Social Venture Group: “Calling all of China’s Innovative Philanthropists”

Our second post from contributing blogger Carla Fernandez, who wrote about social entrepreneur Steve Koon in August.

As China’s grassroots nonprofit sector gradually develops, the age-old question that plagues the industry worldwide sharpens in focus: Where can these nascent Chinese nonprofits secure funding to get the ball rolling and to keep their operations afloat?
That’s where Shanghai-based Social [...]

Social Entrepreneur Profile: Steve Koon

Last March I connected with a global team from Kaospilot, a group of mostly Danish students from the international school of new business design and social innovation.
One of the projects they were developing during a three month stint in Shanghai focused on social innovation. I was sniffing their trail, tracking down the same social entrepreneurs [...]

Social entrepreneurship in Sichuan: Interview with Meg Young of Ecologia, a sustainable development program

This post is part of an occasional series of interviews with those working on development and sustainability issues in China, particularly southwestern Sichuan province.
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Contributing blogger Mark Hiew brings you an interview with Meg Young from Ecologia, an example of social entrepreneurship through rabbit farming in Sichuan. Here, Young explains some of her successes and development [...]

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 [...]