Systems - Indy Johar // Institution designer Indy Johar defines the social innovation challenge as a "dark matter problem" or one that revolves within the institutional infrastructure. Going beyond product/service innovation, Johar invites us to consider the opportunities that systems innovations, those happening within the policymaking sphere, can bring to the creation of a multi-stakeholder and sustainable future.
  • Social Innovation as a Trigger for Transformations - The Role of Research (European Commission, Sept 2017). This Policy Paper examines the role of Social Innovation in Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) research: from history, approaches to opportunities and implementation.
  • Demain (Tomorrow)
    Filmmakers Mélanie Laurent and Cyril Dion travel worldwide to investigate concrete solutions to environmental and social challenges.
  • Before the Flood
    Presented by National Geographic, the documentary features Leonardo DiCaprio on a journey as a United Nations Messenger of Peace, travelling to five continents and the Arctic to witness climate change first hand.
  • The True Cost
    The price of clothing has been decreasing for decades, while the human and environmental costs have grown dramatically. The True Cost is a groundbreaking documentary film that pulls back the curtain on the untold story and asks us to consider: who really pays the price for our clothing?
  • Real Value
    Real Value is an award-winning economics documentary that delivers a refreshing meditation on how business can be used to create value beyond profit. The film serves as inspiration for any business owner, entrepreneur, or customer who is looking to better understand what happens when a business puts people, planet, and profit on an equal footing.

Newsletters and Blogs

  • Invest With Values: The Investors Gateway to Positive Change, a free educational resource for local banking, community investing, impact investing, and socially responsible investing.
  • Cause Artist: The Social Enterprise Lifestyle Magazine. Submit and discover brands, startups, and social entrepreneurs impacting the world through social enterprise.
  • Future Economy Network: The hub of unforgettable events, bespoke communication & marketing support and good news stories for the sustainable business sector.
  • ImpactAlpha is redefining business media around social and environmental value, just as impact investing is redefining finance.
  • Stanford Social Innovation Review is a magazine and website that covers cross-sector solutions to global problems. SSIR is written for and by social change leaders in the nonprofit, business, and government sectors who view collaboration as key to solving environmental, social, and economic justice issues.
  • TIIME Blog: The TIIME blog contains articles discussing key issues in Sustainability and Impact.

Mentorship Opportunities

  • Expert Impact is an organisation specifically for introducing social entrepreneurs to mentors. for free mentoring and advice.
  • UnLtd, the foundation for social entrepreneurs, also offer a mentoring service to social enterprises they award grants to. And of course, many of the programmes that we run include helping you to find a mentor too.
  • Membership body Social Enterprise UK has a dedicated events section on its website.
  • Pioneers Post is a social enterprise magazine with a newsletter you can sign up to that often lists sector meetups.
  • Business incubators and accelerators often match enterprises with mentors too.
    • Hatch is one that focuses on social enterprises and has a gallery of diverse mentors, many from blue chip companies.
    • Several corporates also provide support for social entrepreneurs, including PwC UK, who run a Social Entrepreneurs Club that promises mentoring opportunities.