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Find books related to the topic of social entrepreneurship, a central theme in Start Something That Matters, in the WSU Libraries Catalog.

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Building Social Business by Muhammad Yunus
Call Number: HD60 .Y85 2010
ISBN: 9781586488246
Publication Date: 2010-05-11
Muhammad Yunus, the practical visionary who pioneered microcredit and, with his Grameen Bank, won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, has developed a visionary new dimension for capitalism which he calls "social business." By harnessing the energy of profit-making to the objective of fulfilling human needs, social business creates self-supporting, viable commercial enterprises that generate economic growth even as they produce goods and services that make the world a better place. In this book, Yunus shows how social business has gone from being a theory to an inspiring practice, adopted by leading corporations, entrepreneurs, and social activists across Asia, South America, Europe and the US. He demonstrates how social business transforms lives; offers practical guidance for those who want to create social businesses of their own; explains how public and corporate policies must adapt to make room for the social business model; and shows why social business holds the potential to redeem the failed promise of free-market enterprise.
The New Pioneers by Tania Ellis
Call Number: HD60 .E55 2010
ISBN: 9780470748428
Publication Date: 2010-08-30
New times create new needs - and new needs require new solutions. The New Pioneers is a practical guide for capitalists and idealists on how to navigate in the new economic world order. It is about the social megatrends that are shaping our lives in new ways and creating a new face of capitalism. And it is about the pioneers that are paving the way for the new business revolution: this century's generation of visionary leaders, social entrepreneurs and social intrapreneurs. "Hardcore business people are realising that they can increase their profits by incorporating social responsibility into their business, and heartcore idealists are realising that the use of market methods helps them meet their social goals successfully," argues Tania Ellis. With a wide array of cases from all over the world Tania Ellis explains the key principles of sustainable business success. Read The New Pioneers to gain insight into the new rules that are paving the way for business unusual - for the benefit of humanity and the bottom line.
Social Change 2. 0: A Blueprint for Reinventing Our World by David Gershon
Call Number: HM831 .G47 2009
ISBN: 9780963032775
Publication Date: 2009-09-15
If "change" is the mantra of our moment in history, Social Change 2.0 may be poised to become its bible. Drawing on his three decades in the trenches of large-scale societal transformation, David Gershon--founder and president of Empowerment Institute, and described by the United Nations as a "graceful revolutionary"--offers an original and comprehensive roadmap to bring about fundamental change in our world. His goal is to empower change agents to tackle pressing social problems or unmet social needs by providing them with strategies and tools to effect transformative change at any level of scale.
The Social Entrepreneur's Handbook by Rupert Scofield
Call Number: HD60 .S395 2011
ISBN: 9780071750295
Publication Date: 2011-04-13
Make the business of society your business. No one knows the business of social entrepreneurship better than Rupert Scofield. Cofounder and president of FINCA International--a nonprofit microfinancing institution with 7,000 employees serving 750,000 customers in 21 countries--Scofield has been a social entrepreneur for 40 years. In The Social Entrepreneur's Handbook, Scofield leads you through the entire process of starting up and running a nonprofit, sharing personal success stories and advice on what not to do--valuable lessons he learned the hard way. The process, while risky, isn't as difficult as you might think. Practically speaking, you need only two things: an idea and a plan. The former comes from you and you alone. This book supplies the latter.
Social Entrepreneurship by Terri D. Barreiro
ISBN: 9781606495179
Publication Date: 2013-08-30
This book provides a guided deep dive into the early stages of venture development of social entrepreneurship. It introduces concepts that provide important insights necessary for social venture success. It introduces a set of entrepreneurial tools designed for the unique set of challenges faced in selecting and designing social entrepreneurial ventures. With this book as a guide, you will develop a feasible venture concept and communicate it effectively. This book introduces concepts that frame new ways to approach information gathering and analysis for social entrepreneurial ideas. The book provides you guidance on: how to move from heart-tugging issues to social entrepreneurial opportunities with high potential; how to understand and assess the societal and policy environment in which the opportunity would be implemented; how to analyze and select the best approaches for that circumstance; and how to communicate the product or new approach to gain investors, grants, and community engagement."
Social Entrepreneurship by Manuel London; Richard G. Morfopoulos
Call Number: HD60 .L66 2009
ISBN: 9780415801294
Publication Date: 2009-11-20
What motivates someone to become a social entrepreneur? What are the competencies needed to be effective social advocates and agents for change? This book answers these questions in an accessible and practical way, providing comprehensive guidelines, numerous examples, and sources of information and training.

Find books related to the topic of social innovation, a central theme in Start Something That Matters, in the WSU Libraries Catalog.

