LEADER 04749nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910461860703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8047-8437-X 024 7 $a10.1515/9780804784375 035 $a(CKB)2670000000276398 035 $a(EBL)1058154 035 $a(OCoLC)818819213 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000756729 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11413481 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000756729 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10751329 035 $a(PQKB)11546461 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1058154 035 $a(DE-B1597)564497 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780804784375 035 $a(PPN)244996547 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1058154 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10621335 035 $a(OCoLC)1198929622 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000276398 100 $a20120619d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe Real Problem Solvers$b[electronic resource] $eSocial Entrepreneurs in America /$fedited by Ruth A. Shapiro 210 $aStanford, Calif. $cStanford Business Books$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (251 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8047-7441-2 311 $a0-8047-7440-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction; Section 1. The Entrepreneurs: Message from the Front Lines; Chapter 2: Investing in Microfinance / Premal Shah, President, Kiva; Chapter 3: Dollars, Sense, and Dignity / Conchy Bretos, Founder, Mia Senior Living Solutions; Chapter 4: The Power of an Economic Niche / Mary Houghton, President and Co-Founder, ShoreBank Corporation; Chapter 5: Building on Faith / Louise Burnham Packard, Founder and Executive Director, Trinity Boston Foundation; Chapter 6: The Entrepreneurs / A Conversation 327 $aSection 2. The Funders and Investors: Why We Are Different from Traditional Philanthropists Chapter 7: The Power of Social Entrepreneurs / Sally Osberg, President and CEO, Skoll Foundation; Chapter 8: A Hybrid Approach to Supporting Social Entrepreneurs / Matt Bannick, Managing Partner, Omidyar Network; Chapter 9: Harnessing Entrepreneurial Energy / William Foote, Founder and CEO, Root Capital; Chapter 10: The Strength of Business in Sustainable Change / Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO, The Acumen Fund; Chapter 11: Funders and Investors / A Conversation 327 $aSection 3. The Thinkers: Profoundly New Ideas Create New Paradigms for Change Chapter 12: A Community Committed to Social Entrepreneurship / Christopher Gergen, Founder and CEO, Forward Ventures; Chapter 13: Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation: What's New, and Why Is It Important? / Kriss Deiglmeier, Executive Director, Stanford Center for Social Innovation; Chapter 14: The Blended Value Imperative / Jed Emerson, Founder, Blended Value; Chapter 15: The Thinkers / A Conversation; Section 4. The Champions: Elevation the Discourse to Global Dimensions 327 $aChapter 16: Collaborative Entrepreneurship: The Way to the ""Everyone a Change-Maker"" Society / Bill Drayton, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Ashoka Chapter 17: Building Social Business / Muhammad Yunus, Founder, Grameen Bank; Chapter 18: The Champions / A Conversation; Chapter 19: The New Thinking About Social Entrepreneurship; Bibliography and Suggested Resources; Index 330 $aToday, ""social entrepreneurship"" describes a host of new initiatives, and often refers to approaches that are breaking from traditional philanthropic and charitable organizational behavior. Nowhere is this more true than in the United States-where, from 1995-2005, the number of non-profit organizations registered with the IRS grew by 53%. But, what types of change have these social entrepreneurial efforts brought to the world of civil society and philanthropy? What works in today's environment? And, what barriers are these new efforts breaking down as they endeavor to make the world a b 606 $aSocial entrepreneurship$zUnited States 606 $aNonprofit organizations$zUnited States 606 $aBusinesspeople$zUnited States$vInterviews 606 $aPhilanthropists$zUnited States$vInterviews 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSocial entrepreneurship 615 0$aNonprofit organizations 615 0$aBusinesspeople 615 0$aPhilanthropists 676 $a338.040973 676 $a338/.040973 701 $aShapiro$b Ruth A$0928016 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461860703321 996 $aThe Real Problem Solvers$92488034 997 $aUNINA