Social Entrepreneurship

How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas by David Bornstein, 2004. The book profiles nine champions of social change who developed innovative ways to address needs they saw around them in places as distinct as Bombay, India; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and inner-city Washington, D.C.

Social Entrepreneurship by Johanna Mair, Jeffrey Robinson and Kai Hockerts, 2006. This book offers an in-depth and comprehensive discussion of this vibrant area of research and broadens the up until now limited understanding of the theoretical foundations of this phenomenon.

Social Entrepreneurship: The Art of Mission-Based Venture Development
by Peter C. Brinckerhoff, 2000. Shows how techniques such as marketing, cash flow analysis, property management, and good use of technology all contribute to a charitable organizations mission capability.

Working from the Heart: An Exploration of What Propels 12 Quality Social Entrepreneurs by Helena Plater-Zyberk, UnLtd, Summer 2005. Case studies and analysis of the work of a group of leading social entrepreneurs.

The Meaning of “Social Entrepreneurship”
by J. Gregory Dees, October, 1998. Overview and definition of social entrepreneurship.

Social Entrepreneurship: Some Nonprofits are Not Only Thinking about the Unthinkable, They're Doing It- Running a Profit by Jerr Boschee, March 1995, Across the Board. Describes how social entrepreneurs are using business strategies to increase the financial sustainability of nonprofits.