FastCompany Social Enterprises of the Year		Profiles of many social entrepreneurship ventures that are making a difference.
Recipients of Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship		Brief descriptions of the social ventures that have won Skoll Awards with links to web sites.
The New Heroes		This companion site to the PBS New Heroes documentaries offers profiles of social entrepreneurs, games and activities, teacher materials, and links to many related sites. Note: The documentary series is available on DVD at the EMU Library.

Social Entrepreneurship Book List

EMU Library has all the books on this list. The list at the Good Reads site allows you to explore information on each book.

Heroes from a Small Planet		This site offers online video profiles of social entrepreneurs solving problems in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Enterprising Ideas		This site offers online video stories from the PBS program NOW about social entrepreneurs with innovative solutions for tough problems, such as: using a franchise model to improve health care in Kenya, professional training for unemployed youth in the Middleast, alternatives to sub-prime loans, ads to fight methamphetamine use, microcredit for developing world entrepreneurs, and more.
Skoll Foundation Videos on YouTube		Includes video profiles of Skoll Award winners and other online videos related to social entrepreneurship.
The New Heroes: Their Bottom Line is Lives		This DVD offers profiles of several social entrepreneurs who have found innovative ways to tackle tough problems such as child labor in South Asia, garbage in Peru, aids orphans in Zambia, and sex slavery in Southeast Asia. Also, learn about social entrepreneurs who have found sustainable ways to improve sight and hearing for the poor, educate homeless children in India, provide preschool education in the Middleast, empower third world farmers and small business, and rehabilitate addicts in U.S. cities. Available to EMU students & faculty.
Venture Philanthropy		Download a streaming video or RealAudio version of a NewsHour story on venture philanthropy.

Base of the Pyramid Protocol		"The BoP Protocol is a pioneering business incubation process that enables multinational corporations (MNCs) to generate new business opportunities at the Base of the Pyramid. Based on a participatory philosophy, the BoP Protocol is a model for business co-creation that marries MNCs’ resources, technologies and best practices with those of the community." The site includes full text of the protocol and information on field projects.
Bridgespan Group		"The Bridgespan Group is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization applying leading-edge management strategies, tools and talent to help other nonprofits and foundations achieve greater social impact." Site offers many articles and case studies.
Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship Duke University		Articles, case studies, and links to other resources on social entrepreneurship.
Erb Institute University of Michigan		"The Erb Institute at the University of Michigan fosters global sustainable enterprise through interdisciplinary research and education initiatives." The site offers many case studies, white papers, and online video lectures.
Stanford Social Innovation Review site		Site offer numerous podcasts and some free articles on social entrepreneurship, green business, corporate social responsiblity, philanthropy, nonprofits management, etc. Research articles and case studies for nonprofits, foundations, and socially responsible business. EMU students can also access SSIR via ABI/INFORM.
The Next 4 Billion: Market Size and Business Strategy at the Base of the Pyramid		"Four billion low-income people, a majority of the world’s population, constitute the base of the economic pyramid. New empirical measures of their behavior as consumers and their aggregate purchasing power suggest significant opportunities for market-based approaches to better meet their needs, increase their productivity and incomes, and empower their entry into the formal economy." The World Resources Institute makes the entire book available online. The site also has numerous data tables for individual countries in Afria, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean.
William Davidson Institute University of Michigan		"The Institute’s mission is to create, aggregate, and disseminate intellectual capital on business and policy issues in transition & emerging market economies." The site offers articles and case studies on social enterprise and base of the pyramid.
Working Knowledge: Social Enterprise & Nonprofit Harvard Business School		Practice-oriented research from Harvard Business School faculty.

Innovations		Research articles and cases on entrepreneurial solutions to global challenges. Some issues are free on the site.
Stanford Social Innovation Review		Articles and case studies for nonprofits, foundations, and socially responsible business. Access from off campus with My.Emich login

Changemakers		This Ashoka initiative seeks to help everyone become a “changemaker” through its online community of social entrepreneurs and information resources and by providing a framework for collaborative competitions.
NextBillion.net		A blog, discussion forum, networking space and knowledge base for those interested in development through base of the pyramid enterprise. Includes many case studies.
Social Edge		This “By Social Entrepreneurs, For Social Entrepreneurs” site from the Skoll Foundation features inspirational stories, practical advice, networking tools and other resources designed to connect social entrepreneurs with one another.

Acumen Fund		This global venture fund “seeks to prove that small amounts of philanthropic capital, combined with large doses of business acumen, can build thriving enterprises that serve vast numbers of the poor.”
Ashoka		This association helps social entrepreneurs through financial assistance, networking and other support services.
Draper Richards Foundation		This organization provides competitive grants and support "for entrepreneurs starting new non-profit organizations."
Echoing Green		This organization supports social entrepreneurs with seed money, networking opportunities and information.
Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship		This organization connects social entrepreneurs with leaders from the business, public, academic and media sectors.
Skoll Foundation		"The Skoll Foundation's mission is to advance systemic change to benefit communities around the world by investing in, connecting and celebrating social entrepreneurs."