What an interesting name! Truly defines the philosophy behind social entrepreneurship and sustainable development. Beyond Profit is a social enterprise magazine which presents the stories, people and ideas behind innovating social ventures by bringing first-hand insights and expert commentary. The publication is brought to people by Intellecap – a social investment advisory firm providing services to the for-profit development sector in areas such as microfinance, water, energy and education.
Beyond Profit has a regular series called Social Enterprise of the Day where they profile a social enterprise which is doing amazing innovative work. They have profiled organizations like Inclusive Planet, Pratham Books, Hippocampus and many more.
Here is a list of blogs Beyond Profit recommends anyone, who is interested in this space, should follow –
- AcumenFund Blog
- Aid Watch
- Beth’s Blog
- BOPreneur
- Chris Blattman
- ClearlySo Social Business Blog
- Diary of a Social Venture Startup
- Entrepreneur Magazine
- Financial Access Initiative
- From Poverty to Power
- Global Development: Views from the Center
- INC Magazine
- India Development Blog
- Innovations for Poverty Action
- Microfinance Insights
- NextBillion
- Private Sector Development Blog
- Sasha Dichter
- Seth Godin
- Social Edge
- Social Enterprising
- Social Entrepreneurship at Change.org
- SocialEarth
- Stanford Business Magazine
- Stanford Social Innovation Review
- Tactical Philanthropy
- TED Blog
- TimbuktuChronicles
- Unreasonable Blog
- WorldChanging
At a time when traditional businesses and their leaders are failing to address the society’s problems, the world is seeking new models to bring innovative solutions to challenges related to poverty, climate change, energy, education, and health. Social enterprises change societies and systems, invent new approaches, and create sustainable solutions that generate social development. At Acara, we are completely aligned with this philosophy and are striving hard to help students start sustainable social businesses.