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The three “pillars” of ResponsibleChina
You may have noticed that I changed my blog’s header image. Spot any differences? That’s right! I added “social entrepreneurship” as one of the three “pillars” of ResponsibleChina. Social entrepreneurship is defined in many ways.
Here are some good explanations:
What is Social Entrepreneurship? – Schwab Foundation
Social entrepreneurship
is about applying practical, innovative and sustainable approaches to benefit society in general, with an emphasis on those who are marginalized and poor. a term that captures a unique approach to economic and social problems, an approach that cuts across sectors and disciplines. grounded in certain values and processes that are common to each social entrepreneur, independent of whether his/ her area of focus has been education, health, welfare reform, human rights, workers’ rights, environment, economic development, agriculture, etc., or whether the organizations they set up are non-profit or for-profit entities.
What is a Social Entrepreneur? – Ashoka.org
Social entrepreneurs are individuals with innovative solutions to society’s most pressing social problems. They are ambitious and persistent, tackling major social issues and offering new ideas for wide-scale change.Rather than leaving societal needs to the government or business sectors, social entrepreneurs find what is not working and solve the problem by changing the system, spreading the solution, and persuading entire societies to take new leaps.
What is Social Entrepreneurship – PBS
A social entrepreneur identifies and solves social problems on a large scale. Just as business entrepreneurs create and transform whole industries, social entrepreneurs act as the change agents for society, seizing opportunities others miss in order to improve systems, invent and disseminate new approaches and advance sustainable solutions that create social value.Unlike traditional business entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs primarily seek to generate “social value” rather than profits. And unlike the majority of non-profit organizations, their work is targeted not only towards immediate, small-scale effects, but sweeping, long-term change.
Please contact me if you have any story ideas about entrepreneurs in China creating sustainable, long-term social change.
Tags: China, CSR, csr, eco, Environment, environmental sustainability, green, responsiblechina, Social Entrepreneurship, sustainability
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Erica
Hi Erica, we just met for 1 day and I already fascinated by your blog! =)
I am a big follower of the concept of Social Entrepreneurship, and I am determined to become a Social Entrepreneur one day! (if I work hard enough!)
In fact, the group I introduced to you: Dream Corps. It was actually started by a social change maker whom now works in Ashoka. Her name is Hu Xing (http://www.ashoka.org/staff_dc), she was Dream Corps’s first President. And she is also sort my mentor in the path of social changes. During our last winter retreat, we actually visited Ashoka in D.C. and met with Mr. Bill Drayton. It is very delightful to see common points with one another, hehe~
I will definitely keep in close eye to your blog!