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Emerging Trends in Social Entrepreneurship

- by Dr. V. V. S. K. Prasad *

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Present day leading social entrepreneurs

  • Ibrahim Abouleish (Egypt) - Founder of SEKEM, a biodynamic agricltural corporation, alternative medicine, and educational center located outside of Cairo.


  • Ela Bhatt (India) - Founder of the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) and the SEWA Cooperative Bank in Gujarat.

  • Nicholas Chan (Singapore) - Co-Founder of Project:Senso Ltd, the Pledge a Book movement and active advocate for Asian entrepreneurs in incorporating volunteerism and social enterprise into their lives and businesses.

  • Bill Drayton (U.S.) - Founded Ashoka, Youth Venture, and Get America Working!

  • Marian Wright Edelman (U.S.) - Founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) and advocate for disadvantaged Americans and children.

  • Dr. Abraham M. George (India) - Founder of The George Foundation (TGF).

  • Alan Khazei (U.S.) - Co-Founder of City Year, a leading national service program.

  • Dr. Verghese Kurien (India) - Founder of the AMUL Dairy Project.

  • Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (India) - Founded Art of Living Foundation and International Association for Human Values.

  • Muhammad Yunus (Bangladesh) - Founder of microcredit and the Grameen Bank. He was awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.

    • Major MBA Recruiters

  • Skoll Foundation: EBay founder Jeff Skoll chairs the foundation, which awards more than $40 million in grants to social entrepreneurs each year.
  • Acumen Fund: The investment firm backs socially responsible ventures that find new ways to provide poor communities in Kenya, India, and other countries with healthcare, housing, energy, and water.
  • Ashoka: Founded in 1980, Ashoka gives up-and-coming social entrepreneurs a living stipend for three years as they launch ventures to address societal needs in developing countries.
  • Teach for America: The teachers come out of undergrad programs, but TFA values innovative MBA students who can help the organization recruit and retain top talent for the classroom.
  • Bridgespan and FSG Social Impact Advisors: The leading consulting firms for nonprofit organizations.

    • Getting the Skills

    Several of the country’s top business schools, such as Yale, Duke, Harvard, and Stanford, offer specific programs to prepare MBAs who want to combine traditional business skills with innovative approaches to solving social problems. And unlike the traditional nonprofit curriculum, which typically sticks to the fundamentals of fundraising and grant writing, these programs combine the finance and management training of an MBA with electives that cover everything from how to get venture capital and invest in emerging markets to innovating in healthcare and developing sustainable energy sources.




    Dr. V. V. S. K. Prasad holds B.Com. from Andhra University, M.Com. (Accounting & Finance) from Acharya Nagarjuna University and MBA (Finance) from Ambedkar Open University. He also finished his Doctoral Research on "Leadership Styles & Organizational Effectiveness" from Ranchi University in 1992. Since then, he has been in teaching profession. He is currently serving as Professor & Head - MBA at The Hindu College, Machilipatnam.

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