Chapter 1

Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship

Defining Social Entrepreneurship vs NGOs vs CSR

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The Triple Bottom Line (Social, Environmental, Financial)

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Characteristics and motivations of social entrepreneurs

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Evolution of the social enterprise sector

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Tackling wicked problems (Poverty, Education, Healthcare)

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Chapter 2

Social Business Models

Cross-compensation and Buy-one-Give-one models

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Employment models (Hiring marginalized populations)

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Fee-for-service and product models

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Cooperative and mutual organization models

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Hybrid structures and B-Corps (Benefit Corporations)

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Chapter 3

Measuring Social Impact

Theory of Change and Logic Models

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Social Return on Investment (SROI) framework

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Acumen's Lean Data approach

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Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) and IRIS+ metrics

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Challenges in quantifying social impact

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Chapter 4

Funding the Social Enterprise

Impact investing landscape

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Philanthropy, grants, and foundation funding

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Social Impact Bonds (Pay-for-Success models)

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Crowdfunding for social causes

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Patient capital and blended finance

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Chapter 5

Scaling Social Impact

Strategies for scaling: Dissemination, Branching, Affiliation

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Social franchising models

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Advocacy and policy change

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Balancing mission drift with financial sustainability

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Case studies of successful social enterprises (e.g., TOMS, Grameen, Aravind Eye Care)

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