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Design, When Everybody Designs by Ezio Manzini; Rachel Coad
Call Number: TS171.4 .M355 2015
ISBN: 9780262028608
Publication Date: 2015-02-20
In a changing world everyone designs: each individual person and each collective subject, from enterprises to institutions, from communities to cities and regions, must define and enhance a life project. Sometimes these projects generate unprecedented solutions; sometimes they converge on common goals and realize larger transformations. Ezio Manzini maps what design experts can do to trigger and support meaningful social changes, focusing on emerging forms of collaboration. These range from community-supported agriculture in China to digital platforms for medical care in Canada; from interactive storytelling in India to collaborative housing in Milan. These cases illustrate how expert designers can support these collaborations -- making their existence more probable, their practice easier, their diffusion and their convergence in larger projects more effective.
Do Good Well by Nina Vasan; Jennifer Przybylo
ISBN: 9781118417386
Publication Date: 2013-03-14
Written with a fresh voice and a dash of humor, Do Good Well is an exciting and readily adaptable guide to social innovation that not only captures the entrepreneurial and creative spirit of our time, but also harnesses the insights, wisdom, and down-to-earth experience of today's most accomplished young leaders. Do Good Well offers a winning combination of theory, anecdote, and application, giving you the framework you need to make an impact next door or across the world.
New Strategies for Social Innovation by Steven G. Anderson
ISBN: 9780231537384
Publication Date: 2014-09-16
This book is the first to assess emerging market-based social change approaches comparatively, focusing specifically on social entrepreneurship, corporate social responsibility, fair trade, and private sustainable development. Steven G. Anderson begins by identifying the problems these programs address and then describes their core, shared principles.
Responsible Innovation 2 by Bert-Jaap Koops (Editor); Ilse Oosterlaken (Editor); Henny Romijn (Editor); Tsjalling Swierstra (Editor); Jeroen van den Hoven (Editor)
ISBN: 9783319173078
Publication Date: 2015-05-21
This book discusses issues regarding conceptualization, governance and implementation of responsible innovation. It treats different approaches to making responsible innovation a reality and it contains new case studies that illustrate challenges and solutions. Research on Responsible Innovation is by its nature highly multidisciplinary, and also pro-active, design-oriented and policy-relevant. Until a few years back, the concept of Responsible Innovation was hardly used - nowadays it is increasingly receiving attention from both researchers and policy makers. This is indispensable reading for anyone interested in or working on innovation.
Responsible Research and Innovation in Industry by Konstantinos Iatridis; Doris Schroeder
ISBN: 9783319216928
Publication Date: 2015-09-24
Responsible research and innovation (RRI) is a governance framework promoted by influential policy makers such as the European Commission and academics from the fields of science and technology studies and management. This book is the first text to serve industry. Inspired by existing Corporate Responsibility standards and principles, it offers a selection of tools that can assist practitioners in implementing RRI in business and industry.
Technology and Innovation for Social Change by Satyajit Majumdar (Editor); Sampati Guha (Editor); Nadiya Marakkath (Editor)
ISBN: 9788132220701
Publication Date: 2014-12-16
Tension exists between technologists and social thinkers because of the impact technology and innovation have on social values and norms, which is often viewed as damaging to the cultural fabric of a nation or society. Since the global business environment is the context in which implementation of technology and innovation takes place, it is widely accepted as the major reason for such conflicts. In this backdrop, this edited book integrates independent research from across the globe. It deals with the nature and significance of technology, innovation and social change as well as the relationships between them, and discusses the significance of social entrepreneurship from social innovation and technology perspectives.

Find books related to the topic of community, a central theme in Start Something That Matters, in the WSU Libraries Catalog.

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community service
community AND fundraising

Academics in Action! by Sandra L. Barnes (Editor); Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein; Bernadette Doykos (Editor); Nina C. Martin (Editor); Alison McGuire (Editor)
ISBN: 0823268799
Publication Date: 2016-01-04
Academics in Action! describes an integrated model wherein students and faculty work with communities, learn from them, and bring to bear findings from theory and research to generate solutions to community problems. Offering examples of community-engaged theory, scholarship, teaching, and action, Academics in Action! describes the nuanced structures that foster and support their development within a research university. Theory and action span multiple ecological levels from individuals and small groups to organizations and social structures. The communities of engagement range from local neighborhoods and schools to arenas of national policy and international development.
The Handbook of Community Practice by Marie Weil (Editor); Mary L. Ohmer (Editor); Michael Reisch (Editor)
Call Number: HV41 .H323 2013
ISBN: 9781412987851
Publication Date: 2012-08-29
The Second Edition of The Handbook of Community Practice is expanded and updated with a major global focus and serves as a comprehensive guidebook of community practice grounded in social justice and human rights. It utilizes community and practice theories and encompasses community development, organizing, planning, social change, policy practice, program development, service coordination, organizational cultural competency, and community-based research in relation to global poverty and community empowerment. This is also the first community practice text to provide combined and in-depth treatment of globalization and international development practice issues--including impacts on communities in the United States and on international development work.

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