Want to be a social entrepreneur but don’t know where to begin? Check out the following resources APPLES Service-Learning has compiled for you. Drop by the office and take a look at the books we have on social entrepreneurship. And definitely apply for a Social Entrepreneur Fellowship!
Resources at UNC
APPLES wants you to fulfill your goal of making your project a reality, even if it doesn’t fit exactly within the APPLES Social Entrepreneur Fellowship guidelines. Here are other sources of funding or guidance to get your project off the ground:
Articles The defined concept of a social entrepreneur, a person whose purpose is to profit positive social change as opposed to financial gain, has only been common knowledge for a decade or so, but social entrepreneurs have existed for centuries. Florence Nightingale, Susan B. Anthony, Vinoba Bhave (Ghandi’s mentor) – all were social entrepreneurs impacting change among their people. Read more: