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Resources at UNC Social Justice Entrepreneurship Incubator Grants
Kauffman Foundation Summer Research Grants Carolina Center for Public Service’s UNC Entrepreneurial Public Service Fellowships Carolina Entrepreneurial Initiative’s Launching the Venture Program Carolina Challenge Competition Articles "The Meaning of "Social Entrepreneurship""- J. Gregory Dees http://newashoka.ashoka-live.org/files/InnovationsBookletSmall.pdf "Social Entrepreneurship: Towards an Entrepreneurial Culture for Social and Economic Development"- Susan Davis Websites Canadian Social Entrepreneurship Foundation Sample Topics for Journal Entries and Advisor Reports To obtain contact information for the current SEF Chair, please refer to the APPLES' Organizers directory.
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!
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:
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:
Everyone’s a Changemaker: Social Entrepreneurship’s Ultimate Goal- Bill Drayton
The World Wide Web has loads of information about social entrepreneurship. These sites are great places to start.
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