From Dowser.org, a website founded by author of “How To Change The World” David Bornstein, here are 5 ways the social entrepreneurship movement is developing and maturing in 2011:
1. More Creative Funding Solutions for Social Entrepreneurs
It is important to look at creative funding solutions, says Sasha Dichter of Acumen Fund. Social enterprises are getting more resourceful in the way that they are going after funding, and some of the most successful enterprises are those that are utilizing a combination of different sources of capital – from seed funding and impact investments, to government grants and fundraising from corporate donors. Social enterprises cannot expect to be carried by one source of funding anymore, and need to look at different ways of blending capital to create the largest social impact.
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