by Professor Dennis Shaughnessy Leila Janah has written a new book entitled “Give Work: Reversing Poverty One Job at a Time”. It’s an insightful, provocative and inspiring read, and a major new contribution to the social enterprise literature. At SEI we’ve long been admirers of the innovative work of Leila Read more…
by Professor Dennis Shaughnessy When we hear about the latest use of “drone technology”, it often takes us to the worlds of warfare (searching out ISIS operations, for example) or commerce (Amazon delivering packages for the holidays). Here’s a start-up that offers us a new and perhaps different way to Read more…
Introduction by Professor Sophie Bacq On November 2 and 3, Northeastern University’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business hosted The 14th Annual Social Entrepreneurship Conference in partnership with USC Marshall School of Business. During two days, 90 researchers from 16 countries around the world presented and discussed their latest research on a variety Read more…
by Bekah Davis For an interview for a social enterprise position, I was told not to say “Toms” in response to “what is your favorite social enterprise?” Many people in the industry look down upon Toms, whose “buy one give one” model has made them hundreds of millions of dollars Read more…
by Katie Powers, Somya Thakker, and Alejandra Peña Do you know the feeling you get when you accomplish a goal that previously seemed unattainable? Its an incredible wave of emotion where you are overcome with pride and joy. Working at Kiva, we got to experience this feeling almost every day through the Read more…
Along comes Ron Shaich, founder and co-CEO of Panera Bread, and most recently the creator of Panera Cares cafés. Panera Bread is among the most valuable publicly traded restaurant companies, with more than 1,600 restaurants and a market capitalization of more than $5 billion. Panera Cares looks and feels a lot like Dr. V’s Indian eye care hospitals, adding an innovative new twist to the idea of corporate social responsibility.