The Problem with Solving Problems

The formula is simple; identify an everyday life “problem” that impacts… [Read more]

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If It’s Not Core to Your Business, Don’t Bother with CSR

What is the state of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) today? For the… [Read more]

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Defining “Social Entrepreneurship”

"Business must be run at a profit, else it will die. But when anyone tries… [Read more]

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Unlocking Intrapreneurship with Language

If it is true, as has been said, that all change begins with language,… [Read more]

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Who (doesn’t) run the world? Girls.

Only 20% of political leaders in the world are women. Women leaders are… [Read more]

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1 Thing Silicon Valley Can’t Teach Social Entrepreneurs

There has been a really popular article floating around on my twitter feed called… [Read more]

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It All Started in a Dorm Room.

When people ask me how on earth I ended up starting my non-profit Women… [Read more]

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SocialChange.is About the Journey

It's 3:55 in the morning on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 - launch day for… [Read more]

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The Non-Vacationer’s Guide to Taking a Break

By on May 6, 2013 in Building a Social Venture, Social Entrepreneurship, Starting the Journey

I’ve been reading a lot lately about the need for social entrepreneurs (and everyone, really) to take breaks in order to recharge and be effective, and I totally agree that we could all stand to relax more. But, frankly, I can’t really afford to completely step away from my work for the foreseeable future, and [...]

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Why I Lie About What I Do and Why It Matters for Social Entrepreneurs

By on April 29, 2013 in Building a Social Venture, Fundraising, Non-Profit Management, Outcome Evaluation

Do you know the Google search algorithm? You probably have a basic idea. If you know anything about computers and the Internet, you might have a pretty good idea. But the short answer is no, because the Google search algorithm might as well be written on a little piece of paper and locked in a [...]

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What Interning Is Teaching Me About CSR

By on April 22, 2013 in Education, Social Intrapreneurship

It may be wishful thinking, but I would really like a job after college, and, for a college sophomore, that means interning interning interning. Now I know that there are a lot of opinions out there about whether or not internships are mutually beneficial (or beneficial at all), but I think there can be a [...]

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Mining Gold in E-Waste and Ex-Cons

By on April 2, 2013 in Building a Social Venture, Social Entrepreneurship, Stories of Impact

Kabira Stokes is YOXI’s newest Social Innovation Rockstar (SIR) — Yoxi’s term for entrepreneurs who are rocking the social innovation Casbah.  We were inspired by Kabira’s unique ability to realize how seemingly unrelated problems can be linked together to form a systemic solution. Stokes’ triple-bottom-line social enterprise was built on the realization that hundreds of [...]

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Need a Break?

By on April 1, 2013 in Building a Social Venture, Impact Assessment, Social Entrepreneurship, Starting the Journey

If you’re like me, chances are you sat and made a business plan that was based off the idea that you’d raise upwards of $50,000 the first year your organization was registered. You likely visited DoSomething and applied for some starter grants and checked out the DoSomething Award winners. Then, at some point, somebody told you [...]

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A Few of the 29(00) Mistakes I Have Made as a Social Entrepreneur

By on March 15, 2013 in Building a Social Venture, Social Entrepreneurship, Starting the Journey

If I had to describe myself in one word, it would be unconventional. If I had to pick the road I would travel, it would be the busiest. See, what did I tell you! Entrepreneurship isn’t a road for everyone and it certainly isn’t for the faint of heart. I always like to say that [...]

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10 Tips for Aspiring Social Entrepreneurs

By on March 11, 2013 in Building a Social Venture, Fundraising, Social Entrepreneurship, Starting the Journey

We’d all like to think that beyond the warm and fuzzy feeling we get from donating or volunteering, our efforts lead to some form of sustainable change. But how can we measure our impact amidst all the negative news about wasted aid and futility? We certainly don’t profess to know the answers, but in the [...]

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Founder’s Syndrome vs. Organizational Sustainability

By on March 8, 2013 in Social Entrepreneurship, Social Intrapreneurship

Starting a social change organization is often hard for the same reasons that make it feel easy. For instance, if you’re an entrepreneur, working for yourself is much more fun than doing what someone else says. But working for yourself has at least one very serious side effect that must be managed: Often without the [...]

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In the Business of Helping Others, Put Yourself First

By on March 6, 2013 in Starting the Journey

Recently, I ran into a hurdle with my organization, Cheti. The journey to, over, and past this obstacle has been as much a discovery of myself as it was of others. I have seen that during the last three years I have been so concerned with moving things forward that I never gave myself the [...]

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Why You Should NOT Start a Nonprofit Organization

By on March 4, 2013 in Non-Profit Management, Non-Profits, Social Entrepreneurship, Starting the Journey

There seems to be a trend in starting nonprofit organizations. Everyone wants to do it, and I’ve had several 19-22 year-olds ask me how it’s done. The first thing I ask them is why they want to start a nonprofit. Why not collaborate with another program or project that is already in existence? Most tell [...]

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What Do We Owe Each Other?

By on March 1, 2013 in Impact Assessment, Stories of Impact, Women's Empowerment, Youth Development

  A few days ago, I was sitting in a café being interviewed for a friend’s research project on the global social contract–the collective norms and sense of responsibility that we are developing together through institutions and the increase in interactions and communications across the world. My friend asked me towards the end of the interview: [...]

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The Fine Art of Fundraising

By on February 27, 2013 in Design, Fundraising, Non-Profits, Sector, Social Entrepreneurship, Starting the Journey

World-changing social impact idea – check! Recruited an amazing team of passionate individuals – check! Funding to get the ball rolling … well … maybe!! Fundraising is a skill set critical to any start-up, as it’s needed to get things going and keep them rolling once you have started up.  Unfortunately for any nonprofit focused [...]

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