基本説明
Introduces students and practitioners to the current policy context of UK social entrepreneurship and focus on the skills practitioners need to; initiate, develop and run enterprises in this field.
Full Description
Outstanding social entrepreneurs inspire students, transform communities, and ignite innovative approaches to solving social needs. This timely book has been inspired by the increasing interest around social entrepreneurship scholarship and the practice of delivering innovative solutions to social issues. The in-depth theoretical study of stakeholder engagement, financial options, leadership management and organizational challenges is complemented by compelling international case studies of real social enterprise success. The book will be essential reading for students, academics, practitioners and entrepreneurs to expand their knowledge, skills and passion and sustainably pursue their social missions to bring about real social change.
Contents
Contentsenterprise in the third sector ‾ Robert Gunn and Chris Durkin; The place of social enterprise in contemporary policy ‾ Ian Buchanan; What do we mean by the term social enterprise?: defining social entrepreneurship ‾ Gladius Kulothungan; Part two: Key enterprise skills: Identifying need ‾ Richard Bryant; Stakeholder participation and involvement in social enterprise ‾ Gurnam Singh and Stephen Crowden; Fundraising skills: introduction to fundraising ‾ Harry Brown; Financial management skills: funding social enterprises ‾ Wray Irwin; Leadership and management skills development in third sector organisations ‾ Jon Griffiths; Part three: Social entrepreneurship: a global view: The UK perspective ‾ Gordon D'Silva; The U.S.A. perspective ‾ Anthony Mendes; The China Perspective ‾ Marie So; The India perspective ‾ Stan Thekaekara; Conclusion ‾ Robert Gunn and Chris Durkin.
