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Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Known as the founder of TOMS Shoes and as a contestant on The Amazing Race, Mycoskie uses his experience with TOMS, as well as interviews with leaders of non-profits and corporations, to convey valuable lessons about entrepreneurship, transparency of leadership, and living by one's values.
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Description
xxii, 147 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
In development circles, there is now widespread consensus that social entrepreneurs represent a far better mechanism to respond to needs than we have ever had before, a decentralized and emergent force that remains our best hope for solutions that can keep pace with our problems and create a more peaceful world. The author's book on social entrepreneurship, How to Change the World, was hailed by Nicholas Kristof in The New York Times as "a bible in...
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Description
230 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"So often in business, we're encouraged to go after the low-handing fruit. But when you choose to reach higher, you can build an incredible business, make money, and maybe even change the world. Rampolla wrote High-Hanging Fruit for others who want to succeed because of, not in spite of, their values. This book is for people who believe that it's their duty to reach higher than just the bottom line to build businesses driven by passion, purpose,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Description
xiii, 248 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Who really moves things forward in our society and how do they do it? How have they always done it? Strategy guru Roger Martin and Skoll Foundation CEO Sally Osberg make a compelling argument that social entrepreneurs are agents of change who recognize, in our current reality, various kinds of "equilibria"-systems in need of change-and then advance social progress by transforming these systems, ultimately replacing what exists with a new equilibrium....
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Description
xiv, 252 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents five key strategies responsible for the breakout growth of the most successful social startups: testing ideas, measuring impact, funding experimentation, leading collaboratively, and telling compelling stories.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Description
xv, 293 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Based on more than a decade of research and featuring interviews with leaders of dozens of leading global companies, Christopher Marquis introduces readers to a revolution started by the founders of B Lab. Their mission was to create a new corporate form--the public benefit corporation--that places social benefits and the rights of workers, the community, and the environment on equal footing with financial shareholders. Driven by B Lab, 34 U.S. states...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Description
xi, 324 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Purpose and profit are powerful human motivators. Combined, this power can change the world. WEconomy is your guidebook to the greatest evolution in business since the assembly line. Discover the secret to achieving purpose with profit in your career and company, all while driving positive impact. Do you crave more meaning in your job? This book is your roadmap. Are you seeking to inspire employees? CEOs are discovering that purpose is the key to...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Description
xii, 221 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
""This book shows how using business as a force for good, not just pursuing short-term profits, can be better for consumers, employees, local communities, the environment, and your company's long-term bottom line." --Tony Hsieh, New York Times bestselling author of Delivering Happiness and CEO, Zappos.com, Inc. B Corps are a global movement of more than 2,700 companies in 60 countries--like Patagonia, Ben & Jerry's, Kickstarter, Danone North America,...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Description
xx, 260 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
The Greater Good is a 21st century call to action for everyday people--particularly women and others who have traditionally been excluded from the mainstream business community--to tap their unique perspectives to found and lead successful social impact ventures. Groundbreaking menstrual health innovator Madeleine Shaw (co-founder of Aisle--previously known as Lunapads) presents an inspiring look at the inner journey behind creating businesses and...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Description
240 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
We have grown accustomed to two beliefs: the first, that only experts can be designers; the second, that our everyday activities are harming the natural world. Yet, with new platforms, digital communication and engaged online communities, the products we can now design - and truly need - can be made by anyone for social and environmental good. Social design can see that primary school children learn to code, and uses local information in off-grid...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Description
xiv, 241 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Drawing on two decades covering global development, Raj Kumar explores how non-traditional models of philanthropy and aid are empowering the world's poorest people to make progree. Old aid was driven by good intentions and relied on big-budget projects from a few government aid agencies. Today, corporations, Silicon Valley startups, and billionaire philanthropists are a disrupting force pushing global aid to be data driven and results oriented. This...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Description
xix, 267 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Practical guidance to maximize financial results while driving positive social changeThe Mission-Driven Venture provides actionable guidance for leveraging the power of the marketplace to solve the world's most vexing social problems. Written by attorney and financial advisor Marc J. Lane, a renowned thought leader and expert on entrepreneurship, social enterprises, impact investing and entrepreneurial finance, this book reaches the full spectrum...
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Description
x, 191 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Changing Your Company from the Inside Out offers you the tools you need to champion initiatives that are meaningful to you, socially responsible, and align with your company's mission and strategy. Drawing on the lessons of dynamic social movements-from the Civil Rights Movement to the Arab Spring-and the real-world successes of corporate intrapreneurs, Davis and White present concrete strategies and tactics for effecting meaningful change in companies....
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