Social Entrepreneurship

List of Social Enterprises in India

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Key Social Enterprises operating or supporting in India – Helping people have their lives!

Useful Videos on Social Entrepreneurship

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Ashoka – a pioneer in spreading the cause of Social Entrepreneurship with numerous support structures. Explore the understanding gained through pure experience:

Creating Change - How to go about? Take a look:

Key Traits of Social Entrepreneurs as observed by John Elkington, Founder and Chief Entrepreneur, SustainAbility.

Emerging models of Social Entrepreneurship in India (4 parts)

Social Entrepreneur at Work: Join the Lighting Journey!

57 percent of the population in India has no electric light, and many would be unable to afford regular electricity even if it were available. But Harish Hande is working to improve the situation.

Project Management Forums around the world!

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Image by tanakawho via Flickr

Some of the useful PM forums around the world, you can explore include the following:

Quote of the Day:
All men's misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone.
--Jean de La Bruyère

Social Software and Collaboration

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Check this out for a nice insight into what it takes to build a social network enabled by software!

Business aspects of social software and collaboration

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SE Business Planning

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The best in Business Planning guide for SEs. Never miss this place:

http://www.virtueventures.com/resources.php

Social Enterprise Planning Guide

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Very useful insight into planning your social enterprise.

Social Enterprise Planning Guide - From: xmergnc

Social Enterprise Planning Guide

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Business Strategy

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It is important to start dreaming to get going. Else, strategizing would be of systemic help for identifying the way forward. Check out Blue Ocean Strategy for some insight:

Blue Ocean Strategy

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Business Models

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Business Models form the basis of one's approach to doing business. Social Entreprenership demands a solid business model - a success rich, commercially viable and centered around a 'social cause'.

Understanding what is a successful business model and how different things can form the basis of the same has been depicted beautifully in couple of presentations quoted here. Take a look. Its truly worth exploring.

The Billion Business Model

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Happiness as Your Business Model

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Business Model Design and Innovation for Competitive Advantage

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Social Entrepreneurship

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Its very interesting to follow different forms of organizations & enterprises. Broad classification remains - for Profit and Not for Profit, apart from Govt. But increasingly, looks like the significance of Social Enterprises is gaining the right momentum. Co-operatives of various kind are very common social enterprises in India - especially amongst the like minded class of people. Indian Govts have always supported the cause and being of such co-operatives and societies as they are mostly known in a big way. But one key missing element in some of these setups is the market savviness. I think there are some exceptions like Amul, Lijjat Papad and the likes who have really created and improving benchmarks of success of social enterprises. Market savviness brings the key aspect of sustainability which is missing in rest of the cooperative movements that have fallen off gaurd in several places.

I think the new era of real business minded or savvy drive brought in to get an idea realized in a social way is going to be more interesting than the traditional forms of cooperatives. This might be true for young minds wanting to do something different and meaningful for themselves and those around them. There is significant history of success and support available for such initiatives around the world. Exploring these and adopting a few will be of use to a few wanting minds. Let’s give a try.

Purpose of an Organization

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What is the key purpose of an organization? I have been trying to understand this for a while.

Finally, one appealing finding - “To help people have their lives!!”

Yes. Everything else - should come later!

Let’s examine this with the most fundamental organization on this earth - a family of two! If the purpose is not for living and help each other live, drift is guranteed!

Collaboration or complimentary roles played by individuals unless bound by the common cause of ” helping each other to live”, organizations drift away - giving room for every other unwanted element in the system. So, keeping greed aside, we should focus back on the fundamental purpose. Organizations that have embedded this theme are serious in ensuring that they take good care of their people, which in turn lead to profitable and sustainable setup!