Social Entrepreneurship (53 books)

books related to the growing field of social entrepreneurship, social enterprise and impact investing

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1	Fully Alive: Using the Lessons of the Amazon to Live Your Mission in Business and Life by Tyler Gage (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 135 ratings score: 599, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Clay Water Brick: Finding Inspiration from Entrepreneurs Who Do the Most with the Least by Jessica Jackley 3.99 avg rating — 321 ratings score: 394, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Impact Investor: Lessons in Leadership and Strategy for Collaborative Capitalism by Cathy Clark 4.14 avg rating — 44 ratings score: 298, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Power of Impact Investing: Putting Markets to Work for Profit and Global Good by Judith Rodin 3.58 avg rating — 142 ratings score: 298, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas by David Bornstein 3.95 avg rating — 2,182 ratings score: 266, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Kisses from Katie: A Story of Relentless Love and Redemption by Katie Davis Majors 4.40 avg rating — 35,161 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World by Bill Clinton (Goodreads Author) 3.45 avg rating — 3,037 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Scaling Social Impact: New Thinking (Social Entrepreneurship Series) by Paul Bloom 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World by Jacqueline Novogratz (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 7,139 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell 4.01 avg rating — 857,398 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Price of a Dream: The Story of the Grameen Bank by David Bornstein 3.97 avg rating — 125 ratings score: 164, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	A Simple Guide to Investing in Turnaround Stocks: How to Successfully Invest in Stocks of Turnaround Companies by Boris Timm (Goodreads Author) 3.07 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Strategic Tools for Social Entrepreneurs: Enhancing the Performance of Your Enterprising Nonprofit (Wiley Nonprofit Law, Finance and Management Series) by J. Gregory Dees 3.29 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	You Have a Hammer: Building Grant Proposals for Social Change by Barbara Floersch (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Ignite Global Change: Creating innovation in low-resource settings by Alessandro Crimi (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 63 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Business of Changing the World: How Billionaires, Tech Disrupters, and Social Entrepreneurs Are Transforming theGlobal Aid Industry by Raj Kumar (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 145 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty by Abhijit V. Banerjee 4.27 avg rating — 24,529 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Collaborative Capitalism and the Rise of Impact Investing by Cathy Clark 4.11 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Lean Impact: How to Innovate for Radically Greater Social Good by Ann Mei Chang (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 369 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Prosperity Paradox: How Innovation Can Lift Nations Out of Poverty by Clayton M. Christensen 4.27 avg rating — 1,476 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton M. Christensen 4.05 avg rating — 38,137 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Passion and Purpose: Stories from the Best and Brightest Young Business Leaders by John Coleman (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 85 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Social Startup Success: How the Best Nonprofits Launch, Scale Up, and Make a Difference by Kathleen Kelly Janus (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 251 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoğlu 4.09 avg rating — 63,587 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	For Better or For Work: A Survival Guide for Entrepreneurs and Their Families by Meg Cadoux Hirshberg 3.87 avg rating — 94 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Arts Law Conversations: A Surprisingly Readable Guide for Arts Entrepreneurs by Elizabeth T. Russell (Goodreads Author) 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa by Dambisa Moyo 3.70 avg rating — 8,300 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	More Than Good Intentions: How a New Economics Is Helping to Solve Global Poverty by Dean Karlan (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 998 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Last Stand: Ted Turner's Quest To Save a Troubled Planet by Todd Wilkinson 4.02 avg rating — 144 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Due Diligence: An Impertinent Inquiry into Microfinance by David Roodman 3.97 avg rating — 98 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	A War on Global Poverty: The Lost Promise of Redistribution and the Rise of Microcredit by Joanne J. Meyerowitz 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Impact Investing: Transforming How We Make Money While Making a Difference by Antony Bugg-Levine 3.75 avg rating — 182 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Three Cups of Deceit: How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way by Jon Krakauer (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 11,680 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	How Not to Save the World by Jessica Yinka Thomas (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 114 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Balanced Scorecard Step-by-Step: Maximizing Performance and Maintaining Results by Paul R. Niven (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 145 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Battle for the Soul of Capitalism by John C. Bogle 3.80 avg rating — 260 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Sustainability Revolution: Portrait of a Paradigm Shift by Andres R. Edwards 3.27 avg rating — 158 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by William McDonough 4.09 avg rating — 12,521 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Ecology of Commerce: A Declaration of Sustainability by Paul Hawken 4.12 avg rating — 2,371 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Social Movement in History Is Restoring Grace, Justice, and Beauty in the World by Paul Hawken 3.94 avg rating — 1,829 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet by Jeffrey D. Sachs 3.65 avg rating — 1,801 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Just Another Emperor: The Myths and Realities of Philanthro Capitalism by Michael Edwards 3.78 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great by Jim Collins 4.05 avg rating — 7,470 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits by Leslie R. Crutchfield (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 1,063 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Crossing the Water: Eighteen Months on an Island Working With Troubled Boys -- A Teacher's Memoir by Daniel Robb 3.83 avg rating — 95 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Cathedral Within: Transforming Your Life by Giving Something Back by Bill Shore 3.84 avg rating — 189 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	High Performance Nonprofit Organizations: Managing Upstream for Greater Impact by Christine W. Letts 3.67 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Enterprising Nonprofits: A Toolkit for Social Entrepreneurs by J. Gregory Dees 3.45 avg rating — 47 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Growing a Business by Paul Hawken 4.27 avg rating — 3,062 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution by Paul Hawken 3.99 avg rating — 1,878 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits by C.K. Prahalad 3.91 avg rating — 2,385 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	One Day, All Children… by Wendy Kopp 3.39 avg rating — 678 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	KaBOOM!: How One Man Built a Movement to Save Play by Darell Hammond 3.60 avg rating — 105 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars