One of the limitations of the term 'social entrepreneurship' is that it conjures up images of business schools and spreadsheets. With so much focus today on impact and accountability, it's easy to forget that for many the pursuit of social change remains a ...
Remember how dull (and awkward!) your high school sex ed and life skills classes were? Maura Minsky, co-Founder and Executive Director of Scenarios USA, has a different approach: let young people do the teaching - through film. Scenarios USA solicits screenplays from youth, ...
Social entrepreneurs like to use the word “scrappy” to describe the way they tackle big problems. Think of doing whatever it takes—writing emails until 4 a.m., living in your best friend’s basement, etc.—all for the big-picture change you seek. Then there’s Tim DeChristopher, ...
PROBLEM: Like the youths it serves, the Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center (SMYRC) often finds itself living close to the edge. Through its 11 year history, it has had to scramble continuously to keep the money flowing and the doors open, explains project ...